White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a post on X describing a US raid in Venezuela that purportedly used a sonic or directed-energy weapon to incapacitate government forces.
The narrative features an anonymous individual who claims to be a Venezuelan guard stationed at a military base in Caracas during the capture of President Nicolas Maduro on January 3.
He said US forces disabled radar systems, deployed unmanned aerial systems, and inserted about 20 troops from roughly eight helicopters.
“They were technologically very advanced,” the man told the New York Post. “They didn’t look like anything we’ve fought against before.”
The source alleged US troops fired with extreme speed and accuracy before deploying an unknown device that produced what he described as an intense sound wave.
“Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside,” he said. “We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move.”
The witness claimed the weapon caused mass casualties, though he offered no evidence.
Not Verified
The White House did not respond to questions about whether Leavitt’s post constituted official confirmation.
The Pentagon also declined to comment on whether any sonic or directed-energy systems were used.
A former US intelligence official told the New York Post that some symptoms described could align with directed-energy weapons, which use focused microwaves or lasers, but said there is no confirmation they were deployed.
Venezuela’s Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace has reported about 100 deaths tied to the January operation but has not linked them to any specific weapon.
