Head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces EcuadorJaime Vela assured on Tuesday that they will not back down and will not negotiate with groups that intend to sow terror among the population, following a meeting of the Security Council chaired by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.

Ecuador is experiencing moments of enormous tension after the invasion of armed commandos in TK Television in Guayaquil, which ended arrest of at least thirteen criminals and the release of channel employees.

Moreover, at least eight people died and two others were injured in several armed attacks recorded on Tuesday in different parts of the city, Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez confirmed.

The head of the Joint Forces Command made the announcement Tuesday evening at Carondelet Palace, the headquarters of the executive branch, along with the minister of public administration, the minister of government and interior affairs, the minister of national defense and the commander-in-chief. National Police.

“Today’s events are proof that the actions and decisions taken by the National Government seriously influence criminal structures and in response they unleashed a wave of violence to intimidate the population,” Vela said.

To this end he added: “they committed bloody acts and unprecedented in the history of the country, but despite its cruel evil, this attempt will fail.”

“The President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa, through Executive Order No. 111, has set a very clear mission for us: from now on every terrorist group named in the above decree has become a military objective“.

“The present and future of our country are at stake,” and “no terrorist attack” will force them to surrender.

“We’re not going to back down or negotiate.. Goodness, justice and order cannot ask permission or bow their heads to terrorists,” he said.

And he assured that they “act firmly and decisively against any attempts of destabilization and chaos that are intended to be carried out on national territory.”

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“Ecuadorian people, this fight will win with the support of each and every one of you,” he said, before articulating “patriotic appeal“Together let’s make our sacred tricolor fly.”

“Be fully confident that your Armed Forces and National Police We will fulfill our oath to protect them with our lives if necessary. “We will win!” – he concluded.

The President of Ecuador issued a decree on the existence “internal armed conflict” in the country and ordered the Armed Forces to take action.

In this decree, Noboa stated that identified organized crime groups transnational, “such as terrorist organizations and militant non-state actors.”

Among them he listed “Aguilas, Aguilas Killer, Ak47, Caballeros Oscuros, ChoneKiller, Choneros, Coviceros, Cuartel de las Feas, Cubanos, Fatales, Ganster, Cater Peeler, Lagartos, Latin Kings, Lobos, Los p.27, Los Tiburones, Mafia 18, Mafia Trebol, Cartridges, R7, Tigerones.” (EFE)