John Kirbyspokesperson for White House National Security CouncilI affirm that USA is willing to collaborate with Ecuador to ”deal with violence”, although he rules out ”military support.” He clarified that they are monitoring the situation in the Latin American country, where the third day of terror is being experienced after waves of attacks by criminal gangs and drug traffickers began on Monday, leaving at least 10 dead.
Besides, kirby stated: “We are ready to take concrete measures to improve our cooperation with the government of Ecuador as he begins to deal with the violence.
“We haven’t had a specific conversation about what that would mean exactly, but I would steer you away from any consideration of US military troops or anything like that.”
Jake SullivanNational Security Advisor to the President Joe Bidenhas not gone into details either.
“We are committed to supporting the security and prosperity of Ecuadorians and to strengthening cooperation with our partners to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice,” he said on the X social network.
Sullivan reiterated that USA “strongly condemns the recent criminal attacks by armed groups in Ecuador against private, public and government institutions”.
Days of terror in Ecuador
Ecuador lives hours of anguish for the third consecutive day with more than a hundred police and prison staff held by prisoners, attacks on journalists and numerous armed attacks.
Faced with the new wave of violencePresident Daniel Noboa36, declared on Tuesday to Ecuador in “internal armed conflict”, after having ordered a state of emergency on Monday.
The violence was unleashed after Adolfo Maciasalias “Fito“, head of the country’s main criminal gang known as The Chonerosescaped from prison.
Attacks by criminal gangs and drug traffickers in Ecuador
President Daniel Noboa announced the Exception status for 60 days when the kidnapping of police officers, attacks on the press and prison riots began.
On Tuesday, various acts of violence occurred in the South American country. Armed criminals entered a television studio, attacks on universities and shopping centers, the streets were total chaos. At night, the National Assembly resolved to pardon the police and soldiers who combat the wave of violence.
Source: Ambito
