PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The federal government of Haiti on Friday introduced that it has despatched 150 troopers to Mexico for coaching within the newest effort to battle again gangs which have all however taken over the capital.
As Haiti seeks to revive its navy, below the settlement between the 2 international locations, 700 troopers are to be skilled within the Central American nation.
“This departure marks a historic milestone within the reconstruction of the Haitian Armed Forces and is a part of a coverage of strengthening nationwide safety capabilities,” Haiti’s authorities stated. “It illustrates the federal government’s agency willpower to revive … state authority all through the nation.”
From October 2024 to June 2025, greater than 4,800 folks throughout Haiti had been killed by gang violence, and in keeping with the United Nations, tons of extra have been injured, kidnapped, raped, and trafficked.
The Haitian troopers will spend three months in Mexico. As soon as they return, they’ll be part of Haiti’s Nationwide Police in its battle towards gangs, bolstered by Kenyan law enforcement officials main a U.N.-backed mission.
Earlier this month, roughly 30 Haitian troopers had been deployed to the French Caribbean island of Martinique for a two-week coaching train.
