Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least ...

Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil left nearly two ...

Ecuador's security forces will "very soon" receive advice from Erik Prince, the private security executive, on fighting ...

The recent killings show how the government's tough-on-crime response has been minimally effective at best and spurred ...

Gangs, drugs and public safety threats are ravaging Ecuador’s largest city and may push the president to seek help from the ...

Twenty two people were killed in gun battles in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil on Thursday, in what police said was a ...

A youth stands behind his home after it was partially damaged during an anti-gang police operation in which police tore down ...

An explosion outside the Litoral Penitentiary, Ecuador's most dangerous prison, left one guard dead and two injured on ...

A violent clash between gang factions in Ecuador's Guayaquil resulted in nearly two dozen fatalities. The conflict erupted as ...

Adolfo Macias Villamar, alias El Fito, escaped from jail in Ecuador more than a year ago and an international hunt for the ...

Ecuador's president announced on Friday an amnesty for security forces fighting drug cartels in the port city of Guayaquil, ...

QUITO (Reuters) - Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil left nearly two dozen people dead, authorities said on Friday.