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Fight for Control in Guayaquil: Army Deployment Signals Escalating Crisis in Ecuador
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Fight for Control in Guayaquil: Army Deployment Signals Escalating Crisis in Ecuador
Ecuador’s official data and government decrees confirm a sharp rise in violence since 2021, driven by organized criminal groups fighting over drug trafficking routes and illegal markets. Guayaquil, the country’s main port city, has become the epicenter of this crisis. The government declared a state of emergency in several provinces, including Guayas, in response to […]
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For 30 days, the Government extended the state of emergency in Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, Orellana, Santa Elena, El Oro, Sucumbíos and the Metropolitan District of Quito.
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa renewed for thirty days the state of emergency for Quito, and seven of the country's 24 provinces.
A series of massacres in Guayaquil forced the government of Daniel Noboa to extend the state of emergency in several areas of the country, in the face of the upsurge of clashes between gangs. "When you declare war on someone, the other side defends itself," security expert Ana Minga told Sputnik.
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