Ecuador Ecuador, a South American country, faces a major security crisis with unprecedented escalation of cartel violence and gang warfare. Drug trafficking has led to frequent states of emergency, prison riots, and a declared internal armed conflict. https://uzax.com/ec/ en editor@uzax.com (Editor) https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en https://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/ Ecuador, a South American country, faces a major security crisis with unprecedented escalation of cartel violence and gang warfare. Drug trafficking has led to frequent states of emergency, prison riots, and a declared internal armed conflict. https://uzax.com/flag/ec.png 2 people killed in an armed ambush overnight in Samborondón, Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/w34xl https://uzax.com/ec/w34xl An armed attack on the night of Thursday, September 24, 2026, left two people dead and one injured in the Tarifa parish of Samborondón canton, in Ecuador’s Guayas province Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:05 +0000 Ecuador Police officer killed as gunmen ambush his vehicle in Guayaquil, Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/l4jel https://uzax.com/ec/l4jel A police officer was killed after gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in the Nueva Granada cooperative, in Guayaquil’s Guasmo sector, late on September 20 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:17:31 +0000 Ecuador Police officer dies after being shot while on duty in Guayaquil, Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/6qny6 https://uzax.com/ec/6qny6 First Sergeant Patricio Germán Ortiz Lucio of the Ecuadorian National Police has died from wounds sustained in an armed attack while on duty, the force confirmed on Wednesday Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:04:35 +0000 Ecuador 2 killed as hitmen attack an ambulance at Jama entry in Manabí, Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/lk74w https://uzax.com/ec/lk74w An ambulance driver and a doctor from the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) were shot dead on the night of Monday, September 14, 2026, at the entrance to the canton of Jama in the province of Manabí Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:14:57 +0000 Ecuador 1 cop killed as he dies while on duty in Manabí province, Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/w5j36 https://uzax.com/ec/w5j36 An Ecuadorian National Police corporal was killed while on duty in the province of Manabí on Thursday, September 10, 2026 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:34:47 +0000 Ecuador 4 killed as gunmen on motorcycles attack a resort in Montecristi, Ecuador https://uzax.com/ec/jlokw https://uzax.com/ec/jlokw Four people were killed and one other was wounded in a shooting at a recreational center in the Aníbal San Andrés area of Montecristi canton, Manabí province, early on the evening of September 6, 2026 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 09:20:17 +0000 Ecuador