JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - US won't say how it knows drug-boat strikes are working
The Department of War has killed 221 people in 66 strikes since September, a Southern Command official said.
WASHINGTONPOST (Alex Horton, Terrence McCoy, Samantha Schmidt, Dylan Moriarty) - 67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
ABCNEWS - US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people
NYTIMES (Jin Yu Young) - U.S. Military Strikes Another Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 3
The United States has carried out dozens of boat strikes since September against people the Trump administration accuses of smuggling drugs.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - U.S. military joins fight against cartels in Ecudor | NewsNation Live
The U.S. Southern Command is sending troops to help curtail drug-trafficking efforts in Ecuador, where illicit drugs are moved through that country's ports each year. NewsNation's Ali Bradley reports for "NewsNation Live" on how the military is providing support as part of a collective effort against organized crime across the region. #cartels #military #Ecuador Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
NYTIMES (Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Eric Schmitt and José María León Cabrera) - Why Ecuador Invited the U.S. Military to Help With Its Drug Gangs
Drug gangs have turned the South American country into one of the most dangerous in the region and the world’s leading exporter of cocaine.
DAILYCALLER (Jack Cowhick) - US And Ecuadorian Forces Launch Joint Strikes On Narco-Terror Targets
"a powerful example"
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Hitting Narco-Terrorists Where It Hurts: US, Ecuador Conduct Joint Military Operations in South America
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jordan Perkins) - US launches military operations in Ecuador to fight against drug trafficking
"Together, we are taking decisive action to confront narco-terrorists who have long inflicted terror, violence, and corruption on citizens throughout the hemisphere."
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - U.S., Ecuadorian forces target "narco-terrorists" in Ecuador military operations
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces announced drug-trafficking military crackdown operations in Ecuador on Tuesday. The big picture: U.S. Southern Command in a Tuesday night statement said the operations targeted "Designated Terrorist Organizations ," hailing the cooperation as "a powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism." - SOUTHCOM's commander, Marine Gen. Francis Donovan, met in Quito with senior Ecuadorian officials including President Daniel Noboa on Sunday and Monday "to discuss security cooperation" and reaffirm the U.S. "commitment to supporting the nation's efforts to confront narco-terrorism and strengthen regional security," per an earlier statement .…