US EditionUS-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear
- A US-backed operation near the Ecuador-Colombia border led to allegations that security forces bombed farms, burned homes, and abused villagers.
- On March 6, Ecuador's Interior Minister confirmed that an airstrike targeting a guerrilla camp had been planned months in advance.
- Community members observed destruction of homes and death of animals in the affected border areas.
- Villagers reported mistreatment during arrests and detentions by security forces following the airstrike.
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US-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear
A US-backed crackdown on drug cartels along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked accusations that security forces bombed farms, burned homes and detained and abused villagers.
Daniel Noboa's government attacks alleged drug trafficking targets near the Colombian border, denouncing abuses and torture of the Ecuadorian military in its fierce offensive.
“Bum!”, José Peña heard. A bombing ordered by the President of Ecuador as part of the anti-narco war backed by the United States reduced to rubble the plot of this peasant who claims that there was only one livestock farm here. AFP arrived in this jungle area bordering Colombia and collected testimonies denouncing torture [...] The entry “I was left with nothing”: Campesinos terrified of anti-narco bombings of Ecuador was first published in Foco…
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