U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers flew near Venezuela on Thursday in another show of force against dictator Nicolás Maduro amid a widening military campaign in the Caribbean targeting alleged drug traffickers.
Two B-1 Lancers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas and flew near Venezuela, remaining in international airspace, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a U.S. official and flight-tracking data.
Last week, the Air Force and Marines conducted a similar show of force with B-52 bombers and F-35B fighter jets near an island off the Venezuelan coast where its military held training exercises in September.
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