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Trump's Boat Strikes Kill 170 Amid Ecuador's Crime Offensive

4/14/2026

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The U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified a boat-strike campaign, with 50 strikes that killed over 170 people.
On April 11, five people were killed in strikes the U.S. said targeted individuals linked to criminal organizations.
The operation shifted to land as Ecuador launched 'Operation Total Extermination' against transnational crime.
Search efforts for survivors have largely failed.
The U.S. pressures human rights organizations to divert attention from extrajudicial killings.

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The U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified a boat-strike campaign, with 50 strikes that killed over 170 people.
On April 11, five people were killed in strikes the U.S. said targeted individuals linked to criminal organizations.
The operation shifted to land as Ecuador launched 'Operation Total Extermination' against transnational crime.
Search efforts for survivors have largely failed.
The U.S. pressures human rights organizations to divert attention from extrajudicial killings.