CIA reportedly behind first land strikes in Venezuela after Trump authorized covert operations

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The first evidence of the CIA’s lethal covert program in Venezuela ordered by President Donald Trump emerged on Monday after reports confirmed the agency was behind a strike on a port in the country.

According to sources speaking with CNN, the first known strike on a land target in Venezuela consisted of a drone strike on a remote dock that intelligence indicated was being used by the Tren de Aragua gang. No one was present at the dock when it was hit, and there were no casualties.

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