2024 Ecuadorian conflict

2024 Ecuadorian conflict
	Part of the Ecuadorian security crisis and the War on drugs in Ecuador
	; Ecuadorian military on 13 January
Date	9 January 2024 – present; (1 month and 4 days)
Location	Ecuador
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Government of Ecuador	Organized crime groups, notably Los Choneros
Commanders and leaders
Daniel Noboa; Jaime Vela Erazo;	José Adolfo Macías Villamar; Fabricio Colón Pico;
Units involved
National Police; Armed Forces Army; Air Force; ; Armed civilians	Several organisations Águilas; ÁguilasKiller; Ak47; Caballeros Oscuros; Chone Killers; Covicheros; Cuartel de las Feas; Cubanos; Fatales; Gánster; Kater Piler; Lagartos; Latin Kings; Lobos; Los Choneros; El Grupete; Los Tiburones; Mafia 18; Mafia Trébol; Patrones; R7; Tiguerones;
Casualties and losses
2 police officers killed; 4 police officers kidnapped; 1 prosecutor killed 1 Councillor	8 killed; more than 2,800 suspects detained
	8 civilians killed, 20 total

On 9 January 2024, an armed conflict broke out in Ecuador involving the country's government against several organized crime groups, most notably the Los Choneros cartel.

Reports of armed attacks throughout Guayaquil and other parts of the country were widespread, occurring primarily in prisons, markets, roads, and universities. The large-scale attacks were a combination of responses to the escape of Los Choneros leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar in Guayaquil, and President Daniel Noboa declaring a state of emergency and then an internal state of war.

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