ISTANBUL The American military carried out a targeted strike Friday against an alleged narco-terror network in Ecuador as part of a joint operation with Ecuadorian forces, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). SOUTHCOM said in a statement on US social media company X that the operation was conducted at the request of Ecuador and involved “lethal kinetic operations” against suspected designated terror organizations operating in the country. “#SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan