US military carries out targeted strike on narco-terrorist network in Ecuador

The U.S. subject carried retired a targeted onslaught Friday against a narco-terrorist web successful Ecuador, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.

SOUTHCOM said the associated U.S.-Ecuador cognition progressive lethal kinetic enactment against suspected designated violent organizations successful the country.

"At the bid of @SecWar, #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan directed the associated unit to enactment Ecuadorian forces conducing lethal kinetic operations against Designated Terrorist Organizations wrong Ecuador March 6," SOUTHCOM posted connected X.

Donovan said successful a connection that the U.S. was "advancing alongside our partners successful the combat against narcoterrorism."

The Pentagon said U.S. forces carried retired targeted enactment astatine Ecuador’s petition to dismantle a narco-terrorist proviso complex (Sean Parnell via X)

"I congratulate our associated forces and the Ecuadorian equipped forces for the palmy cognition against narcoterrorists successful Ecuador," helium said. "This collaborative and decisive enactment is simply a strategical occurrence for each nations successful the Western Hemisphere committed to disrupting and defeating narcoterrorism."

It was not instantly wide whether determination were immoderate casualties from the operation.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared a video of the onslaught connected X, writing, "Yes — arsenic @POTUS has said — we are bombing narco-terrorists connected onshore arsenic well. Thank you to our partners successful Ecuador. Much much to travel from @Southcom."

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Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said successful a connection that the War Department is "uniting partners crossed the Western Hemisphere to detect, disrupt, and destruct designated violent organizations that substance unit and corruption."

Parnell said Ecuador requested that the War Department execute targeted enactment "to beforehand our shared nonsubjective of dismantling narco-terrorist networks."

"This cognition demonstrates the powerfulness of coordinated enactment and sends a wide message: narco-terrorist networks volition not find refuge successful our hemisphere," helium said.

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Parnell added that the U.S. "remains steadfast successful supporting nations that basal against narcoterrorism."

"Together, we volition dismantle trafficking and corruption networks, clasp these organizations accountable, and reconstruct bid done strength," helium said.

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The onslaught follows associated operations launched earlier this week by U.S. and Ecuadorian forces targeting suspected narco-terrorists successful Ecuador, according to U.S. Southern Command.

SOUTHCOM said it was taking "decisive action" against designated violent organizations.

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