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U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America

βœ‡NYT - Home Page
By: Eric Schmitt， Greg Jaffe and Annie Correal
The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region.

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U.S. soldiers and Panamanian police officers took part in a jungle training exercise at Fort Sherman in ColΓ³n province, Panama, earlier this year.
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U.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt Cartels

βœ‡NYT - World
By: Annie Correal and Eric Schmitt
MQ-9 Reaper drones β€” known for high-profile deadly strikes β€” have been shifted from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador, U.S. officials said.

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An MQ-9 Reaper drone at Hancock Field Air National Guard base near Syracuse, N.Y.
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