Where Is War

Is there a war in Ecuador?

Yes. UCDP lists 3 active armed conflicts with fighting recorded in Ecuador.

None at war level (1,000+ deaths in a year). Largest: Los Choneros - Los Lobos, 288 deaths in 2025.

Updated 30 October 2026 · UCDP data through 30 September 2026 · View on map →

Deaths recorded in Ecuador in 2025

0in state-based fighting
439in fighting between armed groups
0in attacks on civilians (one-sided violence)

UCDP GED Global 26.1: best estimates for events located in Ecuador (as UCDP places them), by type of violence. The three are shown separately, as UCDP counts them, and are not added together here.

The conflicts

Each conflict as UCDP defines it: a dispute with at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year. Figures are UCDP best estimates; the newest months are preliminary and can change. UCDP does not record who started each clash.

Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2021

Los Choneros - Los Lobos

288deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
54deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09
872total 2021–2025sum of the UCDP yearly figures below (5 years listed)

Who is fighting: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos

2021: 1862022: 252023: 1732024: 2002025: 2882026: 54 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2021highest: 2882026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: August 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary54
2025288
2024200
2023173
202225
2021186
Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2024

Los Tiguerones - Fenix faction - Los Tiguerones - Igualitos faction

34deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1
1deaths in Jan–Sep 2026preliminary · UCDP Candidate Events Dataset 26.01.26.09

Who is fighting: Los Tiguerones Fenix faction vs Los Tiguerones Igualitos faction

2024: not in the dataset (below 25 deaths or no data)2025: 342026: 1 (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary)
2024highest: 342026*

* Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary (hatched). Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: March 2026

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
Jan–Sep 2026 preliminary1
202534
Armed conflictNon-state conflict (between armed groups) · UCDP start year 2025

Los Lobos - Los Lobos Box

31deaths in 2025UCDP Non-State Conflict Dataset 26.1

Who is fighting: Los Lobos vs Los Lobos Box

2025: 31
2025highest: 312025

Grey: year not in the dataset (UCDP lists a conflict-year only with at least 25 deaths).

Latest recorded fighting: November 2025

Figures by year
YearDeaths (best estimate)
202531

Military personnel

42,000own armed forces (2020)World Bank / IISS · active + paramilitary

Foreign military personnel in Ecuador

United States26

assigned · 31 Aug 2026 · DoD DMDC

Other countries may have forces here; only official, reusable figures are shown.

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