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Helicopters fly past plumes of smoke rising from explosions, in Caracas, Venezuela

Raid on Caracas

How the Pentagon snatched Nicolás Maduro

Operation Absolute Resolve was a textbook success

Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex is seen from a distance

The storm breaks

The United States has captured Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro

After months of military build up, an overnight bombing campaign and helicopter raid has deposed Venezuela’s strongman

Vehicles drive past the El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Crude vision

Donald Trump’s great Venezuelan oil gamble

The country has the world’s largest petroleum reserves. Getting them out of the ground will be tortuous