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Erik Prince’s private mercenary army moves to occupy Haiti (english.almayadeen.net)

submitted 1 week ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/world@lemmy.world

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In the coming weeks, hundreds of militants from the US, Europe, and El Salvador are expected to be deployed to Haiti to allegedly confront the country’s gangs as part of a mission overseen by Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater and a known supporter of US President Donald Trump.

According to Reuters, Erik Prince’s new security firm, Vectus Global, which has been operating in Haiti since March amid the country’s escalating gang violence, is gearing up to expand its operations in an alleged effort to assist local authorities in reclaiming critical roads and territories from heavily armed criminal groups that have long held control over them.

Prince, who stated that his company had secured a 10-year agreement with Haiti's government, emphasized that a critical benchmark for success would be the ability to travel safely between Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien in an ordinary, unarmored vehicle without facing disruptions or threats from gang activity along the route. Under the agreement, Vectus will play a role in tax collection in Haiti.

According to Reuters, an insider with knowledge of Vectus' activities in Haiti revealed that the company's deployment would involve specialized personnel, such as snipers and intelligence experts, as well as equipment, including helicopters and boats.

Prince’s security firm, which operates under the slogan "we don’t just advise, we act," has been active in Haiti since March and, according to Reuters, has been conducting drone operations in collaboration with a task force overseen by the prime minister.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Vectus will play a role in tax collection in Haiti.

So they’re replacing honest hardworking local bandits with American immigrant bandits?

[–] Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

It's better because they're white.