3 Haitian soldiers warring with gangs are slain outside of Port–au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE Haiti AP At least three Haitian soldiers were killed in what appeared to be a gang ambush in a town on the outskirts of Haiti s capital on Sunday Haitian executives authenticated The area of Kenscoff has been under heavy fire in latest days as Haitian law enforcement have warred with the gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm It s just the latest explosion of violence as Haitian agents and foreign forces scramble to reign in gang warfare in the Caribbean nation Haiti s leadership in a post on the social media platform X wrote that the soldiers died on the front line weapons in hand These soldiers are not just members of our armed forces They are worthy sons of the Nation defenders of our sovereignty whose ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten Their commitment is a powerful reminder that freedom and precaution come at a price and that this price is sometimes paid in the blood of our bravest wrote the Haitian leadership in a comment Local media shared earlier in the day that a military reinforcement mission traveling in an unarmored car was transporting soldiers to a conflictive area in Kenscoff when the soldiers were violently targeted by heavily armed men Video circulating social media show soldiers in camouflage pulling dead bodies out of the truck Source