Trump’s War on Narco-Terror: U.S. Commandos in Ecuador

Trump’s second-term “war on narco-terror” is quietly putting U.S. commandos on the ground in Ecuador—despite voters there rejecting a permanent U.S. base just months earlier. Story Snapshot The Pentagon confirmed U.S. Special Forces are deployed to Ecuador for joint operations targeting alleged drug traffickers and “designated terrorist organizations.” Operations began after SOUTHCOM commander Gen.