Intelligence Fusion Report: Violent Crime in Ecuador

June 02, 2022

Intelligence Fusion Report: Violent Crime in Ecuador

Incidents of conflict and criminality on both sides of the Ecuador-Colombia border since January 2018. Violence on the Colombian side is driven by the activities of armed groups such as FARC dissidents and the ELN and has spilt over into Ecuador. [image source: Intelligence Fusion]

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