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Central American military join US-backed intervention in Haiti
U.N backed Guatemala police force walk on the tarmac of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport after landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 4, 2025

AROUND 150 military police officers from Central America arrived in Haiti on Saturday to reinforce a US-backed intervention in the Caribbean country.

A deployment of around 75 security officers, mostly from Guatemala, arrived on Saturday at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince and was met by Kenyan commander Godfrey Otunge.

The intervention force has for months been fighting a losing battle to quell gang violence in Haiti.

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