'They aroused our ire': Ecuador vows to crush gangs
Since Monday, drug cartels have been waging a bloody campaign of kidnappings and attacks in response to a government crackdown on organized crime, prompting Noboa to declare the country to be in a "state of war."
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Members of the Army's Elite Forces frisk men and check their identities during a patrol in the streets of Moran, a neighbourhood in northern Quito, on January 11, 2024. (AFP)
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Quito, Ecuador | AFP
Ecuador's armed forces were engaged in a brutal standoff with organised crime on Thursday, deploying more than 22,400 soldiers to put down a