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Ecuador: conflict events in December 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

8events6 the month before
36est. deathsrange 36–37
0civilian deaths

Ecuador saw 8 recorded events and 36 estimated deaths in December 2025. That is +33% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 36 to 37.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

Events were concentrated in Manabí province (7), El Oro province (1).

The most active pairing was Los Choneros - Los Lobos with 7 events.

Where events happened

2025-12-22: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (7 deaths)2025-12-17: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (1 deaths)2025-12-16: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (7 deaths)2025-12-16: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (1 deaths)2025-12-16: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (1 deaths)2025-12-07: Los Lobos vs Los Saobox (13 deaths)2025-12-06: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (0 deaths)2025-12-01: Los Choneros vs Los Lobos (6 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Ecuador, December 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2025

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Manabí province723
El Oro province113

Deadliest events, December 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Dec 2025Cantón Machala
El Oro province		Los Lobos vs Los Saobox
Non-state, 4 sources		13
22 Dec 2025Cantón Sucre
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state, 2 sources		7
16 Dec 2025Cantón Portoviejo
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state		7
1 Dec 2025Cantón Pedernales
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state		6
17 Dec 2025Cantón Manta
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state		1
16 Dec 2025Cantón Pedernales
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state		1
16 Dec 2025Cantón Portoviejo
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state		1
6 Dec 2025Cantón Portoviejo
Manabí province		Los Choneros vs Los Lobos
Non-state		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Los Lobos8
Los Choneros7
Los Saobox1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state8
One-sided0

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.