President Bukele dispatches over 2,000 people to hospital... ‘Mercenary King’ Eric Prince is also behind it.
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Haiti's gang violence crisis is taking a new turn. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele dispatched about 2,000 troops to Haiti after four of his country's soldiers working in the UN gang suppression unit went missing after being attacked by a gang. In just one week, the Salvadoran military killed one major gang leader with a drone and blew up another gang's base. Behind the local police is Blackwater founder Eric Prince, and his military company Vectors Global has been participating in gang eradication operations under a long-term contract with the Haitian government since March of last year.
Gang violence in Haiti, a Caribbean island nation in Central and South America, is entering a new phase.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, known as the 'Gang Grim Reaper', dispatched about 2,000 troops to Haiti in the middle of last month when four of his country's soldiers working in the UN gang suppression unit went missing after being attacked by a gang, saying, "We will bring back the soldiers and put an end to the evil criminal organization."
In just one week, Salvadoran troops dispatched to Haiti killed one major gang leader with a drone and blew up the base of another large gang.
Afterwards, President Bukele took aim at Jimmy Sherridge, also known as 'Barbecue', who leads the Haitian gang association 'Viv Ansanm'.
The El Salvador military is continuing the sweep operation with the Haitian police, and behind the local police is Eric Prince, known as the 'Mercenary King'.
Eric Prince is the founder of Blackwater, a mercenary company that was active in the Iraq War.
Several years ago, a new military company, 'Vectors Global', was established. Vectors Global has signed a long-term contract with the Haitian government since March of last year and has been participating in local gang eradication operations.
In the process, it was evaluated that a breakthrough in eradicating gangs was achieved through an air strike strategy using suicide drones and helicopters.
With the Salvadoran military also getting involved, the gang eradication operation appears to be gaining even more momentum.
However, there is also a view that there is a detailed interest calculation behind it.
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El Salvador's military will continue anti-gang operations in Haiti
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Vectors Global will continue to participate in anti-gang operations under a long-term contract with the Haitian government
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