El Salvador's military has struck a Haitian gang compound. President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday that Salvadoran troops in Haiti destroyed the 400 Mawozo headquarters, while Al Jazeera reports rockets hit a compound allegedly belonging to the gang's leader.
Armed gangs control large parts of Haiti, including much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and clash with the weakened state and foreign security forces. El Salvador has sent troops to Haiti to fight them. 400 Mawozo is one of the country's best-known gangs.
President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday that Salvadoran troops in Haiti destroyed the headquarters of the 400 Mawozo gang, according to Folha de S.Paulo. Al Jazeera reports that El Salvador's military fired rockets at a compound allegedly belonging to the gang's leader.