Haitian police retake national stadium from gangs after two years
Summary
Haitian security forces retook Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince after gangs controlled it for two years. Salvadoran soldiers took over security at the stadium as El Salvador deployed about 2,000 troops to Haiti following an ambush that left four Salvadoran soldiers missing.Key Facts
- Haitian police and the government-serving Task Force said they had taken full control of Sylvio Cator Stadium.
- Salvadoran soldiers took up positions at the stadium and assumed security there.
- Gangs had controlled the stadium since 2024.
- The stadium can hold 10,000 people.
- Gang violence forced Haiti’s national football team to play World Cup qualifying matches in Curaçao.
- El Salvador ordered about 2,000 troops to Haiti after four Salvadoran soldiers went missing in an October 18 ambush in Port-au-Prince.
- The four missing soldiers belong to the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force; the force has distanced itself from El Salvador’s rescue mission.
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