Salvadoran-Backed Operation Destroys 400 Mawozo Gang Headquarters in Haiti; Prime Minister Fils-Aimé Thanks El Salvador
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced on X on November 10 that Haitian police, supported by Salvadoran soldiers, had destroyed the residence of gang leader Lanmò San Jou and the headquarters of the 400 Mawozo gang in Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince.
According to the Miami Herald, the operation was reportedly carried out on Sunday by a Haitian National Police drone task force with Salvadoran troops in support. Bukele posted video said to show helicopters firing on the target; the BBC said it could not verify the video or confirm that the property was the gang's headquarters. Other reports said about 20 people were killed, which officials have not confirmed.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé publicly thanked El Salvador's military, said Haiti would continue working with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, and planned to visit El Salvador next week.
El Salvador has deployed more than 2,000 troops to Haiti since last month, after four Salvadoran air force technicians were abducted in Haiti in October. UN figures show at least 5,700 people were killed by gang violence or security operations in Haiti between January 1 and September 11 this year.
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Source: Miami Herald
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