QUITO (Reuters) - Infighting between factions of a gang vying for control over territory in Ecuador's largest city Guayaquil ...

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 ...

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

Ecuador seeks Erik Prince’s private security expertise to combat gangs escalating violence before the presidential runoff. President Noboa opts for military tactics to curb crime despite criticism.

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 ...

Gang infighting has left nearly two dozen people dead in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city. 14 people were arrested in the aftermath of the Thursday skirmish.

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

In recent years, Ecuador has plunged into violence amid the rapid spread of transnational cartels that use its ports, like Guayaquil, to ship cocaine to the United States and Europe. Homicides ...