Ecuador sends 1,500 soldiers to Amazon after deadly clashes – Famagusta Gazette

Ecuador deployed more than 1,500 soldiers in the Amazon on Monday to locate dissidents belonging to the Colombian FARC guerrillas who killed 11 uniformed men during an operation against illegal mining, the Ministry of Defense reported. Read more]]>

Ecuador has sent 1,500 soldiers to the Amazon region in a new attempt to deal with armed rebels. The country's defense ministry announced on Tuesday night Danish time. The soldiers have been given ...

On Wednesday, May 14, the Ecuadorian Army entered the conflict zone of Alto Punino, called ‘Punto Cero’, a scene where 11 soldiers were killed by the Border Commands, with the aim of carrying out reconnaissance, tactical intervention and securing material related to illegal activities.

Ecuador sends 1,500 soldiers to Amazon after deadly clashes – Famagusta Gazette

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Ecuador has deployed 1,500 soldiers to the Amazon region in an intensified campaign against guerrilla fighters following deadly clashes, the Ministry of Defense announced last night. The government is sending special forces, intelligence, and anti-terror units after at least 11 soldiers were killed in an operation targeting illegal mining near the border with Peru. Authorities claim guerrilla fighters attacked with explosives…

“We will find those responsible and finish them.” Daniel Noboa. On Friday, May 9, 2025, an Ecuadorian military patrol belonging to the Army’s Selva Brigade No. 19 Napo was ambushed during a mining control operation in the Alto Punino area of Orellana province. According to the first investigations carried out by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the attack was allegedly perpetrated by the organized criminal group Comandos de la Frontera, according…

The excision of FARC Comandos de Frontera attacked a brigade involved in an operation against illegal mining...