The Haiti situation remains tense due to the rebellion of gangs against the government headed by Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The capital of the country, Port-Prince, was under the siege, and the United States began evacuation of their diplomatic corps.
"The national level of threat is increasing: violence in artbonite, roadblocks on roads in Kap-Gaitien and fuel deficiency in the south. The residents of the capital feel in sediment, there is no way to leave. Those who run away cannot find a shelter somewhere in the country. migration.
After the Haitian gang attempted to storm the government quarter to Port-Prince, the United States decided to send the Marine infantry unit to the Haiti to evacuate the staff of their embassy.
Pentagon representative said the media operation was held at night with the help of a helicopter. The State Department was asked about it.
We will remind, last week the gangs on Haiti seized two prisons and released 4000 prisoners, including persons suspected of murder of the Haitian President Mosa Mosa in 2021. Since then, the Haitian authorities have declared a state of emergency and introduced a night curfew in the capital.
Recently, it became known about a large-scale attempt to attack Haitian gangs on government buildings on Port-Prince, which forced the United States to consider the overturning on Haita of the Marine Infantry Unit to ensure the safety of his embassy.