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Mexico Cuts Ties With Ecuador After Embassy Storming In Quito

Ecuadoran authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties after the "violation of international law".

International Business Times

Mexico Gives Ecuadoran Ex-VP Asylum Amid Diplomatic Row

Mexico on Friday granted political asylum to Ecuador's former vice president Jorge Glas, who is sheltering at the Mexican embassy in Quito, deepening a diplomatic dispute between the two Latin American nations.

International Business Times

Unidentified Gunmen In Ecuador Kill 9, Leave 10 Injured

This incident was perpetrated on Sunday around 7 p.m. in the southern neighborhood of Guasmo as gunmen arrived at a pedestrian street in a grey Chevrolet Spark, where people were engaged in sports activities.

Latin Times

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Violent Attacks Surge In Ecuador, President Declares State Of Emergency

Recent violent incidents in Ecuador, including deadly attacks and kidnappings, raise concerns about public safety and security in the region.

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Ecuadorian President Anticipates He Won't Recognize the Results of the Venezuelan Elections

Daniel Noboa said the elections, set to take place this year but still without a clear date, "won't be free"

Latin Times

Ecuador Nabs Wanted Narco, President Says Crackdown Bearing Fruit

Ecuador on Monday announced the arrest of a wanted cocaine trafficker from neighboring Colombia, as President Daniel Noboa said his government's crackdown on gang violence was starting to bear fruit.

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Why Ecuador's Criminal Organizations Can Pose a 'Formidable Challenge' to the Government

Their significant territorial presence and diversity of funding sources are the main reasons why the conflict can become a protracted one

International Business Times

Dozens Arrested In Ecuador After Hospital Assault

Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over a hospital in the country's southwest in the midst of a "war" between drug gangs and the security forces.

International Business Times

Argentina Expels Family Of Ecuadoran Fugitive Drug Lord 'Fito'

Argentina on Friday expelled the wife and children of Ecuadoran fugitive Adolfo Macias, the drug lord known as "Fito," as a manhunt for the gangster continued.

Latin Times

Argentina Cracks Down on Ecuadorian Drug Gang's Relatives

The wife and three children of "Fito" Macías were in a gated community in the province of Córdoba

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Two Arrested In Killing Of Ecuadoran Prosecutor Probing TV Attack

Two men were arrested in the murder of the Ecuadoran prosecutor charged with investigating last week's dramatic, live-broadcast assault by gangsters on a TV studio, authorities said Thursday.

International Business Times

Prosecutor Probing Gang-related Ecuador TV Studio Attack Is Killed

The prosecutor investigating a dramatic armed assault by gangsters last week on an Ecuadoran television station during a live broadcast was shot dead Wednesday, the attorney general said.

Latin Times

Crisis in Ecuador: Prosecutor Investigating Takeover of TV Station by Armed Group is Murdered

César Suárez also investigated drug-trafficking cases. He was shot while in a car in Guayaquil

The Guardian - UK

‘Every day someone dies’: life and death in Ecuador’s most murderous city

Across a river from the port city of Guayaquil, Durán has become a strategic hub for drug shipments and a battleground for gangs

International Business Times

Rumors, Disinformation Fuel Panic Amid Ecuador Narco War

A crowd of students runs panicked through the campus of a university in Ecuador while others block a classroom door in fear of an armed intrusion.

Latin Times

Crisis in Ecuador: Security Forces Regain Control of Prisons After a Week of Chaos

Nearly 180 officials were being held hostage inside the prisons following a security crisis catalyzed by the escape of a powerful drug lord

The Guardian - UK

Ecuador is copying El Salvador’s war on gangs – but it will only add to the spiral of violence

Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost, asks Buenos Aires-based journalist Jordana Timerman

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