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El Salvador continues to deploy soldiers to Haiti as gangs threaten violence

By Jacqueline Charles October 26, 2026 Credit: Patrice Noel REUTERS Flights carrying soldiers and military equipment from El Salvador continued to arrive on Monday in Haiti, where search and rescue operations for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians remain ongoing. The men were ambushed on Oct. 18 in a gang-controlled territory east of Port-au-Prince and remain unaccounted for. Members of the armed forces of El Salvador, they were deployed under the United Nations-aut

Miami Herald

4 days ago

El Salvador Continues Deployment To Haiti Amid gang violence

By Jacqueline Charles October 27, 2026 An armored personnel carrier belonging to the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti is on patrol after El Salvador announced a rescue mission for four air force members who went missing after a gang ambush. Patrice Noel REUTERS Flights carrying soldiers and military equipment from El Salvador continued to arrive on Monday in Haiti, where search and rescue operations for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians remain ongoing. The men were

Miami Herald

4 days ago

Five Salvadoran Soldiers Missing In Haiti After Ambush

New York Times By Frances Robles October 18, 2026 A U.N.-backed force sent to combat gang violence said it is looking for five soldiers, who were in a gang-controlled area when they were attacked. A Salvadoran member of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force during a patrol over Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Credit Michael Anthony Adams Five Salvadoran soldiers, members of a new U.N.-backed force sent to stop gang violence in Haiti were ambushed while out shopping near the capital on

New York Times

Oct 20

Haiti sanctions renewed: Starving the gangs of bullets

By Daniel Dickinson October 14, 2026 © WFP/Sylvain Barral People who have fled their homes due to gang violence in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, rest in a community space in a safer neighbourhood. Haiti is living through one of the world’s most acute security crises. Armed gangs control large parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and are pushing into rural areas, terrorising communities, killing people, committing rape and other sexual assaults, kidnapping for ransom a

UN News

Oct 16

Haiti postpones elections indefinitely amid gang violence

By France 24 October 7, 2026 Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations. The delay leaves Haitians without a democratic process as authorities struggle to register voters and secure areas needed for the poll. Men of the local defence force stand guard in a cemetery during a funeral service for people killed i

France 24

Oct 8

Haiti gangs kill 11 after gov't security crackdown

By Onès Joseph September 29, 2026 Four members of the same family were among those murdered in retaliation after a Gang Suppression Force operation against Kokorat San Ras in Gros-Morne, Mayor Hubert Cénéac says Local residents gather by a telecommunication company's store. Photo by Caleb Volny Overview: The Kokorat San Ras gang carried out a shooting spree against residents of Gros-Morne, a commune in the Artibonite department that has been under gang control in recent years

The Haitian Times

Sep 29

UNSC Extends Gang Suppression Force Mandate For 6 Months

By Merve Aydogan 29 September 2026 Draft resolution, penned by Panama and US, receives 12 votes in favor, 3 abstentions The UN Security Council on Tuesday adopted a draft resolution extending the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti for another six months, until March 31, 2027. The resolution, penned by Panama and the US, received 12 votes in favor, with China, Pakistan and Russia abstaining. There were no votes against. It also asks the UN secretary-general t

Anadolu Ajansı

Sep 29

Human Rights Report Sheds Light On Recent Massacre In Haiti

By Dánica Coto September 17, 2026 People gather next to the bodies of people they said were their relatives and were killed in a gang attack in Kenscoff neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Aug.24, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A human rights group in Haiti has revealed new details about one of the country’s biggest massacres in recent years and unveiled security holes as authorities struggle to contain violent gangs. The National Human

AP News

Sep 22