Why did US launch military operations in Ecuador? Here's what we know Both Ecuador and the United States haven’t specified who they’re targeting, locations of operations, or the scope of military actions. The United States' military operations in Ecuador mark an embrace of past American strategies fighting drug traffickers in Latin America. The U.S. Southern Command said March 3 that Ecuadorian and American military forces launched operations in the country against “designated terrorist organizations." Ecuadorian officials confirmed the joint operations March 4. Ecuador and the United States h
Why did US launch military operations in Ecuador? Here's what we know Both Ecuador and the United States haven’t specified who they’re targeting, locations of operations, or the scope of military actions. The United States' military operations in Ecuador mark an embrace of past American strategies fighting drug traffickers in Latin America. The U.S. Southern Command said March 3 that Ecuadorian and American military forces launched operations in the country against “designated terrorist organizations." Ecuadorian officials confirmed the joint operations March 4. Ecuador and the United States h