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Ecuador in Turmoil: Gangs, Violence, and President's Bold Response

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Discover the chaos in Ecuador as gangs hold prison staff hostage and the president declares a state of war against drug cartels. Find out more about the escalating violence and the country's descent into turmoil.

Ecuador is currently engulfed in turmoil as more than 130 prison staff are held hostage by inmates in multiple jails, prompting a 60-day state of emergency. President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of war against drug gangs, labeling them as terrorist groups amid the surge in violence across the nation. The country is in a state of internal armed conflict, with gangs unleashing terror and even storming a TV studio live on air.

President Noboa's bold response includes deploying soldiers to confront criminal gangs as Ecuador faces an unprecedented wave of violence. Schools and stores are closed, and citizens are staying indoors while soldiers patrol the streets of major cities. Despite the escalating gang violence, the president remains defiant in tackling the crisis head-on.

In the midst of the chaos, the notorious gang leader 'Fito' from Los Choneros is identified as one of the key figures behind the spike in car bombings and kidnappings. The country grapples with graphic execution videos spreading on social media platforms, showcasing the brutality of the ongoing violence.

As Ecuador struggles to combat the criminal underworld, concerns rise about the safety and security of its citizens. The situation highlights the challenges faced by the government in restoring law and order amidst the growing influence of drug cartels and organized crime.

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Streets empty as Ecuador reels from violence (BBC News)

More than 130 prison staff are being held hostage by inmates in five jails. A 60-day state of emergency began on Monday after a notorious gangster vanished from ...

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Ecuador president says country is at war as gangs hold prison staff ... (Reuters)

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday that his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding more than 130 prison guards and other staff ...

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Ecuador's president declares war with drug gangs as prison guards ... (Financial Times)

Daniel Noboa, who took office in November promising to halt Ecuador's surging crime wave, announced that the country would begin moving foreigners from jails to ...

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Ecuador 'at war' with drug gangs, says president as violence continues (The Guardian)

Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across country.

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Ecuador in 'state of war' against cartels amid surge in violence ... (FRANCE 24)

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday the country was in "a state of war" against drug cartels who have carried out a wave of kidnappings and ...

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Explainer: What is happening in Ecuador? (Reuters)

New president Daniel Noboa has pledged to hit back at the rising crime that stymied his predecessor, but he faces an uphill battle amid gang control of prisons, ...

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Graphic execution videos from Ecuador spread on X (POLITICO.eu)

Gruesome social media content related to the ongoing violence is widespread on Elon Musk's social network.

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Ecuador 'in state of war' against drug cartels' terror campaign (Aljazeera.com)

Schools and stores are shuttered, people are staying home as soldiers roam the streets of Ecuador's biggest cities.

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What we know about 'Fito', Ecuador's notorious gang leader who ... (FRANCE 24)

José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and ...

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'You cannot play with the mafia.' Ecuador's escalating gang violence ... (PBS NewsHour)

'You cannot play with the mafia.' Ecuador's escalating gang violence is broadcast live as masked gunmen storm TV studio. World Updated on Jan 10, 2024 4:47 PM ...

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Ecuador president defies gangs to take on the army (BBC News)

President Noboa has deployed soldiers to take on criminal gangs amid an unprecedented wave of violence.

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Ecuador president defies gangs to take on the army (BBC News)

President Noboa has deployed soldiers to take on criminal gangs amid an unprecedented wave of violence.

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Ecuador President Declares Country under 'Internal Armed Conflict' (Voice of America)

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said Tuesday his country is in the grip of “internal armed conflict” amid growing violence across the South American ...

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Ecuador TV studio taken over live on air by masked people ... (Reuters)

GUAYAQUIL/QUITO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted on Tuesday by armed people, with gunshots and ...

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Panic In Ecuador As Gunmen Storm Television Studio Live On Air ... (Arise News)

Employees were forced onto the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel TC in the city of Guayaquil before the live feed was cut out. Police ...

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Ten killed, gangs unleash terror as Ecuador declares state of ... (Aljazeera.com)

Gunmen storm TV station during live broadcast, more than 20 violent incidents reported as country lurches into crisis.

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At Least 10 Dead In Ecuador Gang Violence (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

At least 10 people, including two law enforcement officers, have been killed in violence linked to criminal gangs in Ecuador, police said Tuesday, in what the ...

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Ecuador declares emergency after masked gunmen storm TV studio ... (Livemint)

Some masked gunmen stormed TC Television studio in Ecuador and unleashed 15 minutes of horror but no one was killed in the attack.

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Gunmen burst into Ecuador TV studio live on air (Vanguard)

Armed men wearing balaclavas burst into the studio of a public television station on Tuesday in Ecuador's drug violence-torn port city of Guayaquil, ...

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What's going on in Ecuador? TV station attack prompts president to ... (CNBC)

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of “internal armed conflict” and identified more than 20 gangs as terrorist groups, making them military ...

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How Ecuador descended into gang violence (BBC News)

Terrified journalists being forced to kneel in a TV studio by gunmen pointing high-powered weapons at their heads as the cameras rolled, police officers ...

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