First foreign troop linked to new gang suppression force lands in Haiti
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- The first foreign troops from Chad have arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to join a new UN-backed gang-suppression force aimed at curbing ongoing violence.
- The deployment follows a request from the Haitian government and includes support from the UN Support Office in Haiti, providing essential logistics and services to the force.
- The UN Security Council authorized a 5,550-member force to replace an understaffed Kenya-led multinational force, with new powers to arrest suspected gang members.
- Gangs currently control about 90% of Haiti's capital and large areas in the central region, contributing to severe violence that has resulted in over 5,500 deaths and displaced more than 1.4 million people since March 2025.
- The new force's arrival marks a significant step in international efforts to restore security in Haiti amid escalating gang-related violence and humanitarian crises.
