Ecuador

2026 March

2026-03-04 Trump bombed another boat in the Eastern Pacific, stating they worked closely with Ecuador. This brought the death toll up to at least 157 people since the Trump administration began targeting so-called “narco-terrorists” in small vessels in early September 2025.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-conducts-lethal-operations-ecuador-military-says-2026-03-06/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-military-kills-6-in-another-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/us-ecuador-trump-military-operations.html

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

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/us-military-operations-ecuador-00811272

2026 May

2026-05-05 (context) Leaked audio recordings revealed that the U.S., Israel and Honduras were all involved in a scheme together to target leftist governments in Latin America. Context, Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez in December after he was convicted of drug trafficking.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/8/headlines/us_and_israel_worked_with_disgraced_ex_president_of_honduras_to_destabilize_leftist_governments

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2026/05/05/hondurasgate-leaked-audio-links-asfura-hernandez-trump-milei-netanyahu-in-anti-left-plot/

TIMESTAMP 7:53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2p6lUw7Bx0&list=WL&index=1&t=9s

2026 August

2026-08-13 Ecuador fishermen reported they were being attacked by English-speaking assailants using drones and reported known fishing boats have been seemingly lost at sea and presumed dead. Survivors reported the assailants wore matching uniforms with American flag patches.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/13/headlines/nyt_fishermen_in_ecuador_report_attacks_by_english_speaking_assailants

FROM APRIL https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors