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Ecuador's 'Armed Conflict' With Drug Gangs: What We Know

Tanks and soldiers patrol the streets of Ecuador as narcos sow terror nationwide after declaring all-out war on a government trying to rein them in.

International Business Times · Jan 10, 2024

Is Ecuador at war with its armed gangs?

Storming of TV station by gunmen follows gang leader’s escape from prison and declaration of state of emergency

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

Wednesday briefing: Why masked gang members stormed an Ecuadorian TV station

Ecuador’s president has declared a state of “internal armed conflict”. How did the country find itself in the grip of armed gangs?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

A notorious Ecuadorian gang leader vanishes from prison and authorities investigate if he escaped

A convicted leader of one of the most powerful drug gangs in Ecuador has vanished from the prison where he was serving his sentence

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Ecuadorian Drug Cartel Los Choneros' Leader Disappears From Prison

Macias was sentenced to 34 years of prison in 2011 for several crimes including drug trafficking and murder.

Latin Times · Jan 8, 2024

Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate's assassination

The unprecedented violence affecting Ecuador has claimed the life of another political leader, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023