US EditionHaiti Drone Operation Strikes Home of Gang Leader 'Barbecue'
Haitian forces targeted Cherizier’s Delmas 6 homes using drone strikes amid a crackdown on gangs; a $5 million U.S. reward remains active for his capture.
- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 14 — Haitian security forces bombed three houses belonging to Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier in Port-au-Prince's Delmas 6 neighborhood.
- Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier, 48, former police officer and Viv Ansanm leader, is accused of ordering massacres, sanctioned by the United Nations, with the United States offering a $5,000,000 reward.
- Security officials said the operation brought together the Haitian army, the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force, the prime minister's task force and a private military company, while unverified footage showed a large explosion destroying at least one building and police later entered the area to recover equipment.
- It was not immediately clear whether anyone was killed, injured or arrested, and the strike came several weeks ahead of the February 7, 2026 deadline for the transitional government.
- Private military support and an unresolved succession create uncertainty as Vectus Global, private company run by Erik Prince, has supported Haiti’s government with drones since early last year, while no plan for political succession next month has been announced.
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Haiti drone operation strikes home of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
Haitian security forces on Wednesday bombed three houses belonging to top gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, local outlet Gazette Haiti reported on Wednesday, after unverified footage showed a large explosion in the capital Port-au-Prince.
Explosive Tensions: Haitian Police Target Notorious Gang Leader
Haitian security forces bombed houses linked to notorious gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier. The operation, involving police and international forces, targeted a stronghold of Cherizier, accused of numerous crimes. The action precedes the end of the current transitional government's mandate, with Haiti's political future still uncertain.
A house belonging to criminal chief Jimmy Cherisier, alias Barbecue, was destroyed by a kamikaze drone during an operation of the Haitian National Police.
Violent detonations, including heavy gunfire and explosions, have been reported in Bas-Delmas, according to several consistent sources. For several months, law enforcement forces have been able to regain control of areas previously dominated by armed groups, as explained by the National Police spokesman, Frantz Lèrebourg, at a press conference held last Monday, as part of a strategy to restore security in the neighbourhoods of Port-au-Prince and…
Diario Libre, Summary Latinoamericano, January 14, 2026. a Haitian National Police, supported by the international troops of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), is carrying out an operation this Wednesday in the neighborhood where the well-known chief of the criminal gang ‘Viv Ansanm’ lives, Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, located in the center of Port-au-Prince. According to [...] La entrada Haiti. Security forces launch operation in the neighbo…
The Haitian National Police, supported by the international troops of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), is conducting an operation this Wednesday in the neighborhood where the well-known chief of the criminal gang ‘Viv Ansanm’ lives, Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, located in the center of Port-au-Prince. (Read more...) La entrada Launchan operation in neighborhood controlled by Barbecue was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republi…
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