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Haitian police retake national stadium from gangs after two years

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Lead development · 11/13/2026, 2:01:26 AM UTC

Haitian police retake national stadium from gangs after two years

Haitian security forces regained control of the country's main football stadium on Thursday after two years under gang control, with Salvadoran troops taking over security at the venue. The operation comes as El Salvador deploys 2,000 soldiers to Haiti following an ambush that left four of its troops missing.

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