7 US Troops Injured in Maduro Raid, 2 Still Recovering: Pentagon

Venezuelan and Cuban leaders have said that at least 56 of their troops were killed in the U.S. operation.

A fire burns at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex in Caracas, after a U.S. military assault on Jan. 3, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

Seven U.S. military members sustained injuries on Jan. 3 as they helped execute the heavily armed raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from a fortified compound in Caracas.

In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Jan. 7, a Pentagon official said five of the seven injured troops have since recovered and returned to duty.