More than 10,000 Dominican military personnel are deployed along the nearly 300 kilometers of the border with Haiti.
At least seven vehicles from the Dominican Army arrived in the border municipality of Jimaní (south), as a video published by Diario Libre shows.
For its part, Telemicro reported that a convoy of around 40 Army members arrived in the area and entered a military fortress by tank and truck.
This Thursday, the Minister of the Presidency, José Ignacio Paliza, assured that the Dominican Republic has deployed more than 10,000 military personnel along the border to “protect everything along the entire length of the almost 300 kilometers” of the border line.
Paliza indicated that by the end of 2027, almost 80 kilometers of border wall will be completed, with various types of equipment.
“Any additional element that may be needed in the course of the coming days, weeks and months will be provided by the Dominican Government to protect our integrity,” Paliza assured.
The official emphasized that “so far in the course of this Haitian conflict, regarding Haitian security, the Dominican Republic has not had any incidents to report concerning the integrity of the Dominican State’s security.”
Situation in Haiti
Missing Salvadoran soldiers
A contingent from El Salvador arrived in the Haitian capital on Thursday to support the search operations for the four soldiers who are part of the GSF, who disappeared last Sunday after an ambush on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.
This Friday, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stated that the gangs in Haiti are “satanic,” adding, “God will grant us victory,” in reference to the search for the missing soldiers.
The GF, with 1,000 members currently out of a planned total of 5,500, was authorized a year ago by the United Nations Security Council to combat armed gangs and help stabilize Haiti, and the council renewed its mandate for six months on September 29.
- More than 5,700 people have been killed or injured so far this year in Haiti due to gang violence, which the UN also allegedly blames for more than 230 kidnappings and the rape of more than 1,000 women and girls.
This wave of violence and political instability casts doubt on holding the presidential and legislative elections, which have been postponed several times in recent years.
The elections, scheduled for December 13, are up in the air after the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) postponed the start of the election campaign and announced it would publish a new calendar, which has yet to be disseminated.