US ambassador warns Haitian gangs: ‘We’re going to go on offense’

In an interview with Fox News’ Martha MacCallum, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz indicated that the Trump administration is considering offensive action against some of the gang elements that currently control large portions of Haiti. Waltz said the United Nations Security Council has approved “a mandate and rules of engagement to go on offense against these gangs.”

‘Unlike the past, we’re going to go on offense.’

The U.N. approved a “Gang Suppression Force” on September 30 in an attempt to increase support for Haitian forces working to combat the gangs and support infrastructure in the country. Waltz stressed the importance of combatting these gangs as part of the Trump administration’s wider efforts against criminal elements in the Caribbean.

“These gangs are in coordination with

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