US strikes Ecuadorian fishing boats; humanitarian concerns mount

As of September 28, US military strikes on Ecuadorian fishing vessels raised humanitarian concerns about fishers losing livelihoods, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintained the Trump administration's willingness to continue such operations. Legal observers warned of potential crimes against humanity findings.

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US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering

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Attorney says fishers ‘losing their livelihoods’, but Marco Rubio maintains US still willing to ‘blow up ships if need be’ While the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio , was being decorated in Quito by Ecuador’s president for “helping to promote peace in the region”, 10 Ecuadorian fishers whose boat had been blown up by US forces were adrift in the eastern Pacific. On 8 September, a day before Rub