Stephen Kruiser
The Morning Briefing
January 5, 2026
Caracas military bases and major Venezuelan port hit by U.S. strikes, political opposition saysLINK
David Smolansky, a spokesman for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, told CBS News the following locations were among those hit:
Fuerte Tiuna — the main military base in Caracas
La Carlota — the main airbase in Caracas
El Volcán — signal antenna
La Guaira Port — a seaport on the Caribbean coast