Guatemalan and Salvadoran Soldiers Join Haiti’s Security Efforts
This reinforcement comes at a critical time as the Haitian National Police and multinational forces implement various strategies to dismantle armed gangs operating in Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite region. Jan 3rd, 2025 Photo: EFE
January 3, 2025 Hour: 9:10 pm
This Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a report stating that almost 11,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Port-au-Prince due to recent attacks by armed gangs on the Poste Marchand neighborhood and its surroundings, located near the National Palace.
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A contingent of 75 Guatemalan and 8 Salvadoran soldiers arrived in Port-au-Prince this Friday, with the aim of joining the multinational security support force that has been operating in Haiti since late June.
The delegation was met at the international airport of the Haitian capital by the president of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), Leslie Voltaire, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, and the U.S. ambassador to Haiti, Dennis Hankins.
The arrival of the Salvadoran soldiers is part of preparations for the arrival of additional troops, according to the deputy spokesman for the Haitian National Police, who also announced that another flight is planned for tomorrow.
This reinforcement comes at a critical time as the Haitian National Police and multinational forces implement various strategies to dismantle armed gangs operating in Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite region.
The new soldiers join the 400 Kenyan police officers who are already supporting operations to confront gangs that have taken control of approximately 80% of the capital and are present in other areas of the country.
“In 2024, more than 5,000 people died. We are at war. In 2025, we continue to make war. The gangs have declared war on the people; we declare war on them. War against all gang members,” said Voltaire, reflecting the gravity of the crisis facing the Caribbean nation.
This Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a report stating that almost 11,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Port-au-Prince due to recent attacks by armed gangs on the Poste Marchand neighborhood and its surroundings, located near the National Palace.
Ninety-five percent of the displaced have taken refuge in 18 sites, four of which are new and 14 were already established before the recent incidents.
In a recent speech on the occasion of the country’s 221st anniversary of independence, Voltaire declared a “war” against the armed gangs that have created a climate of terror in Haiti.
Autor: MLM
Fuente: EFE
