Salvadoran troops target Haitian gang, leaving 20 dead
Summary
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Salvadoran troops helped target the 400 Mawozo gang’s headquarters in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. The operation, reportedly carried out by Haitian police with Salvadoran support, left 20 people dead; rights groups have called for transparency and safeguards as El Salvador deploys troops in Haiti.Key Facts
- Bukele said the operation destroyed the home of gang leader Lanmo San Jou and the 400 Mawozo gang’s headquarters.
- The operation reportedly took place on Sunday in Croix-des-Bouquets, near Port-au-Prince.
- Reports said 20 people were killed in the operation.
- Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime is due to visit El Salvador next week to discuss the Salvadoran troop deployment.
- El Salvador has sent about 2,000 troops to Haiti since four Salvadoran personnel went missing in mid-October.
- Most of the Salvadoran troops are not part of the United Nations-backed Gang Suppression Force.
- Amnesty International called on both governments to publish the deployment agreement and explain how forces are supervised and held accountable.
- Haiti plans to hold elections in July and October next year, its first elections in more than a decade.
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