{"id":8765,"date":"2026-01-15T19:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8765"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:38:48","slug":"cuba-pays-tribute-to-32-soldiers-killed-in-us-attack-on-venezuela-us-venezuela-tensions-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8765","title":{"rendered":"Cuba pays tribute to 32 soldiers killed in US attack on Venezuela | US-Venezuela Tensions News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Cuban president says soldiers fell defending \u2018sovereignty of a sister nation\u2019 amid escalating tensions with Washington.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Cuba has paid tribute to 32 of its soldiers who were killed in a United States attack\u00a0on Venezuela earlier this month that led to the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>The remains of the soldiers, who were members of Cuba\u2019s armed forces and intelligence agencies, arrived early on Thursday at Havana\u2019s international airport, in coffins draped in the Cuban flag.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Raul Castro, the 94-year-old retired former Cuban leader, were present in full military uniform to receive the remains.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz-Canel hailed the soldiers earlier this week, saying they \u201cheroically fell in defence of the sovereignty of a sister nation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At Thursday\u2019s event, Interior Minister General Lazaro Alberto Alvarez also expressed the country\u2019s gratitude for the soldiers he said had \u201cfought to the last bullet\u201d during the US military\u2019s January 3 attack on the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not receive them with resignation; we do so with profound pride,\u201d said Alvarez, adding that the US \u201cwill never be able to buy the dignity of the Cuban people\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4242929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4242929\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4242929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/afp_6969348ad70d-1768502410.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Cubans pay their respects during the funeral honors of the 32 Cuban soldiers who died during the US incursion to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, at the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Havana on January 15, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4242929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cubans pay their respects to the slain soldiers at the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Havana on January 15, 2026 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A motorcade later transferred the remains to the armed forces ministry along one of Havana\u2019s main boulevards, lined by thousands of people paying their respects, waving flags and saluting.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the capital also lined up to pay their respects at the ministry throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has rejected international criticism that the raid to capture Maduro violated international law, stressing last week that he will only be guided by his \u201cown morality\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>That led to soaring tensions around the world, including in Latin America in particular, which has a long history of US military intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between the US and Cuba spiralled this week after Trump told the country he would cut off Venezuelan oil and money from reaching the island, warning Havana to make a deal before it\u2019s \u201ctoo late\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4242996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4242996\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4242996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-15T152057Z_1410930525_RC2G1JA6B1G7_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA-CUBA-BODIES-1768504006.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Havana\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4242996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A motorcade in Havana transports the Cuban\u2011flag\u2011draped urns of soldiers killed in the US strike in Caracas. [Norlys Perez\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments prompted a defiant response from Diaz-Canel, who said Cuba would defend its homeland \u201cto the last drop of blood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have always been willing to maintain serious and responsible dialogue with the various US administrations, including the current one, on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual respect and the principles of international law,\u201d the Cuban president said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that relations between the US and Cuba should be based on international law rather than \u201chostility, threats, and economic coercion\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a rally is also planned on Friday in front of the US embassy in Havana to protest the Trump administration\u2019s operation in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro, who was abducted by US forces alongside his wife, Cilia Flores, is being held in the US on drug-related charges, which he denies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4242991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4242991\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4242991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/afp_69693a680285-1768503912.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"TOPSHOT - Cubans protect themselves from the rain wearing umbrellas as they queue outside the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces to pay their respects to the 32 Cuban soldiers who died during the US incursion to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, during the funeral honors in Havana on January 15, 2026.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4242991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cubans protect themselves from the rain wearing umbrellas as they queue outside the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces to pay their respects to the 32 Cuban soldiers who died during the US incursion to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, during the funeral honours in Havana on January 15, 2026 [Yamil Lage\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuban president says soldiers fell defending \u2018sovereignty of a sister nation\u2019 amid escalating tensions with Washington. 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