US spy agencies contributed to operation that captured Maduro
U.S. intelligence agencies supported an overnight operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, the nation's capital, which also included strikes against several military sites throughout the city.Multiple U.S. spy offices stood up crisis action teams that provided intelligence to Special Operations Command and Southern Command throughout the operations, according to a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter.The National Security Agency, which monitors foreign signa
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