Haiti police raid gang leader Barbecue’s stronghold in capital

The Haiti government says that the police launched a large -scale operation on one of the air -seized air commander Jimmy Cherescé, known as the barbecue.

The authorities say that many gang members were killed in the lower Delmas area of ​​Capital Port or Prince.

Local reports say that military aircraft carrying explosives are used in the operation.

Prime Minister Alex Didier Felis Emmy praised the attack. He said that it was the work of a special work group that was created two days ago to address insecurity.

Cherisee, 47, is the fearful leader of Viv Ansam (live together), a alliance of gangs that control a large part of the city.

It is not clear whether the Kenyan police officers who were deployed in Haiti last year to help fight gangs are participating in the security process.

Last week, A Kenyan police officer – who was patrolling with the task of supporting multinational security led by Kenya – was killed in a confrontation with the gang members.

Gang control in Port or Prince led to a complete collapse of the law and order, the collapse of health services and the emergence of the food security crisis.

More than 5,500 people were killed in gangs -related violence in the Caribbean state in 2024, and more than a million people fled their homes.

The Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti, which was created for the re -establishment of the democratic system, has not made great progress towards organizing long elections.