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.
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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.
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."
Alicia raised a question:
"So while 85-100K troops are in the Middle East and the 82nd Airborne is on standby, SOUTHCOM just launched a named combat operation in Ecuador today. 4 simultaneous active operations. Still think they don't need a draft? Which the GOP has the votes to order."
Diego rejected the move:
"The referendum outcome from 2025 in Ecuador (just months ago) rejected any intervention of foreign armed forces on Ecuadorian soil. We said NO to military intervention and military bases."
Doug Arrowsmith (insert blue check here) commented:
"So we're bombing Iran to distract us from the Epstein files, and we're bombing Ecuador to distract us from Iran?"
You can read more of their comments on X here:
Source: Legit.ng
