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The government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Ch\u00e9rizier, who is widely known as Barbecue. <\/p>\n

The authorities say several gang members have been killed in the Lower Delmas area of the capital Port-au-Prince.<\/p>\n

Local reports say military drones carrying explosives are being used in the operation.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aim\u00e9 praised the assault. He said it was the work of a special task force created two days ago to tackle insecurity. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ch\u00e9rizier, aged 47, is the feared leader of Viv Ansam (Live Together), a coalition of gangs that control much of the city. <\/p>\n

It is not clear whether Kenyan police officers deployed in Haiti last year to help fight the gangs are involved in the security operation.<\/p>\n

Last week, a Kenyan police officer – who was on patrol with the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission – was killed in a confrontation with gang members.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gang control in Port-au-Prince has led to an almost complete breakdown of law and order, the collapse of health services and emergence of a food security crisis.<\/p>\n

More than 5,500 people were killed in gang-related violence in the Caribbean nation in 2024 and more than a million people have fled their homes.<\/p>\n

Haiti’s transitional presidential council, the body created to re-establish democratic order, has made little progress towards organising long-delayed elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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