Administration launches US military operation in Ecuador

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Critics have questioned the increasing scope and deadly consequences of US anti-narcotics operations in Latin America.

By Al Jazeera Staff
4 Mar 2026

The United States government has announced it is collaborating with Ecuador to combat “terrorists” in the South American country.

On Wednesday, US Southern Command, the military unit overseeing operations in Central and South America, posted that joint efforts had already begun in Ecuador ...

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/trump-administration-launches-us-military-operation-in-ecuador

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1. Ok. Attack Peru next.

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2. Ecuador declares Cuba's ambassador 'persona non grata,' orders mission to leave the country

By GABRIELA MOLINA
Updated 7:08 PM EST, March 4, 2026

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador declared Cuba’s ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff “persona non grata” on Wednesday and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country.

Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the measure was adopted within the framework of international diplomatic law, but didn’t say why they were forcing the diplomats to leave. The Vienna Convention allows countries to declare diplomatic personnel a persona non grata without explanation ...

https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-cuba-trump-noboa-bc7b4bab79e54a39bb8f18d683105b22

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3. "US Southern Command""

There is something unsettling about the phrase " US Southern Command" when you know who is in charge.

Wait, who is[/i] in charge?