Ecuador readies major offensive on criminal groups with US support
The announcement came days after Ecuador and the U.S. began joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country.
By Gonzalo Solano, AP
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Female troops bristle at Pentagon’s review of combat roles
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Trump administration lawyers blessed Maduro operation, memo shows
A legal memo that came out days before the U.S. military operation said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense.”
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Amid shortages, rationing, separation and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive.
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