2024 Ecuadorian conflict
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On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict broke out in Ecuador involving the country's government against several organized crime groups, most notably the Los Choneros cartel.
This article is about a domestic conflict with organized crime groups. For the diplomatic incident between Ecuador and Mexico, see 2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador.
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2024 Ecuadorian conflict | |||||||
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Part of the Ecuadorian security crisis and the war on drugs in Ecuador | |||||||
Ecuadorian military on 13 January | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Government of Ecuador | Organized crime groups, notably Los Choneros | ||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Armed civilians |
Several organisations[1]
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 police officers killed[2] 4 police officers kidnapped[3] 1 prosecutor killed[4] 1 councillor killed[5] 1 mayor killed[6] 1 staffer killed[6] |
8 killed[7] more than 10,000 suspects detained[2][7][8][9][10][11] | ||||||
21 civilians killed[2][12] Over 50 killed overall |
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Reports of armed attacks throughout Guayaquil and other parts of the country were widespread, occurring primarily in prisons, markets, roads, and universities.[13][14] The large-scale attacks were a combination of responses to the escape of Los Choneros leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar in Guayaquil,[15] and President Daniel Noboa declaring a state of emergency and then an internal state of war.[14]