Chad Sends Troops to Haiti: UN Gang Fight Boost

0:00It's April 21st, Canada News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. Chad sending 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of a United Nations force battling brutal gang violence. President Muhammad Debi Idno laid it out in a letter to lawmakers, committing two battalions of 750 soldiers each. Already 400 shady and troops are on the ground there, and the full deployment kicks off this month for a full year, answering a direct UN. Gangs run the show in 90% of Port-au-Prince, and chunks of Central Haiti, where they gunned down President Jovenelle Moise back in 20. 21. Just last month, the Grand Griff gang hit petite revier, dealer Artobo Knight Hard, leaving at least 30 dead in dozens missing. The UN Security Council ramped up the Kenya-led mission to 5,500 troops total, giving them arrest powers the old 2000. The 500-person force from 2023 lacked that once struggled with two few people in cash.

1:01With Chad's muscle joining the mix, Haiti's fight against these gangs gets a serious boost. We'll keep watching how it shakes out on the ground.