Central American Troops Arrive in Haiti to Reinforce Mission to Restore Order

Central American Troops Arrive in Haiti to Reinforce Mission to Restore Order
Journalists climb up a wall to take cover from gunfire, after being shot at by armed gangs at the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 24, 2024. Jean Feguens Regala/AP Photo
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—About 150 military police officers from Central America have arrived in Haiti to reinforce the embattled government’s fight against violent gangs that have upended daily life for millions in the Caribbean country.

The deployment of around 75 security officers, mostly from Guatemala, was greeted Saturday at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince by the Kenyan commander of the U.N.-backed mission that for months has been struggling to restore order.