Posted: Friday, January 5, 2024. 10:31 am CST.
By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Experts say that an international armed force slated to fight violent gangs in Haiti this year will face multiple challenges including widespread corruption among police, politicians and the country’s elite.
According to the Associated Press, the multinational force led by Kenya is awaiting a court ruling before being deployed.
Once given the green light, a small team of Kenyans is expected to arrive in Haiti early this year, with a total of up to 5,000 personnel eventually participating in the mission.
Burundi, Chad, Senegal, Jamaica and Belize also have pledged troops for the multinational mission.
“Major challenges lie in waiting for the mission once it is on the ground,” the report by Belgium-based International Crisis Group stated.
“Haiti’s gangs could ally to battle it together. Fighting in Haiti’s ramshackle urban neighborhoods will put innocent civilians at risk. Links between corrupt police and the gangs could make it difficult to maintain operational secrecy. For all these reasons, preparation will be of critical importance,” the report added.
Violent gangs control an estimated 80% of the capital of Port-au-Prince, with their tentacles reaching northward into the Artibonite region, considered Haiti’s food basket.
In 2023, gangs were suspected of killing nearly 4,000 people and kidnapping another 3,000, a spike compared with previous years, according to U.N. statistics.
More than 200,000 people also have been forced to flee their communities as gangs set fire to homes, killing and raping their way across neighborhoods controlled by rivals.
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