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The country’s president, Daniel Noboa, challenged the gangs to engage the army after gunmen took over a TV studio and launched a series of attacks against his government.
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Ecuador declares ‘internal armed conflict’ as gunmen take over live TV broadcast
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country, ordering security forces to “neutralize” several criminal groups accused of spreading extreme violence in Ecuador.
There country has also been rocked by attacks including explosions and the abduction of several police officers after President Daniel Noboa imposed a state of emergency, following the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader.
The country’s president, Daniel Noboa, challenged the gangs to engage the army after gunmen took over a TV studio and launched a series of attacks against his government.
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.This
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa says his country is dealing with what he described as an "internal armed conflict" following a high-profile prisoner escape on Sunday.
Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa says his country is 'at war' with drug gangs who are holding over 130 prison guards hostage amid an outburst of violence. Noboa intends to build new prisons and deport foreign prisoners.
Police in Ecuador arrested 13 gunmen who stormed a television station, as President Daniel Noboa declared the violence that has erupted across the South American country "an internal armed conflict."
Ecuador’s president has declared a two-month-long emergency and ordered the country’s military to target gangs that have been designated as terrorists.
Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa has declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country, ordering security forces to “neutralize” several criminal groups accused
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 deadly attacks in response to government crackdown.
Gang violence in Ecuador has escalated to alarming levels as armed gunmen took over a TV station during a live broadcast, and a wave of gang related chaos threatens to engulf the country.
The crime gangs also declared war on the government when Noboa announced a state of emergency following the prison escape on Sunday of one of Ecuador's most powerful narco bosses.
