Venezuela’s interior minister says 100 people died in US attack

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attends the swearing-in ceremony of Vice President Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela’s interim president at the National Assembly, after the US launched a strike on the country and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 5, 2026. (Reuters)

• Caracas have not previously given a ‌number for those ‌killed, ‌but the ⁠army ​posted ‌a list of 23 names of its dead

Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello said late on Wednesday that ​100 people died in the US attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on Saturday. Caracas have not previously given a ‌number for those ‌killed, ‌but the ⁠army ​posted ‌a list of 23 names of its dead. Venezuelan officials have said a large part of Maduro’s security contingent was ⁠killed “in cold blood,” and Cuba ‌has said 32 ‍members ‍of its military and intelligence ‍services in Venezuela were killed.
Maduro’s wife Cilia Flores, detained alongside him, suffered a ​head injury during the US raid, Cabello ⁠said, and Maduro an injury to his leg. Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who Cabello praised during his weekly show on state television as “courageous,” on Tuesday declared a week of mourning ‌for members of the military killed in the raid.