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CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JAN. 6, 2026) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF THOUSANDS MARCHING IN CENTRAL CARACAS

2. VARIOUS OF DEMONSTRATORS CARRYING SIGNS, FLAGS AND DANCING CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JAN. 6: Thousands of people marched in Caracas on Tuesday, Jan. 6, in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after his detention in a US military operation.

Participants gathered in central Caracas under the banner of the “Great March for Venezuela,” condemning the operation that resulted in the detention of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Crowds filled major streets in the capital, carrying signs and chanting during the march.

US forces launched widespread airstrikes early Saturday on targets in northern Venezuela, including air defense systems and communications infrastructure, while special operations forces conducted a raid in the capital Caracas to seize the country's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

During the first hearing in their trial on drug- and weapons-related charges, both Maduro and Flores pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The Trump administration has framed the operation as part of a revived enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine and a crackdown on alleged narco-trafficking and corruption, while also explicitly linking it to securing US influence over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.