Report: Venezuelans reflect four months on from U.S. attack

Venezuelans from the 23 de enero Chavista neighborhood reflect four months on from the U.S. attack. We heard from leaders of the Comuna Socialista Simón Bolívar in Caracas.

Members of the Comuna Socialista Simón Bolívar in Caracas’ 23 de enero neighborhood share how they experienced the U.S. terrorist attack on Venezuela on January 3rd, in which they killed 130 people and abducted President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, while targeting civilian infrastructure. They also express their views on the situation in the country, four months and change since the invasion.

Home to 17,000 residents, this commune protects the 4F mountain barracks, the resting place of Commander Hugo Chávez. “All that shrapnel and debris fell on the roofs of our community.”

This reporting was carried out alongside a group of journalists of Alba Movimientos, as part of a broader effort, which initiated in 2022, to carry out collective reporting, with media tied to social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean. On this occasion, Kawsachun News’ Camila Escalante joined communicators from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay and Mexico.

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Video and reporting by Camila Escalante on May 12, 2026 in Caracas