Ecuador president declares ‘war’ with criminal gangs amid soaring violence

Hundreds of soldiers in Ecuador are on patrol in several cities after the government and drug gangs declared war. Many streets are nearly deserted as residents fear being attacked. Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from Quito, Ecuador. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Ecuador #EcuadorViolence #EcuadorGang #EcuadorPrisonBreak #DanielNoboa #JoseAdolfoMacias #Fito #aljazeeraenglish