Reuters reported that a group of soldiers from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on January 3rd to join a multinational force supported by the United Nations to crack down on gangs.
Haitian authorities patrol in Port-au-Prince.
The group of soldiers included 75 Guatemalans and 8 Salvadorans, tasked with bolstering security and countering armed gangs responsible for serious violence in Haiti. President of the interim Presidential Council Leslie Voltaire, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, and U.S. Ambassador Dennis Hankins welcomed the soldiers at Port-au-Prince airport.
"They came to reinforce the multinational force in the fight against gangs and gun violence in the country," according to the Haitian government . Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who has gained widespread support through his tough crackdown on organized crime in his home country, has previously stated that he will be able to "fix" Haiti and that the gangs there must be "wiped out." This could offer hope for an improvement in the escalating tensions in Haiti.
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Haiti is mired in a security crisis as gangs gain control and violence escalates since late 2024. Many areas have fallen into the hands of criminal groups, while successive massacres have forced thousands to flee their homes. Around 10 countries have pledged to provide over 3,100 soldiers to Haiti, but only a small number have been deployed so far. Haiti has also undertaken numerous efforts to suppress the gangs, but has been unable to prevent their territorial expansion and increased activity. Meanwhile, the Haitian national police force has lost thousands of personnel in recent years, further exacerbating the situation.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/quan-doi-cac-nuoc-den-haiti-de-giup-chong-cac-bang-dang-185250104225337035.htm
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