Nearly a week after Donald Trump announced it, the first US ground strike in Venezuela has limited details. CNN and the New York Times say the CIA used a drone to hit a “port facility” linked to the Tren de Aragua gang. There were no reported casualties. The exact date, time, and location of the attack remain unknown. Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro and his government have not commented. If true, this marks a new stage in a US campaign against Venezuela that started in August. This campaign includes massive naval operations, airstrikes killing 107 so far, total blockades on oil tankers, and vessel seizures. Independent groups in Venezuela have not found proof of this attack. Analysts say whether or not the strike happened, Trump’s announcement signals his continued pressure to remove Maduro. Historian Alejandro Velasco told CNN, “Obviously, the US doesn’t want to call it a war because that would trigger congressional oversight … but it is a war, as people are dying.” Christopher Sabatini from Chatham House said the US is mostly running psychological operations. “It’s more of a war of moving of pieces and hoping one side folds,” he said. Trump hopes someone close to Maduro will switch sides to create a new government. The attack on land would be another step in that plan. Criminology expert Andrés Antillano called it “unlikely” the strike harmed major drug structures. He said Venezuela plays a smaller role in cocaine trafficking than claimed. The Tren de Aragua gang is “very weakened,” and the strike may have hit a small fishing village used by cocaine traffickers. The attack might have occurred in a remote place, which is why no details are public. Maduro’s government may not want to admit it happened. Antillano added the attack probably had little effect. He said, “They had no impact on drug trafficking itself nor did they shake the foundations of the Maduro government,” despite widespread media coverage.