"Southern Command, which encompasses 31 countries through South and Central America and the Caribbean, said in a statement on X that the decisive action was aimed at combating illicit drug trafficking. The Ecuador defense ministry said details of the offensive operations were classified."
"Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, said on Monday that his government would conduct joint operations with the US and other allies in March, framing the effort as a new phase against narco-terrorism and illegal mining."
"A new US-military-led task force specializing in intelligence collection on drug cartels played a role in the Mexican military raid that killed elusive crime boss Nemesio Oseguera, alias El Mencho, last month, the biggest takedown of a cartel kingpin in at least a decade."
US Southern Command and Ecuador's defense ministry announced joint military operations targeting drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa previously indicated March operations with the US and allied forces would represent a new phase against narco-terrorism and illegal mining. Southern Command, overseeing 31 countries across South and Central America and the Caribbean, characterized the action as decisive. Operational details remain classified. This initiative follows a US military task force's intelligence role in a Mexican military raid that killed major cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, marking the most significant cartel kingpin takedown in over a decade.
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