Ecuador declares 'internal armed conflict' as violence escalates
Ecuadorean security forces enter the premises of Ecuador's TC television channel after unidentified gunmen burst into the state-owned television studio live on air in Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 9, 2024. /CFP
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday declared "internal armed conflict" and mobilized the army to combat organized crime linked to drug trafficking, following an escalation in violence