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First troops from UN-backed Gang Suppression Force arrive in Haiti

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An advance team of Chadian forces arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday alongside Jack Christofides, a South African U.N. official appointed as special representative of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF).

An advance team of Chadian forces arrived in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday alongside Jack Christofides, a South African U.N. official appointed as special representative of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF).

The GSF was authorized by the U.N. Security Council in late September and is expected to grow to roughly 5,550 personnel. It replaces a Kenya-led mission that operated with fewer than 1,000 of its 2,500 envisioned troops due to chronic underfunding.

The GSF was authorized by the U.N. Security Council in late September and is expected to grow to roughly 5,550 personnel. It replaces a Kenya-led mission that operated with fewer than 1,000 of its 2,500 envisioned troops due to chronic underfunding.

Unlike the previous Kenya-led mission, the GSF has the authority to arrest suspected gang members. Chad has pledged 800 personnel to the force, though which other countries may contribute remains unclear.

Unlike the previous Kenya-led mission, the GSF has the authority to arrest suspected gang members. Chad has pledged 800 personnel to the force, though which other countries may contribute remains unclear.

Gangs are estimated to control around 90% of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. More than 5,500 people were reported killed and over 2,600 injured between March 1, 2025 and Jan. 15, 2026, according to U.N. statistics.

Gangs are estimated to control around 90% of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. More than 5,500 people were reported killed and over 2,600 injured between March 1, 2025 and Jan. 15, 2026, according to U.N. statistics.

In the Artibonite region, the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 people in attacks on the village of Jean-Denis over the weekend, according to human rights groups. Victims included infants, pregnant women and an 80-year-old man.

In the Artibonite region, the Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 people in attacks on the village of Jean-Denis over the weekend, according to human rights groups. Victims included infants, pregnant women and an 80-year-old man.

The U.N. Support Office in Haiti is providing the GSF with logistical assistance including housing, medical care, food, water, fuel and aviation support. The GSF's mandate is set to expire in September 2026, though the Security Council may renew it.

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The U.N. Support Office in Haiti is providing the GSF with logistical assistance including housing, medical care, food, water, fuel and aviation support. The GSF's mandate is set to expire in September 2026, though the Security Council may renew it.

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