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Salvadoran troops backed a helicopter assault that destroyed a major 400 Mawozo gang headquarters near Port-au-Prince as authorities continued searching for four Salvadoran security personnel missing since an Oct. 18 ambush.
Salvadoran troops backed a Haitian police air assault targeting 400 Mawozo strongholds and the home of gang leader Lanmò San Jou.
As many as 20 people are believed to have been killed, according to The Miami Herald, citing anonymous sources.
The operation followed the disappearance of four Salvadoran security personnel during an Oct. 18 gang ambush near Port-au-Prince.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé thanked Bukele and praised the forces confronting Haiti’s gangs.
El Salvador’s military helped deliver a devastating air assault against the headquarters of one of Haiti’s most powerful criminal gangs, President Nayib Bukele said Tuesday. The gang has been linked to mass kidnappings, weapons trafficking and extortion, as reported by Fox News.
The airstrikes targeted strongholds belonging to 400 Mawozo and the home of its leader, Lanmò San Jou, according to Bukele. The operation destroyed what the Salvadoran president described as a major headquarters used by the gang for its criminal activities.
The attack took place Sunday near Port-au-Prince. A Haitian police task force carried out the operation with support from Salvadoran troops, The Miami Herald
reported.
Videos showed several helicopters firing on multiple compounds located within sprawling complexes. Black smoke could be seen rising from the targeted area following the strikes.
Dozens of people fled the properties on foot and motorbikes after the helicopters attacked. The footage captured people streaming through the area while smoke billowed across a nearby field.
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