Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present)

2024 Ecuadorian conflict
	Part of the Ecuadorian security crisis and the war on drugs
	; Ecuadorian Armed Forces after terrorist attacks in Guayaquil, Guayas
Date	9 January 2024 – present; (2 years, 2 months and 5 days)
Location	Ecuador; Most violent cities are Guayaquil and Durán, as well as nearby coastal provinces (Manabí, El Oro, and Los Ríos)
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Government of Ecuador; United States	Organized crime groups, notably Los Choneros
Commanders and leaders
Daniel Noboa; Jaime Vela Erazo;	José Adolfo Macías Villamar (POW); Fabricio Colón Pico (POW); Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria; (POW)
Units involved
; Armed Forces Ecuadorian Army; Ecuadorian Air Force; ; National Police Armed civilians	Several organisations Águilas; Águilas Killers; AK47; Caballeros Oscuros; Chone Killers; Choneros; Covicheros; Cuartel de las Feas; Cubanos; El Grupete; Fatales; Gánster; Kater Piler; Lagartos; Latin Kings; Lobos; Mafia 18; Mafia Trébol; Patrones; R7; Tiburones; Tiguerones;
Casualties 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.