Cuba Says 32 Cuban Fighters Killed in U.S. Raids on Venezuela

Cuba has announced the death of 32 ⁠of its citizens during the United States military operation to abduct and detain Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Caracas. 
  
Havana said on Sunday that there would be two days of mourning on ‌January 5 and ‌6 in ⁠honor of those killed and that ‌funeral arrangements would be announced. 
 
The state-run Prensa Latina agency said the Cuban “fighters” were killed while “carrying out missions” on behalf of the country’s military, at the request of the Venezuelan government. 
   
Cuba is a close ally of Venezuela’s government and has sent military and police forces to assist in operations in the Latin American country for years. 
  
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