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By Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
January 3, 2026Updated: January 3, 2026

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Picture of fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, after a series of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 3, 2026. Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2:00 am (0600 GMT) on Jan. 3, an AFP journalist reported. (Luis JAIMES / AFP via Getty Images)
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2025. (JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)
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A firefighter walks past a destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its leader Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 3, 2026. (REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria)
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A US military fighter jet lands at José Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Jan. 3, 2026. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images)
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Nicolás Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima, On Jan. 3, 2026. (The White House)
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A motorcycle rides along an empty street in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. (Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images)
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Helicopters fly past plumes of smoke rising from explosions, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. Video Obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS

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Members of the National Guard patrol the Izaguirre Ranch in Tehuchitlan, Jalisco State, Mexico, on March 19, 2025, where the “Guerreros Buscadores” collective located three human crematoriums while searching for their relatives on March 5. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)

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Venezuelan citizens living in Spain celebrate at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on Jan. 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on Venezuela. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

 

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Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas, on Jan. 3, 2026. (AFP via Getty Images)

 

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