### [2026-11-5](/feed/2026/11/5/index.md)

##### Operation Southern Spear
# It has been confirmed that the Venezuelan Armed Forces and the United States Armed Forces carried out six days ago a joint operation with airstrikes and drones against an alleged hideout belonging to the National Liberation Army in Apure, Venezuela, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens more. 

An airstrike on a guerrilla base in Apure state, which borders Colombia, has left at least 20 people dead, according to human rights organizations


### Sources:

1. [El Pais](https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-11-04/the-us-takes-its-anti-narcotics-war-onto-venezuelan-soil-with-a-drone-strike-against-the-eln.html?outputType=amp) [Image](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Y7ASK7UO5BCVJJRZSKV2RLPUQE.jpg?auth=d44ac82aac9ef8ef2bdc2341beef8a378e283325ca3091499881b2e5464541dd&width=1200)

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