Radical critics accuse the US and other Western governments of seeking to use Kenyan soldiers to further “neo-colonial” and “imperialist” interests.
from thefreeonline on June 18 2024 info via Dan Cohen at Uncaptured.Media
Jimmy Chérizier, Barbeque, the leader of the ‘Living Together’ militia alliance
Who’s behind Haiti’s most powerful gang alliance?
Haiti has been undergoing a new crisis since 2018, including political assassinations and a gang turf war since 2023. On 1 March 2024, Haitian unelected prime minister Ariel Henry signed an agreement in Nairobi, Kenya attempting to allow the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti.[9]
WATCH: As the U.S. organizes the next invasion of Haiti, Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier and Toto Alexandre discuss the birth of the Viv Ansanm (Living Together) alliance and resistance to U.S. imperialism..
*Jimmy Chérizier, the leader of the “G9 Family and Allies” faction in Port-au-Prince, released the above video announcing his successful intention to prevent Ariel Henry from returning to Haiti with the Policing Operation.
Events Timeline
*On 1 March, when asked if it was safe for him to return to Haiti, Henry shrugged.[10] Chérizier had the backing of other gangs as part of a coalition named “Viv Ansanm”, Haitian Creole for “living together”. Though that coalition was quick to dissolve, other gangs launched attacks, together with Chérizier’s G9 gang.[11]
*On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in Croix des Bouquets, the other in Port-au-Prince.[12]
*More than 4,700 inmates escaped.[10] Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting.[13]
Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, who heads the gang coalitions opposing the US financed police invasion and the now ruling imposed “Transition Council”
Haitian police officers walk out of the international airport after a U.S. plane landed, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 23, 2024.
*The 400 Mawozo gang operates in the Croix-des-Bouquets area and has influence at its prison, according to Insight Crime.[14]
*Chérizier, who took responsibility for the surge in violence, said his goal was to capture Haitian government officials, including the police chief.[15] Over 12 people have been killed in the conflict.[12] The UN estimated that 15,000 people fled the violence in Port-au-Prince.[15]
*The Haitian government, under finance minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos.[16]
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