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Military convoys of heavily-armed soldiers are rumbling through the streets of the Ecuadorian port town of Esmeraldas. The trucks carry more than 100 soldiers wearing bullet-proof vests, trying to ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » People: Prison clash in Ecuador leaves at least 17 dead
A violent clash between rival gangs at a prison in the coastal city of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, has left at least 17 dead, according to a statement from the National Police. “The situation stems from an ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » People: Violence in Colombia displacing more people into Ecuador
SAN LORENZO, Ecuador, April 12 (UNHCR) - Senor Padilla, his wife and two of their children escaped to the small Ecuadorean port of San Lorenzo in late February, joining the growing number of people ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » People: ‘Where Are The Weapons?’ Life In An Ecuadoran Town Plagued With Drug Violence
Ecuadoran soldiers patrol the streets of the port city of Esmeraldas, on the border with Colombia, on April 21, 2023 AFP A military convoy of soldiers toting rifles and submachine guns rumbles into a ...
News Ecuador » Esmeraldas » People: ‘Where are the weapons?’ Life in an Ecuadoran town plagued with drug violence
Ecuadoran soldiers patrol the streets of the port city of Esmeraldas, on the border with Colombia, on April 21, 2023 – Copyright SPA/AFP – A military convoy of ...