U.S. and Ecuadorian military operations against cartels are raising tensions in South America. Colombia’s president alleges cross-border bombings, claims Ecuador denies.
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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has launched one of the largest security operations in the country’s history, deploying tens of thousands of troops to combat cartels and rising violence. The crackdown marks a new phase of cooperation with the United States on regional security.
The FBI has opened its first permanent office in Ecuador as officials warn Middle Eastern terror groups may be operating with cartels in Latin America.
Five severed human heads were discovered hanging on a beach in Ecuador’s Manabi province in a brutal warning linked to escalating gang violence. Authorities say the display reflects intensifying turf wars fueled by drug trafficking and organized crime.