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Progressive Lawmakers Demand Halt to US Bombings in Ecuador

5/14/2026

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Progressive lawmakers allege U.S. forces bombed civilian sites in northern Ecuador and demand the joint operation be suspended.
Twenty House members wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting an explanation and pause, citing a dairy-farm strike with no armed targets and alleged Ecuadorian troop torture.
Lawmakers warn aid could breach the Leahy Laws and set a May 22 deadline for a response as President Daniel Noboa meets Vice President JD Vance.

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Progressive lawmakers allege U.S. forces bombed civilian sites in northern Ecuador and demand the joint operation be suspended.
Twenty House members wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting an explanation and pause, citing a dairy-farm strike with no armed targets and alleged Ecuadorian troop torture.
Lawmakers warn aid could breach the Leahy Laws and set a May 22 deadline for a response as President Daniel Noboa meets Vice President JD Vance.