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Human Rights Groups Demand Probe After Drone Attacks on Ecuador Vessels

8/15/2026

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English-speaking assailants used drones to attack the Ecuadorian fishing vessels Fiorella, Negra Francisca Duarte II, and Don Maca.
Survivors said the attackers wore uniforms with American flag patches, handcuffed and hooded the crew before turning them over to Salvadoran authorities.
Human Rights Watch and other groups demand investigations into the drone attacks.
Families of Trinidadian and Colombian victims have sued the United States over the incidents.

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English-speaking assailants used drones to attack the Ecuadorian fishing vessels Fiorella, Negra Francisca Duarte II, and Don Maca.
Survivors said the attackers wore uniforms with American flag patches, handcuffed and hooded the crew before turning them over to Salvadoran authorities.
Human Rights Watch and other groups demand investigations into the drone attacks.
Families of Trinidadian and Colombian victims have sued the United States over the incidents.