Salvadoran troops target Haitian gang, leaving 20 dead

Salvadoran forces have been conducting aerial strikes in Haiti, targeting the opulent residence of Wilson Joseph, also known as Lanmò Sanjou. Joseph leads the 400 Mawozo syndicate, which operates in areas such as Croix-des-Bouquets and the Cul-de-Sac Plain. President Nayib Bukele shared a video of the operation on Tuesday, asserting that the action was a fulfillment of a previous commitment.

According to Bukele, most of the gang members fled without attempting to resist. The president's intervention followed the abduction and subsequent disappearance of Salvadoran aviation technicians in mid-October. While the involvement of the CIA in this unilateral operation is unverified, former President Donald Trump expressed his support for the move during a press conference.

Bukele remains focused on targeting Jimmy Chérizier, a prominent gang leader and former Haitian National Police officer who heads a paramilitary coalition. Mathias Saintil, a notorious mob boss formerly in charge of the Boston gang in Port-au-Prince's Cité Soleil neighborhood, was eliminated on November 6. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé declared that the campaign to liberate Haiti from gang control would persist with determination.