Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present)

BelligerentsOrganized crime groups, notably Los Choneros
FARC dissidentsCommanders and leaders(POW)Units involved

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Armed civiliansCasualties and losses 40+ police officers killed
1 prosecutor killed
1 councillor killed
1 mayor killed
1 staffer killed
2 soldiers killed
1 soldier injured 31,000+ suspects arrested (700 of them were accused of being terrorists) 6,150 killed
2,108 civilians kidnapped

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.