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A woman holds the ballot to vote in a referendum proposed by President Daniel Noboa to endorse new security measures aimed at cracking down on criminal gangs fueling escalating violence, in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, April 21, 2024.

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Ecuadorians vote in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs

1:06am April 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

Ecuador's president got a resounding victory Sunday in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence.

A resident looks out from her doorway as a soldier takes part in an operation in search of gang members, in Soyapango, El Salvador, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. The government of El Salvador sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off Soyapango, on the outskirts of the nation's capital Saturday.

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El Salvador has sent 10,000 police to seal off a town and search for gang members

4:55am December 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The operation is one of the largest mobilizations yet in President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on street gangs.