Jaime Vela Eraso, commander-in-chief of Ecuador’s armed forces, said members of criminal organizations in the country are a legitimate military target and there will be no negotiations with them. In his video message, he emphasized that every terrorist group listed in President Daniel Noboa’s decree has become a military target, and that no terrorist attack can force the country’s army to surrender. writes about this TASS.
Noboa signed a decree recognizing the existence of “internal armed conflict” in the country and ordered the neutralization of 22 criminal groups.
The situation in Ecuador escalated further after the leader of the Los Choneros gang, nicknamed Fito, escaped from prison on January 7, followed by riots in many penal institutions. On January 8, Noboa declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew.
Russian embassy in Ecuador due to unrest warned from visiting the country. In the statement made by the embassy, it was stated that casualties occurred among police and civilians as a result of armed conflicts between criminal groups and law enforcement forces. The diplomatic mission noted that they did not yet have information about the injured Russian citizens.
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