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Blackwater founder Erik Prince teams with Haitian government to fight gang violence
[FOX] Private military contractor Erik Prince, the former Navy SEAL and founder of Blackwater Worldwide, is working with the Haitian government to repel the gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation.Prince's role will be to advise the Haitian government and its undermanned and underequipped police force on how to take on the street gangs amid record levels of violence in which thousands of people have been killed, injured and abducted. "That goes beyond just the security question and extends to restoring essential government services, but obviously everything is founded on restoring security," the source said. Armed groups have taken over prisons, hospitals and swaths of territory, forcing people to flee their homes. In April 2024, thousands fled the capital of Port-au-Prince for rural regions because of escalating gang violence there. The Pentagon deferred questions by Fox News Digital to the Haitian government, which has also been contacted by Fox News Digital. Fox News Digital also reached out to Prince. While Blackwater no longer exists, Prince owns various private military entities, the New York Times reported. Related: Erik Prince 05/11/2025 Ecuador leader says Israel will provide intelligence to help country’s war on cartels Erik Prince 03/16/2025 Ecuador pitches US military base and free trade deal to Trump allies, sources say Erik Prince 02/27/2025 Military Contractors Propose Assisting Mass Deportations Related: Haitian government: 2025-05-03 Trump administration takes hard line on Haitian violence, labels gangs foreign terrorist organizations Haitian government: 2023-02-03 Jamaica Becomes First Country to Volunteer for Military Operation in Haiti Haitian government: 2021-07-13 Haiti is 'tinderbox' foreign policy challenge for Biden Posted by: Skidmark 2025-05-30 |
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