Ecuador launches US.-backed anti-drug operations: "We're at war"

The operation marks the latest joint show of force against drug cartels in the South American country.

Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers to crime-ridden provinces under nightly curfew

Interior Minister John Reimberg said Monday that Ecuadorian troops used authorized artillery to destroy three identified ...

US-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear

A US-backed crackdown on drug cartels along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked accusations that security forces bombed ...

U.S., Ecuador carry out joint anti-drug strikes, video shows

U.S. and Ecuadoran forces conducted "lethal kinetic operations" inside Ecuador to combat drug trafficking in the South ...

Ecuador readies a major offensive on criminal groups with US logistical support

Ecuador will launch a major offensive against criminal organizations in three western provinces this weekend with logistical support from the United States, the interior minister said Wednesday.
Global Voices

Ecuador’s Netanyahu and Trump supporters target Ecuadorian–Iranian Cultural Center

Wars no longer have defined frontlines. Battlefields can be anywhere those in power decide that a neighbor, due to their ...

Why Ecuador Invited the U.S. Military to Help With Its Drug Gangs

Drug gangs have turned the South American country into one of the most dangerous in the region and the world’s leading exporter of cocaine.

Ecuador destroys 129 illegal mining camps in protected park near Peru

Ecuador's armed forces destroyed 129 illegal mining camps inside Podocarpus National Park to ferret out groups engaged in illegal gold extraction.
Latin Times

Petro Says Investigation Confirms 'Bomb in Colombian Territory Is From Ecuador's Army,' Vows Diplomatic Action

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said an investigation confirmed that an unexploded bomb discovered near the country's ...