The federal government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown managed by highly effective gang chief Jimmy Chérizier, who’s broadly often known as Barbecue.
The authorities say a number of gang members have been killed within the Decrease Delmas space of the capital Port-au-Prince.
Native reviews say army drones carrying explosives are getting used within the operation.
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé praised the assault. He stated it was the work of a particular activity power created two days in the past to sort out insecurity.
Chérizier, aged 47, is the dreaded chief of Viv Ansam (Dwell Collectively), a coalition of gangs that management a lot of the town.
It’s not clear whether or not Kenyan law enforcement officials deployed in Haiti final 12 months to assist combat the gangs are concerned within the safety operation.
Gang management in Port-au-Prince has led to an nearly full breakdown of legislation and order, the collapse of well being companies and emergence of a meals safety disaster.
Greater than 5,500 folks have been killed in gang-related violence within the Caribbean nation in 2024 and greater than one million folks have fled their houses.
Haiti’s transitional presidential council, the physique created to re-establish democratic order, has made little progress in the direction of organising long-delayed elections.
