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U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against 'Terrorist Organizations'

U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’

The U.S. Southern Command said that the joint activity with Ecuador was an effort to “combat the scourge of narco-terrorism,” but did not provide other details about the operation.

By Eric Schmitt
Reporting from Washington

March 3, 2026, 9:32 p.m. ET

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/us-ecuador-trump-military-operations.html

The United States and Ecuador conducted joint military operations against “designated terrorist organizations” in the South American country, the Pentagon said on Tuesday night, in what appeared to be a major expansion of the U.S. military’s unilateral strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific that the Trump administration has accused of carrying drugs.

“The operations are a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism,” the United States Southern Command said in a statement, which did not provide other details about the operations.

Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the head of Southern Command, said in a statement that “we commend the men and women of the Ecuadorian armed forces for their unwavering commitment to this fight, demonstrating courage and resolve through continued actions against narco-terrorists in their country.”