US-Ecuador Launch Joint Push Against Drug Cartels in Ecuador
TL;DR
US and Ecuadoran security forces announced joint operations against designated terrorist organisations to tackle illicit drug trafficking in Ecuador, with information sharing and coordination planned at airports and seaports. President Noboa said regional allies, including the US, are backing a new phase of Ecuador’s war on drug cartels, highlighting Ecuador’s role as a major cocaine transit hub and noting ongoing security cooperation such as a temporary US air presence at Manta.
- US and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking BBC
- U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’ The New York Times
- U.S., Ecuadorian forces target "narco-terrorists" in Ecuador military operations Axios
- US military launches anti-drug trafficking operation in Ecuador CNN
- US, Ecuadorian forces launch operations against 'narco-terrorism' in Ecuador USA Today
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