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Investing.com -- The U.S. Air Force flew B-1 bombers near Venezuela on Thursday, escalating pressure on President Nicolás Maduro just days after other American warplanes conducted an "attack demonstration" in the region.
Two B-1 Lancer bombers departed from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and flew near Venezuelan territory while remaining in international airspace, according to a a report from the Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. official and confirmed by flight tracking data.
This mission follows a similar show of force last week when the Air Force and Marines deployed B-52 bombers and F-35B jet fighters near an island off Venezuela’s coast where the Venezuelan military had conducted training exercises in September. During that operation, the bombers circled the area before returning to the United States, with the Pentagon officially describing the flights as an "attack demonstration."
Defense officials indicated that additional bomber missions could be carried out soon as part of a widening military campaign focused on countering alleged drug traffickers operating from Venezuela and Colombia.
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