10MAY 2025 (08:55) Hindu Times (Quito) #Ecuador says 11 troops killed in attack by FARC dissidents- "Some armed factions within FARC, once the largest guerrilla group in Latin America, have rejected its historic peace agreement made with the Colombian government in 2016. Ecuador said on Friday (May 9, 2025) that at least 11 military personnel who were carrying out an operation to combat illegal mining in a region near the border with Colombia were killed by dissident FARC guerrillas.
Some armed factions within FARC, once the largest guerrilla group in Latin America, have rejected its historic peace agreement made with the Colombian government in 2016. Those splinter groups refuse to lay down their arms and pursue criminal activities like illegal drug trafficking and illegal mininig.
“Eleven soldiers have been killed and one wounded,” the Ecuadoran military said in a statement.
It said that dozens of military personnel had been involved in the operation and that the “ambush” had been carred out with explosives, grenades and firearms. The office of the prosecutor, which earlier gave a toll of eight dead, said a criminal group called the Comandos de la Frontera was responsible for the attack in the eastern province of Orellana. The group is involved in drug trafficking in the border region of Colombia and Ecuador.
The prosecutor’s statement added that work had begun to “recover the bodies and secure evidence” at the site of the attack. “We will not rest until those responsible are judged before the law and are held accountable for this crime,” the military said in its statement. Once-peaceful Ecuador averaged a killing every hour at the start of the year, as cartels battled for control over cocaine routes that pass through the nation’s ports.
The bloodshed has spooked investors and tourists alike, fuelling economic malaise and swelling the ranks of Ecuador’s poor to 28 percent of the population. In Colombia, the Comandos de la Frontera are engaged in peace negotiations with authorities. The U.S. is seeking the extradition of the group’s detained leader, Colombian officials have said." -
🤠iffin you gonna move down or remain in Ecuador on into 2025, get prepared for whats a coming down the pike🥷🏼its not and has not been just a Coastal & #GYE thang, its also a Sierra & Metro #Quito Thanggy as well👮🏻♂️💰
My 2025 NewYears Resolution is more time out on the La G range, zz style, 🎸🥁🎸 cuzz (imho) we gonna dang sure be a needin it🥷🏼if anybody wants to no longer be an outlaw? Call me to join our Qtowne Quito gun club and get legal to tote with a 55hr CCW Course,
now a days The CCW is pretty much streamlined down to this:
plan on about $300 for to join the gun club,about $200 or up to $300 for the CCW course,about $300 for psyche, psycho and toxico exams,
a 9mm Taurus for say $1200.
a 9mm CZ for say $1500.
aprox $80 to $100 for a box of 50rds 9mm FMJ
i see peeps now a days getting legally armed in about a 3-4 months time frame, kinda like a tuff assed visa process!
'Always be prepared' - BSA & SA,
"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns" - Louis L'Amour (1908-1988) Western novelist of ...
(there will be no significant improvement in Ecu until this addressed and resolved once and for all, very similar issues up NA way too, Ecu mini state likes to monkey see monkey doo big brother brothel USSA in so many ways:) 03DEC25- #Ecuador ⚖ 'Life imprisonment! For corrupt judges & lawyers- "...So, let's use the same logic with my "buddies." If as a lawyer you are found guilty of having bribed a judge or prosecutor or you are that judge or prosecutor bribed, it is impossible for us to think that it is coherent that we can once again entrust them with their participation in the system of administration of justice.
A corrupt judge, lawyer or prosecutor must be banned for life from practicing the profession. Let them go out to sweep streets or pass cafes, but in this profession they cannot participate again. Because without Justice there is no State and they have made sure that Ecuador is a failed State.
But I am more radical: I propose that the perpetual inability to practice the profession ...
SUN 23NOV25 The #EcuadorReport Giving Thanks to the Entire Crew at KAT-BAS Club de Tiro #Quito Gun Club - 'Nobody is Coming to Save You!'🦃Have a Happy Thanksgiving 2025🎩-
13NOV25 📑#Ecuador
"There is an agreement between the US and Ecuador on reciprocal tariffs, driven by President Donald Trump and President Noboa.
The United States announced the elimination of reciprocal tariffs for certain Ecuadorian exports, following the conclusion of a new agreement promoted by President Donald Trump and President Daniel Noboa.
The understanding incorporates chapters of trade, work, environment and security, with the aim of providing greater competitiveness and relief to the export sector of Ecuador.
The Minister of Production and Foreign Trade, Luis Jaramillo, stressed that this framework "will lay the foundations of trade, economic and national security relations", emphasizing that the agreement marks a decisive step to deepen cooperation between the two countries.
According to the Ecuadorian Government, the measure will allow to expand opportunities for domestic products and strengthen the bilateral agenda in strategic areas for development and security." -
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