Haitian police retake national stadium from gangs after two years
Bukele said the site will become a military base for further operations, as the force expands after the disappearance of four Salvadoran technicians.
- On Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, the Haitian National Police Communications Directorate and Salvadoran forces recaptured the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince, ending a two-year gang occupation.
- Opened in 1953, the stadium holds about 10,000 spectators and served as a symbol of gang control in the capital for two years.
- Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced on X that his troops will establish an operational base at the stadium. "We kept our promise," Bukele said, mocking gangs for fleeing.
- Approximately 2,500 Salvadoran soldiers are now involved in the expanding campaign to assist the Haitian government in reclaiming the capital from criminal networks.
- Next week, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé will visit El Salvador to discuss future prospects for the security mission and the ongoing strategy against gangs.
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Port-au-Prince, Nov 13 (EFE).- The operation of the eve in which the Haitian National Police (HNP), an armed group under the control of the government and Salvadoran military to recover the stadium Sylvio Cator, in Port-au-Prince, was involved, reveals the complexity of the violence in the Caribbean country, where five forces face the [...] Entry Five national and foreign forces confront the armed gangs in Haiti was first published in HolaNews.
Haiti's National Stadium Becomes a Military Base as El Salvador Expands Its Anti-Gang Campaign
Salvadoran and Haitian forces seized Port-au-Prince's Sylvio Cator Stadium after operations against 400 Mawozo, escalating El Salvador's military role in Haiti while intensifying scrutiny over accountability and civilian casualties.
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The Independent (US)Armed robot dogs help Salvadoran military retake Haitian stadium from gang control
Armed robot dogs were deployed by El Salvador’s military and Haitian forces as they reclaimed the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince from gang control. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele posted footage of the November 12 operation on X, saying it was part of a bilateral security agreement to retake Haiti from gang control. Human skulls and bones were discovered in the facility. Salvadoran forces were deployed to Haiti after four of their avia…
During the operation, several human skulls were found at the facility.
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