QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador and the United States have begun joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country, the U.S. military said, but neither government has given details of the location and scope of the operation. U.S. Southern Command said in a statement late Tuesday that Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces had launched operations in a "powerful example of the commitment of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to combat the scourge of narco-terrorism." A 30-second video accompanying a post on X showed a helicopter flying over a ...