Haiti 400 Mawozo Gang Headquarters Struck Near Port-au-Prince: Bukele Said on November 10 the Leader House and Headquarters Were Destroyed, Media Report About 20 Killed and the Leader Absent
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele posted on social media on Tuesday, November 10, that Salvadoran forces destroyed the house of Lanmo San Jou, leader of Haiti 400 Mawozo gang, and the gang headquarters, sharing video of helicopters firing on a large compound. The site is in Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince, a stronghold of the gang.
The Miami Herald, citing sources familiar with the operation, reported that the strike took place at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, carried out by a Haitian police drone task force backed by Salvadoran troops and four helicopters, two from each side. The sources said about 20 people were killed, and that gang leader Wilson Joseph was not inside the house.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime thanked the Salvadoran military in a post and said the two countries would keep working with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. The BBC said it could not independently verify the footage, Haitian authorities have not confirmed the death toll or the extent of the damage, and Haitian outlets differed on how much was destroyed.
The 400 Mawozo gang is one of Haiti largest criminal organizations, associated with kidnappings, extortion, murder and arms trafficking. More than 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers have been deployed to Haiti, expanded after an October 18 ambush in which four Salvadoran personnel serving with the Gang Suppression Force went missing. The casualty figure in this item is attributed to media sources and has not been officially confirmed.
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Photo: 图：海地首都太子港的航拍全景。U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Spec 供图，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Port-au-Prince Haiti 2008. By U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Spec, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
