US launches new army marketing campaign in Ecuador because it vows ‘decisive motion’

The US has launched a military campaign in yet another country.

US forces are working alongside the Ecuadorean military to take “decisive action” against what it described as narco-trafficking organisations in Ecuador, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X on Tuesday. Operations were launched that same day.

SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan said: “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.”

The Trump administration is hell-bent on tackling drug trafficking in the region. It has carried out more than 40 lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since September.

In January, US forces captured Venezuela’s then-president Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of “narco-terrorism”.

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