US military airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security
Al Jazeera
The US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes.
The US military says it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the Caribbean country amid a state of emergency.
It also brought in additional personnel to boost security at the compound in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince.
“This airlift of personnel into and out of the embassy is consistent with our standard practice for embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft,” the US military’s Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday.
Haiti is spiralling deeper into gang violence, which threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes.
The escalation began a week ago after Haiti’s embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to hold general elections in mid-2025 while attending a meeting of Caribbean leaders in Guyana.
