{"id":70543,"date":"2026-03-16T11:08:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ecuador-launches-u-s-backed-anti-drug-operations-were-at-war\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:08:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:08:05","slug":"ecuador-launches-u-s-backed-anti-drug-operations-were-at-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/ecuador-launches-u-s-backed-anti-drug-operations-were-at-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador launches U.S.-backed anti-drug operations: &#8220;We&#8217;re at war&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ecuador on Sunday began two weeks of operations against drug traffickers with support from the United States, the latest joint show of force against drug cartels in the South American country.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries are part of a 17-country cartel-fighting alliance launched by President Donald Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-shield-of-the-americas-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">at a summit<\/a><\/span> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Ecuador&#8217;s President Daniel Noboa, one of Trump&#8217;s staunchest allies on the continent, has spent the past two years targeting <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-drug-gang-leader-pipo-captured-spain-faked-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">cocaine traffickers<\/a><\/span>, but the rates of associated crimes including murders, disappearances and extortion have not fallen.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister John Reimberg had announced on Tuesday a &#8220;very strong offensive&#8221; to begin Sunday in areas worst affected by drug-related violence.<\/p>\n<p>Nighttime curfews have also been imposed in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas and El Oro during the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re at war,&#8221; Reimberg said. &#8220;Don&#8217;t take any risks, don&#8217;t go out, stay home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Around 35,000 soldiers will be deployed along with armored cars and helicopters, according to images and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MinInteriorEc\/status\/2033331856754487632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">video released by authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To the mafias: your time is up. Nothing can stop us,&#8221; Reimberg wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnReimberg\/status\/2033320514261770590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">social media post<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/16\/21e2cdc1-5582-4a74-bbee-983a257b6725\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b31e9445068610919514bc976b5147bf\/gettyimages-2266235524.jpg#\" alt=\"ECUADOR-US-ARMED FORCES-DRUG TRAFFICKING \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/03\/16\/21e2cdc1-5582-4a74-bbee-983a257b6725\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b31e9445068610919514bc976b5147bf\/gettyimages-2266235524.jpg 1x, 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