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

PORT-AU-PRINCE – At slightest 3 Haitian soldiers were killed successful what appeared to beryllium a pack ambush successful a municipality connected the outskirts of Haiti's superior connected Sunday, Haitian authorities confirmed.

The country of Kenscoff has been nether dense occurrence successful caller days arsenic Haitian instrumentality enforcement person warred with the pack conjugation known arsenic Viv Ansanm. It's conscionable the latest detonation of unit arsenic Haitian authorities and overseas forces scramble to reign successful pack warfare successful the Caribbean nation.

Haiti's authorities successful a station connected the societal media level X wrote that the soldiers died “on the beforehand enactment ... weapons successful hand.”

"These soldiers are not conscionable members of our equipped forces. They are worthy sons of the Nation, defenders of our sovereignty, whose eventual sacrifice volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. Their committedness is simply a almighty reminder that state and information travel astatine a price, and that this terms is sometimes paid successful the humor of our bravest," wrote the Haitian authorities successful a statement.

Local media reported earlier successful the time that a subject reinforcement mission, traveling successful an unarmored car, was transporting soldiers to a conflictive country successful Kenscoff, erstwhile the soldiers were violently targeted by heavy equipped men.

Video circulating societal media amusement soldiers successful camouflage pulling dormant bodies retired of the truck.

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