The events that have transpired in Ecuador demonstrate the depth to which violence has crept into this formerly tranquil region of Latin America. This article examines Ecuador’s involvement in what its president has referred to as a “armed internal conflict” in more detail.
What is happening?
Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, has ordered the armed forces to restore order in the country after days of unrest which saw two gang leaders escape from jail, prison guards held hostage, and explosive devices set off in a number of cities across the country.
In the most dramatic attack, a group of armed men forced their into the studios of TC Television in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, and tried to force one of the presenters to read out a message live on air.
