CBS News: Trump approved strikes on Venezuela a few days before the start of the operation

On the night of January 3, the United States launched airstrikes against Venezuela, a decision made several days ago. This was reported by the channel CBS News citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

President of the United States Donald Trump He ordered strikes on targets in Venezuela early Saturday morning, including military facilities, they said.

According to media reports, the American president approved strikes on Venezuela a few days before the start of the operation. Two sources said that he gave the American military the green light to carry out the strikes a few days before the actual operation began.

Military officials had planned to conduct the mission at Christmas, but U.S. airstrikes in Niger against ISIS targets took precedence, the sources added.

Officially, the White House and the Pentagon have not commented on the information about the strikes on Venezuela.

At the same time, the channel CNN, Citing an unnamed source, it writes that the US Senate Armed Services Committee was not informed in advance of any potential military action in Venezuela.

• On the night of January 3, explosions were heard in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. It was reported that partial power outage and aviation flyovers.