US-Ecuador Launch Joint Campaign Against Narco-Terror Networks
The United States and Ecuador announced joint military operations against designated narco-terrorist organizations, with U.S. Special Forces advising and supporting Ecuadorian troops across the country as they raid drug facilities; the effort, described by U.S. Southern Command as strengthening regional security, signals a broader U.S. push to curb drug networks in Latin America, though legal concerns about the use of lethal force abroad have been raised by critics.