Joint US operation bombed farms, homes in Ecuador, says complaint
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A joint US-Ecuador military operation bombed farms and homes in an Amazon village in Ecuador, according to residents and their lawyers. The operation, which took place March 1-6, was intended to target a Colombian drug trafficking group, but residents claim it destroyed the homes of innocent farmers.
A joint US-Ecuador military operation bombed farms and homes in San Martin, a village in Ecuador's Sucumbios province. The operation, called Total Extermination, was conducted with US intelligence and aerial bombardment. Residents say the operation destroyed farms and homes of longtime farmers with no ties to drug traffickers. Ecuadorian officials claim the operation targeted a Colombian drug trafficking group. The US has pressured countries to take a militarized approach against organized crime, raising concerns about human rights abuses. Detained local workers have reported being tortured by Ecuadorian soldiers.
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