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The country has been plagued by escalating violence, with rampant extortion and kidnappings alongside substantial civil displacement. Over 880,000 Ecuadorians have been forced from their homes, and migration to the United States has increased as individuals seek refuge from the ongoing carnage. Notably, Noboa's crackdown has resulted in not just a temporary halt to violence but the fracturing of gang structures and increased violent competition between splintering factions.