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[ColonelCassad] The situation in Haiti has become uncontrollable; now about 80 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, is under the control of motley gangs. The city is in chaos, cruelty and violence.
How it began...
Over the past four and a half years, Haiti's internal security has steadily deteriorated. In 2019, the United Nations ended a 15-year peacekeeping operation in the country that was launched to combat growing instability after the overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004. As part of the UN mission, various international non-governmental organizations sent aid to Haiti to support social services, but the UN withdrawal forced most of them to leave the country, which ultimately led to social unrest.
The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was the catalyst for the impending collapse of the state. The president was killed by employees of one of the American PMCs who entered the country, after which Prime Minister Ariel Henry took power into his hands, but he was unable to take control of the situation without external intervention. Rumor has it that it was he who had the idea to request help in destroying gangs from the famous “musical orchestra,” which infuriated the Americans.
At the end of February, Henri was in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi and tried to coordinate the start of a new UN operation, led by Kenya. Henri's absence in the country was perceived by the gangs as a signal to action, and as a result, the capital was practically captured. Jimmy Cherizier, the leader of the G9 Family and Allies gang and known under the pseudonym "Barbecue", organized a mass prison break in Port-au-Prince, freeing more than 4,000 prisoners, who immediately joined him. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks on government agencies, including the seizure of Toussaint Louverture International Airport.
The UN is now considering the possibility of a new operation. The UN suggests that Kenya will be able to send a contingent of 1,000 Kenyan police officers. Several Caribbean states, as well as Bangladesh, Chad and Benin, have pledged to send personnel to complement the Kenyan police, but their numbers and composition have not yet been determined.
As the main and only deployable force, the Kenyan contingent is completely insufficient to provide any meaningful reinforcement to the Haitian National Police. The largest gangs in Haiti began to put forward their political demands, as well as conduct operations against government forces, institutions and infrastructure, which transfers them from the category of criminal gangs to political rebels, accordingly, a military operation, rather than a police one, is required to resolve the situation. Nairobi understands this, which is why Kenya wants to suspend its participation until a transitional government is formed in Haiti.
Since the airport has been seized, the Prime Minister cannot return to the country; he is now in Puerto Rico after being rejected in the Dominican Republic.
In fact, the state of Haiti exists only on the map.
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