Inside the Strike: The US Munition That Hit a Residential Building in Venezuela

Bellingcat’s investigation into the Jan 3, 2026 U.S. raid on Venezuela geolocates a strike on an apartment complex in Catia La Mar and identifies AGM-88 (HARM/AARGM) missile remnants, correlating them with U.S. Navy aircraft previously observed carrying AARGMs; the report documents civilian and military casualties, highlights strikes against Venezuelan air-defense systems (including Buk-M2E sites), reviews satellite imagery of damaged facilities, and notes that the cause of the residential impact remains undetermined while an official battle damage assessment is ongoing.