🌍 World Mar 6, 2026 · Chantelle Lee

Why Is the U.S. Launching Military Operations in Ecuador?

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Why Is the U.S. Launching Military Operations in Ecuador?
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The United States and Ecuador announced this week that they’ve begun a joint military operation to combat narcoterrorism in the South American country.



The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), which oversees the nation’s military activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, said in a press release on Tuesday that Ecuadorian and American military forces had started operations that day “against Designated Terrorist Organizations in Ecuador.”
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