Ecuador in 'state of war' against cartels amid surge in violence, president says

President Ecuador verklaart oorlog aan drugsbendes

De Ecuadoriaanse president Daniel Noboa bindt de strijd aan met de georganiseerde misdaad. In het land zouden 22 zwaarbewapende drugsbendes actief zijn. Die zullen hun huid duur verkopen.

Ecuador president says country is at war with drug gangs

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said on Wednesday his country was "at war" with drug gangs who are holding prison guards hostage, amid a dramatic surge in violence that saw gunmen briefly take over a TV live broadcast and explosions in multiple cities.

Drug cartel declares war on the government in Ecuador

In Ecuador, several hundred soldiers patrolled the capital Quito, where residents were traumatised as an upsurge in violence shook the entire nation. After years of increasing dominance by international cartels using its ports to transport cocaine to the US and Europe, the small South American nation has found itself at the centre of a crisis. This time, the escalation of violence was triggered after Ecuador’s most dangerous gang leader, Jose Ad…

Ecuador's president says the country is at war with 'terrorist groups'. What's causing the unrest?

Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence that has shaken the South American nation, with the president launching a military crackdown after criminal groups took more than 100 prison staff hostage and gunmen stormed a live television broadcast.