A Rebel Insurgency In Ecuador?

Could Ecuador Be Seeing The Rise Of A New Rebel Insurgency? -- Geoffrey Ramsey, Christian Science Monitor

The Armed Revolutionary Insurgent Forces of Ecuador, a previously unknown rebel group, claimed responsibility for a double bombing last week.

A clandestine leftist organization has claimed responsibility for two bombings in Ecuador’s largest city, sparking concerns about a nascent insurgency in the South American country.

On Nov. 22, two separate bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in downtown Guayaquil, the first of which went off in front of the local Ministry of Health offices, while the second detonated several blocks away. While no one was seriously injured in either incident, the second explosion sent dozens of leaflets flying through the air, all of which bore a call to arms against the center-left government of President Rafael Correa.

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My Comment: Ecuador has so far been spared from the destruction that Latin American guerrilla groups can produce .... but Latin America has a very long history of rebel movements, and this can easily become Ecuador's history if it does not move quickly to break-up these organizations.