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Bukele says Salvadoran forces struck 400 Mawozo base in Haiti
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says his country’s military destroyed the headquarters of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang in an attack near Port-au-Prince. The operation marks El Salvador’s first military action against a target in Haiti since it sent troops there last month, and raises questions about how its forces operate alongside the international mission.
Bukele posted video showing helicopters firing on a complex in Croix-des-Bouquets, but the footage and the site’s identity have not been independently verified. Reports that as many as 20 people were killed are also unconfirmed, and it is unclear how much damage was done; the gang’s leader was reportedly absent. About 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers were deployed after four Salvadoran technicians working with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force were abducted, while Amnesty International has called for operations to comply with international human rights law.
In short
- El Salvador says it destroyed a 400 Mawozo gang compound in Haiti.
- Video, damage reports and claims of up to 20 deaths remain unverified.
- The deployment follows the abduction of four Salvadoran technicians.
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Originally published by BBC World as “Headquarters of Haitian gang destroyed, El Salvador’s president says”.