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Ecuador's Daniel Noboa wants US and Europe to join battle against gangs

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President Daniel Noboa wants US , European and Brazilian armies to join his war on gangs.

He wants US President Donald Trump to designate Ecuadorean gangs as terrorist groups.

Violence has soared in Ecuador in recent years , with gangs battling to control drug trafficking routes.

Noboa has defined his 16 months in office through a tough crackdown on gangs and militarising the streets and prisons.

Daniel Noboa will face Luisa González in the run-off vote next month .

Violence and post-pandemic unemployment have driven many Ecuadoreans to flee northward.

Drug trafficking and illegal mining generated $30bn (23bn) annually in Ecuador .

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75

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27

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informal

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English

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47

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possibly offensive

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short-lived

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