Tragedy Strikes in Ecuador: Soldiers Fall in Amazon Clash

By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español The Ecuadorian Army reported this Friday that 11 soldiers died and one was wounded after a patrol was ambushed during an operation against illegal mining in the Alto Punino sector, located in the northeastern province of Orellana. Four combat teams, involving 80 soldiers, departed this morning to carry out actions against groups linked to illegal mining, according to the Army. It added that one of the teams…

By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español The Ecuadorian Army reported this Friday that 11 soldiers died and one was wounded after a patrol was ambushed during an operation against illegal mining in the Alto Punino sector, located in the northeastern province of Orellana. Four combat teams, involving 80 soldiers, departed this morning to carry out actions against groups linked to illegal mining, according to the Army. It added that one of the teams…

Eleven soldiers killed in Ecuador after clash with criminal group

QUITO (Reuters) -Eleven soldiers were killed and one was injured in Ecuador's Amazon region during an armed confrontation with a criminal group, the country's defense ministry said on Friday.

Tragedy Strikes in Ecuador: Soldiers Fall in Amazon Clash

Tragedy Strikes in Ecuador: Soldiers Fall in Amazon Clash In a tragic turn of events, eight soldiers lost their lives in Ecuador's Amazon region following an armed confrontation with a criminal faction.The attorney general's office reported on Friday that the casualties occurred during a military operation targeting illegal mining activities.Initial investigations suggest that the soldiers were ambushed by the group, emphasizing the severe secur…

According to the Army, officials participated in an operation against the illegal giraffe when they were surprised by explosives, grenades and rifle shots; President Daniel Noboa...

11 soldiers from Ecuador died and one more was injured after an ambush with grenades and rifles perpetrated by members of a Colombian FARC dissidence in the Ecuadorian Amazon jungle. Cocaine trafficking produced in Colombia and exported from ports in Ecuador to the United States has increased the levels of violence in both Latin American countries. You may also be interested: Putin pays tribute to Russian soldiers in Ukraine after a parade for V…