Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country

Ecuador asks for military support against 'narcoterrorism'

President Daniel Noboa says Ecuador needs international help combatting drug cartels. But experts argue that militarizing the fight against drug smuggling is not the answer.

These Are the Countries With the Largest Paramilitary Forces in South America

A paramilitary organization is a military force that is not affiliated with a government or country. It can refer to groups throughout South America from rural defense militias to urban enforcement groups. Instead of government-employed military individuals, it is a group of citizens that are organized in a military-style fashion. Ecuador comes in ninth on our list below as one of the top South American countries with the most paramilitary perso…

Noboa Taps Blackwater’s Prince to Battle Ecuador’s Chaos

President Daniel Noboa shocks the world, revealing a strategic alliance with Erik Prince, Blackwater’s founder, to tackle Ecuador’s security crisis. The 37-year-old leader aims to curb narcoterrorism and illegal fishing, escalating his fight against rampant crime. This move arrives as Ecuador reels from nearly 2,000 violent deaths in 2025’s first months. Ecuador endures a grim […]

Ecuador’s president invites foreign armies to fight gangs in the country

In a local radio interview earlier this month, Noboa said his government was “already in talks” to receive foreign military support.

In an interview with EL UNIVERSO, Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld commented on the results obtained in her international tour with regard to security cooperation. She noted that in Vienna representatives of the United States had ratified Ecuador’s support in that area, despite the fact that the various cooperation programmes were under review by the State Department.

Ecuador’s President Calls for US Special Forces to Help Fight War on Drug Gangs

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said he wants special forces troops from the United States, Brazil, and Europe to come to his country and help his government fight a war against drug gangs. In an interview with the BBC, published on Wednesday, Noboa also said he wanted U.S. President Donald Trump to designate several Ecuadorian gangs as terrorist groups, as he has done for several Mexican, El Salvadoran, and Venezuelan cartels and gangs. Noboa…