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U.S.-Ecuador joint military operations under Operation Southern Spear have drawn international scrutiny after an NYT investigation revealed a promoted 'drug camp' strike actually hit a dairy farm. The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances has raised concerns about military abuses under repeated states of emergency.
A New York Times investigation reveals that a joint U.S.-Ecuadorian military operation showcased as destroying a drug trafficker's training camp actually destroyed a cattle and dairy farm in Sucumbíos province. Workers allege beatings, choking, and electrical shocks by soldiers.
