US EditionRQ-170 Drones Provide Surveillance in US Operation to Capture Nicolás Maduro
RQ-170 Sentinel drones provided real-time intelligence and supported strikes in the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, part of a months-long regional buildup.
- Sunday, U.S. forces carried out an operation in Venezuela that captured President Nicolás Maduro, and President Donald Trump publicly addressed plans to fix Venezuela's oil infrastructure.
- After Maduro's indictment in New York court, the U.S. administration framed the operation around narco-terrorism accusations following months of Washington pressure.
- Yvette Cooper is expected to set out the UK response in the House of Commons on Monday, with a statement application lodged for that session as UN Human Rights urged restraint and respect for international law.
- The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office updated travel advice and mobilised consular staff, while Yvette Cooper said it's for the United States to explain its legal basis and ministers seek 'all the facts' amid the 'fog of war'.
- The UN Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss the U.S. operation in Venezuela, while the United Kingdom government declined to say if it will abstain on any vote amid House of Commons deliberations.
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The RQ-170 Sentinel, better known as the “Beast of Kandahar,” was used to pinpoint the location of the former Venezuelan president and his wife
Although there is still no official record of the operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro on 3 January, estimates have already fled, as have the names of civilian and military victims.
In the capture operation of Nicolas Maduro, the United States also used the ?Best of Kandahar?, the drone RQ-170 Sentinel, among the most advanced technologies...
Fernando Fernández asserted that the United States operation required months of rehearsals, the participation of all branches of the military, and planning.
After the spectacular arrest of Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military, lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel defends the operation. Opposite WORLD TV, he emphasizes that it is a matter of pure prosecution and that there is no breach of international law.
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Foreign Secretary expected to address MPs on US operation in Venezuela
Yvette Cooper is expected to update the Commons on the US removal of Nicolas Maduro as president of Venezuela.
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