Salvadoran troops strike Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said Salvadoran troops and Haitian police killed 20 people in an attack on the 400 Mawozo gang near Port-au-Prince. Haiti's prime minister is expected to visit El Salvador to discuss the future of the deployed troops.
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On Nov. 2, Haitian gang leader Wilson Joseph asked the UN to send a delegation to mediate as clashes with an international force intensified. The letter came from Plaine du Cul-de-Sac after four Salvadoran aviation technicians were attacked on Oct. 18 and remained missing. El Salvador deployed more than 2,000 troops, and more than 5,700 were killed or injured from January to mid-September.
By Nov. 5, President Nayib Bukele posted videos of armed Salvadoran soldiers patrolling Haiti, while Haitian police found the burned truck used by the missing technicians but not the men. On Nov. 10, Amnesty International urged El Salvador and Haiti to release the agreement governing the deployment, saying most troops were not part of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. Bukele then announced that Salvadoran troops and Haitian police killed 20 people in an operation near Port-au-Prince that destroyed the 400 Mawozo gang's headquarters.
On Nov. 11, Bukele described the strike as a ground and air attack. Media reported 20 people died, though authorities had not confirmed the toll. Haiti's prime minister praised Bukele after the strike and is expected to visit El Salvador next week to discuss the future of the forces.
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5 updates · newest first- 11 NovNew development
El Salvador destroys HQ of Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang, Bukele says
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said his military destroyed the headquarters of the 400 Mawozo gang in a ground and air attack near Port-au-Prince. Media reported 20 people died, though authorities had not confirmed the toll. Haiti's prime minister praised Bukele after the strike, which followed the deployment of more than 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers to Haiti.
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- 10 NovNew development
Salvadoran troops kill 20 in attack on Haitian gang headquarters
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced that Salvadoran troops and Haitian police killed 20 people in an operation targeting the 400 Mawozo gang near Port-au-Prince. The attack, which destroyed the gang's headquarters, comes as Amnesty International urges both nations to release the agreement governing the deployment of about 2,000 Salvadoran troops. Haiti's prime minister is expected to visit El Salvador next week to discuss the future of the forces.
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- 10 NovOfficial statement
Amnesty urges El Salvador to disclose terms of Haiti troop deployment
Amnesty International has urged El Salvador and Haiti to release the agreement governing the deployment of about 2,000 Salvadoran troops to Haiti, warning of human rights and accountability risks. The troops were sent by President Nayib Bukele after four Salvadoran personnel disappeared in mid-October, and most are not part of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. Amnesty said both governments must explain oversight, rules of force and reporting.
- 5 NovNew development
Bukele touts Salvadoran troops patrolling Haiti
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele posted videos of armed Salvadoran soldiers patrolling Haiti and challenged gangs to fight. Haitian police said they found the burned truck used by four missing Salvadoran technicians, who disappeared on October 18, but had not found the men. Bukele said the troops were helping Haitians free themselves from gangs, while the UN said only about 200 were under the multinational force's jurisdiction.
- 2 NovNew development
Haitian gang leader asks UN for mediation as clashes intensify
Haitian gang leader Wilson Joseph asked the UN on Monday to send a delegation to mediate as clashes with an international force intensify. The letter, sent from Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, comes after four Salvadoran aviation technicians were attacked on Oct. 18 and remain missing, prompting El Salvador to deploy more than 2,000 troops. More than 5,700 were killed or injured from January to mid-September.
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