Breaking: US launches military operations in another country amid Trump-backed Israel-Iran war
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Breaking: US launches military operations in another country amid Trump-backed Israel-Iran war

The United States forces have announced the launch of military operations with Ecuador, adding that the move was against what America tagged as “designated terrorist organisations” in the South American country.

The Southern Command of the US military disclosed the details of the operations in a statement on Tuesday, March 4, suggesting that it was an extension of strikes carried out by the administration of President Donald Trump against the suspected drug organisations in the region.

President Donald Trump's administration has launch a military operation in Ecuador amid the United States support for Israel military onslaught against Iran in the Middle East.
US launches military operation in Ecuador amid America and Israel's attack on Iran Photo Credit: @realDonaldTrump
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Since the resumption of President Donald Trump in office, the US has taken aggressive measures in a bid to reduce the flow of drugs from the southern hemisphere. Trump's government has reportedly conducted no fewer than 45 strikes against suspected smuggling vessels in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean, and more than 160 people have been killed/

The US military forces narrated the execution of a raid in Venezuela to capture President Nicolas Maduro and take him to New York to face charges, which included drug movement. America then claimed that Ecuador had deteriorated in recent years.

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This development is coming amid the US-backed Israel attacks on Iran, where the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an incident, which has led to the ongoing escalation of tension in the Middle East.

The death of Iran's Supreme Leader has escalated the tension in the Middle East as Iran vowed to avenge the death of Khamenei. President Masoud Pezeshkian disclosed that Iran's military would crush the bases of the enemy in the region, while describing the death of the Iranian leader as a 'declaration of war against the Muslims'.

The deployment of the US troops to Ecuador has started generating reactions from Americans. Below are some of their comments:

Ben Norton criticised Trump's administration

Ecuador's US puppet President Daniel Noboa comes from a billionaire oligarch family of drug traffickers. Trump is sending US troops to Ecuador to PROTECT A NARCO-REGIME.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng