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Chad will deploy 1,500 troops to Haiti to help combat gang violence
The deployment will add two battalions as gangs control much of Port-au-Prince and violence has displaced more than 1.4 million people, the U.N. says.
- On Monday, Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby announced that Chad will deploy 1,500 personnel to Haiti, joining the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force to combat escalating gang violence.
- Deadly gangs control 90% of Port-au-Prince, and the conflict has displaced more than 1.4 million Haitians over the past year as criminal organizations expanded influence beyond the capital.
- The multinational security force aims to reach 5,500 personnel, expanding on a 2023 Kenyan-led mission that struggled with funding and staff shortages, reaching only 40% of its initial target.
- Deby said, "The state will contribute to this force with two battalions of 750 personnel each, for a total of 1,500 men." The deployment begins this month for one year.
- Recent attacks by the Gran Grif gang killed at least 30 people last month in the Artibonite region, demonstrating the security challenges the multinational force must address.
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Chad will deploy 1,500 soldiers to Haiti as part of the United Nations' Gang Repression Force (GRF), announced on Monday Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby.
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Chad has announced this Monday that it will deploy 1,500 troops to join the Gang Suppression Force.
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