Gang gunfights in Ecuador leave 22 dead
Gang gunfights in Ecuador leave 22 dead

Rival factions of an Ecuadoran drug trafficking gang fought Thursday in the violent port city of Guayaquil, leaving at least 22 people dead, officials said. Another three people were wounded in a series of internecine clashes in the city, the local police said in a statement as it increased an...

Clashes claim 14 lives in drug violence-torn Ecuador
Clashes claim 14 lives in drug violence-torn Ecuador

Clashes between rival criminal groups claimed the lives of 14 people over the weekend in Ecuadors port city of Guayaquil, the epicenter of a bloody power struggle between narco gangs. Citing police sources the AFP reported on Tuesday. In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd...