U.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt Cartels
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U.S. Sends Reaper Drones to Colombia and Ecuador to Hunt Cartels

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The New York TimesOctober 6, 2026View Source

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Les États-Unis envoient des drones Reaper en Colombie et en Équateur.

The United States is sending Reaper drones to Colombia and Ecuador.

États-Unis→United Statesenvoient→are sendingen→toColombie→Colombiaet→andÉquateur→Ecuador
Ces drones aident à trouver les groupes criminels qui vendent de la drogue.

These drones help find criminal groups that sell drugs.

ces→theseaident→helpà→totrouver→findgroupes→groupscriminels→criminalqui→thatvendent→sellde→ofdrogue→drug
Auparavant, ces machines étaient utilisées pour des missions militaires en Afrique.

Previously, these machines were used for military missions in Africa.

auparavant→previouslyces→theseétaient→wereutilisées→usedpour→formilitaires→militaryen→inAfrique→Africa
Le gouvernement américain a déplacé les drones pour aider la sécurité locale.

The American government moved the drones to help local security.

gouvernement→governmentaméricain→Americana déplacé→movedpour→toaider→helpsécurité→securitylocale→local
Les drones Reaper peuvent voler très haut pendant plusieurs heures.

Reaper drones can fly very high for several hours.

peuvent→canvoler→flytrès→veryhaut→highpendant→for/duringplusieurs→severalheures→hours
Ils utilisent des caméras puissantes pour voir les activités dans la jungle.

They use powerful cameras to see activities in the jungle.

utilisent→usecaméras→cameraspuissantes→powerfulpour→tovoir→seeactivités→activitiesdans→in
Cette nouvelle technologie est importante pour arrêter le trafic de drogue.

This new technology is important for stopping drug trafficking.

cette→thisnouvelle→newtechnologie→technologyest→isimportante→importantpour→to/forarrêter→stoptrafic→traffickingde→ofdrogue→drug
Les pays d'Amérique du Sud travaillent maintenant avec les États-Unis.

South American countries are now working with the United States.

pays→countriesd→ofAmérique du Sud→South Americatravaillent→workmaintenant→nowavec→withÉtats-Unis→United States
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envoient
send
"Ils envoient une lettre."
aider
to help
"Je veux aider mes amis."
auparavant
previously
"Il vivait ici auparavant."
puissantes
powerful
"Ces voitures sont très puissantes."
trafic
trafficking / illegal trade
"La police lutte contre le trafic."
maintenant
now
"Nous partons maintenant."
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