Report 20260105A
Date
January 05, 2026
Administration
Donald Trump (Second Term)Location
VenezuelaWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
No
Article 51 Report to UN
No
Constitutional Caveat
No
Classified Annex Reported
No
Purpose/Mission
OtherDetails: “These strikes were in furtherance of the successful apprehension, arrest, and transfer to the United States of Nicolás Maduro Moros (‘Maduro’), and Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro (‘Flores’)”
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: “The actions of our Armed Forces have been directed by me consistent with my responsibility to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad; to take care that the laws are faithfully executed; to conduct the foreign relations of the United States; and in furtherance of United States national security and foreign policy interests, pursuant to my constitutional authority and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive.”
Claimed International Legal Basis
UnknownEstimated Scope/Duration
None provided
Type of Enemy or Mission
Nation-stateDetails: “apprehension, arrest, and transfer to the United States of Nicolás Maduro Moros (“Maduro”), and Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro (“Flores”)”
Military Activity
Air operations UnknownDetails: “the Armed Forces of the United States conducted targeted and limited military strikes within the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela”, “United States military forces were therefore necessary to help effectuate their apprehension, arrest, and transportation to the United States for criminal prosecution”
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Reporting as it Relates to Termination Clock
Unknown
