Ecuadoran Army Deploys troops to Carry out Operations Against Gangs

QUITO, ECUADOR - JANUARY 15: Military personnel inspects people for illegal objects during an operation against gangs on January 15, 2024 in Quito, Ecuador. President Daniel Noboa declared "internal armed conflict" after hooded and armed men broke into TC Television's live broadcast. Ecuador is under a state of emergency while Noboa has ordered military operations to neutralize armed gangs. Ecuador has been hit by explosions, police kidnappings, and prison disturbances after gang leader Adolfo "Fito" Macias escaped from a prison in Guayaquil. (Photo by Franklin Jacome/Agencia Press South/Getty Images)