Salvadoran troops target headquarters of powerful gang in Haiti
El Salvador deployed troops to Haiti in October after four of its nationals working on a UN-backed mission were attacked in gang-controlled territory.
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El Salvador reports strike on gang base in Haiti
El Salvador’s president said Salvadoran troops destroyed the headquarters of the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti. BBC News reported that the gang was targeted by Salvadoran forces, while The Peninsula reported the president’s claim that the base had been destroyed. Al Jazeera reported 20 deaths in the operation; other sources provided no death toll. Reports also differ on troop numbers, citing 2,000 or about 2,500, and say Haiti’s prime minister is to discuss the deployment with El Salvador.
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