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U.S. Southern Theater Command conducts operations against drug trafficking activities in the region. Los Choneros is a criminal organization operating in Ecuador.
US Southern Field Command (SOUTHCOM) made a statement on the issue on the social media platform of US-based company X.
In the statement, it was reported that a boat was intervened in the Eastern Pacific on the grounds that it was "operating as a floating refueling station to support drug smuggling activities."
It was stated in the statement that the people on the boat were evacuated after US soldiers boarded the boat and searched it, and that the boat was later sunk.
The statement also included the claim that intelligence findings showed that the boat "supported" the Los Choneros gang, known as one of Ecuador's most widespread criminal organizations.

Search efforts continue for the dry cargo ship named Tuğberk İmamoğlu and its crew, which sank as a result of the collision of two commercial ships off the coast of Silivri. TCG Akın rescue ship located the sinking ship.

Search and rescue efforts launched with 7 ships and 6 aircraft belonging to the Naval Forces Command for the passenger ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia on August 30, 2026, continue to find the 16 missing passengers.

LGK-82, LGK-84 and GÖZDE ammunition fired from F-16 and Bayraktar AKINCI platforms proved their operational success by hitting fixed and moving targets with full accuracy in the firing tests.
It was claimed that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth extended the duty terms of US soldiers in the region against Iran. According to WSJ, the Pentagon plans to keep elements of the 82nd Airborne Division until 2027, and the duration of air defense units has increased to 12 months.

ASELSAN carried out test firings of laser guidance kits and GÖZDE ammunition in Konya Karapınar with the participation of military officials from more than 15 countries. All four shots fired from the F-16 and AKINCI SİHA platforms hit the targets accurately.
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