US, Ecuador carry out joint anti-drug strikes

US and Ecuadoran forces conducted joint strikes inside Ecuador as part of ongoing operations to combat drug trafficking in the South American country, according to a statement by US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The statement posted to X said SOUTHCOM Commander General Francis Donovan, at the order of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, “directed the joint force […] The post US, Ecuador carry out joint anti-drug strikes appeared first on Digital Journal.