On Sunday, Haitian Acting Prime Minister Patrick Michel Boivert declared a state of emergency and a 72-hour curfew in Port-au-Prince. RELATED: Haiti: More Than 3,600 Prisoners Released After Prison Attack This occurred after criminal armed groups took over the La Capitale and Croix des Bouquets prisons, releasing over 3,000 inmates and leaving a dozen dead. […]

During a radio interview on Wednesday, President Daniel Noboa assured that he will not negotiate with armed criminal groups linked to international drug trafficking. RELATED: The International Community Stands in Solidarity With Ecuador “We are in a state of war and we cannot give in to these terrorists,” Noboa said in his first public intervention […]

On Tuesday, President Daniel Noboa issued a decree declaring the existence of an “internal armed conflict” in Ecuador. This decision allows the Armed Forces to participate directly in the fight against twenty armed groups linked to international drug trafficking. RELATED: Peru To Deploy Police Force To Border With Ecuador This happened after terrorist attacks throughout the […]

On Tuesday, Ecuadorian criminal organizations linked to international drug trafficking unleashed a wave of violence that left ten people dead in Guayaquil City. RELATED: Noboa Declares Internal Armed Conflict in Ecuador Among the victims are two police officers, Corporals Alex Taday and Luis Guanotuña, who were shot dead in Nobol, in the province of Guayas. […]