On Wednesday night, Juan Lloret, the prefect of the province of Azuay, confirmed that hitmen shot and killed Jose Sanchez, the mayor of Camilo Ponce Enriquez. RELATED:  Ecuador: Police Repress Student Protest Against Referendum “We express our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the dignified and noble people who elected him, while demanding that […]

On Wednesday, the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court ruled that the two military agreements signed between Ecuador and the U.S. do not require the approval of the National Assembly. RELATED: Noboa’s Deals With the US Compromise Ecuador’s Sovereignty: Iza Signed in 2023 by then-President Guillermo Lasso, these documents are the “Agreement between Ecuador and the U.S. Regarding […]

From Monday to Thursday, the Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Gen. Laura Richardson, Presidential Special Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Antinarcotics Affairs Christopher Landberg will hold meetings with Ecuadorian authorities. RELATED: Ecuador Has Not Lost the War Against Criminal Gangs: Noboa The U.S. officials […]

On Friday, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa assured that Ecuador has not lost the war against criminal gangs but is fighting it. RELATED:  Ecuador: More than 1,900 Arrested during Internal Armed Conflict “This is a war, an internal armed conflict in which we are fighting against 22 groups that have tens of thousands of armed men, […]

The Ecuadorian government announced Wednesday that a total of 1,975 people have been detained in the South American country in the first eight days of the declaration of an “internal armed conflict” against organized crime. RELATED: Ecuador: Prison Guard is Murdered in Sucumbios Police and military operations carried out in the national territory have led […]

On Tuesday, a prison guard was murdered when he was heading home after finishing his work shift, according to the National Service for Prisoners (SNAI), the institution that controls Ecuadorian prisons. RELATED: Ecuador: 48 Inmates Escape From Esmeraldas Prison This murder occurs in the midst of a 60-day state of emergency issued by President Daniel […]

On Wednesday night, two Ecuadorians died and nine citizens were injured during a fire in a nightclub in the Amazonian city of El Coca. RELATED:  Ecuadorian Armed Forces Arrest 329 Terrorists and Kill 5 The National Police reported that criminals shot into the nightclub and started the fire at 10:15 p.m. local time, that is, 15 […]

On Wednesday, Rear Admiral Jaime Vela, the head of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces’ Joint Command, made a first assessment of the operations carried out on the first day of the “internal armed conflict” against criminal organizations linked to international drug trafficking. RELATED: Venezuelan President Rejects Terrorist Acts in Ecuador “We have arrested 329 terrorists, we have […]

On Wednesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro pointed out that the situation Ecuador is going through is the consequence of wrong anti-drug policies that have facilitated the expansion of drug trafficking gangs to several countries. RELATED:  Ecuador is at War With Narcoterrorists: President Noboa “Currently, crime is multinational and multicrime,” Petro said in response to a […]

President Daniel Noboa decreed this Tuesday the recognition of the presence of an internal armed conflict.  RELATED: Drug Traffickers Carry Out Terrorist Attacks in Ecuador The executive decree reforms the current state of exception recognizing the existence of an internal armed conflict. It is established as an additional cause to the state of exception declared […]