Police patrol a avenue after authorities prolonged the state of emergency amid gang violence that has threatened to deliver down the federal government, forcing 1000’s to flee their properties, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 8, 2024. File
The U.S. military mentioned on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the nation and added U.S. forces to bolster embassy security, because the Caribbean nation reels underneath a state of emergency.
The operation was the newest signal of Haiti’s troubles as gang violence threatens to deliver down the federal government and has led 1000’s to flee their properties.
“This airlift of personnel into and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice for embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft,” the U.S. military’s Southern Command mentioned in a press release.
Haiti entered a state of emergency final Sunday after combating escalated whereas Prime Minister Ariel Henry was in Nairobi looking for a deal for the long-delayed U.N.-backed mission.
Kenya introduced final yr it might lead the power however months of home authorized wrangling have successfully positioned the mission on maintain.
On Saturday, the U.S. State Department mentioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto in regards to the Haiti disaster and the 2 males underscored their dedication to a multinational security mission to revive order.
In Southern Command’s assertion, it mentioned Washington remained dedicated to these objectives.
“Our embassy remains focused on advancing U.S. government efforts to support the Haitian people, including mobilizing support for the Haitian National Police, expediting the deployment of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission and accelerating a peaceful transition of power via free and fair elections,” it mentioned.
