U.S., Ecuadorian military operations in Ecuador target drug traffickers

(Rebecca Falconer – Axios) U.S. and Ecuadorian forces announced drug-trafficking military crackdown operations in Ecuador on Tuesday. The big picture: U.S. Southern Command in a Tuesday night statement said the operations targeted “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” hailing the cooperation as “a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism.”. SOUTHCOM’s commander, Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, met in Quito with senior Ecuadorian officials including President Daniel Noboa on Sunday and Monday “to discuss security cooperation” and reaffirm the U.S. “commitment to supporting the nation’s efforts to confront narco-terrorism and strengthen regional security,” per an earlier statement. – US. Ecuadorian military operations in Ecuador target drug traffickers