Ecuador Seizes Explosives Aimed at Rebel Groups on the Peruvian Border

July 09, 2013

The Ecuadorean Military seized a shipment of rifle ammunition and grenades presumably aimed at Colombian rebel groups, in an operation conducted on the southern border with Peru, according to a July 4 report from the Ecuadorean Armed Forces Joint Command.

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For decades, Ecuador was perceived as an exception in a region plagued by drug trafficking, armed violence, and criminal capture of the state. While neighboring countries faced open wars between cartels and state forces, Ecuador seemed to remain on the sidelines of these dynamics. That image began to slowly crack and finally collapsed in January […]

Ecuador Seizes Explosives Aimed at Rebel Groups on the Peruvian Border

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