Is Ecuador’s drug crackdown backfiring? #TheTake #Shorts #Podcast

Ecuador’s military crackdown on drug cartels is sweeping civilians off the streets, families say. After President Daniel Noboa declared an “internal armed conflict” in 2024, troops were deployed against gangs, and now relatives of the disappeared and human rights groups are demanding justice, as shown in a new Al Jazeera Fault Lines film.

🎧 #TheTake's guest host, Kevin Hirten, discusses with Jeremy Young, senior investigative producer with Al Jazeera English.