Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa underlined Wednesday that we are at war and I will not give in. He made those remarks one day after multiple uprisings by drug trafficking groups particularly in Quito and Guayaquil resulted in at least 18 deaths and over 300 arrests, in addition to the people wounded, for which the head of state declared an internal armed conflict against terrorist organizations believed to be 20,000 strong.
Military and police operations took place around Ecuador on Thursday in response to a wave of violence and the detention of nearly 180 prison staff by inmates, with the government pledging to wage. -January 11, 2024 at 01:03 pm EST
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Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa laid out plans for two new high-security prisons on Thursday, part of his pledge to wage war on drug gangs, as the families of nearly 180 prison staff being held hostage by inmates demanded action to rescue them. A dramatic spike in violence this week - including the on-air storming of a TV station, unexplained explosions in multiple cities, and the kidnapping of police officers - appears to be a response by gangs to Noboa's plans to tackle the country's dire security situation, including with the new jails. Since Monday, 158 prison guards and 20 administrative staff have been taken hostage in at least seven prisons.
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