{"id":521378,"date":"2026-08-13T17:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/?p=521378"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:33:52","slug":"international-force-deploys-sri-lankan-personnel-to-haitis-artibonite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/international-force-deploys-sri-lankan-personnel-to-haitis-artibonite\/","title":{"rendered":"International force deploys Sri Lankan personnel to Haiti\u2019s Artibonite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Gang Suppression Force (FRG)<\/strong> has strengthened its presence in Haiti\u2019s Artibonite department with the arrival of its first major contingent of <strong>Sri Lankan personnel<\/strong>, according to a post published by the international force on X on Wednesday, August 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new deployment comes days after several hundred FRG personnel arrived in Artibonite on August 6 aboard <strong>helicopters and armored vehicles<\/strong>, establishing a presence in Gona\u00efves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artibonite has been particularly affected by the expansion of armed groups, prompting the international force to increase its presence in the region. With the arrival of the Sri Lankan contingent and additional resources, the FRG is expected to begin a new phase of operations aimed at supporting Haitian forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stated objectives include <strong>strengthening joint operations, regaining territory from armed groups, reducing their ability to operate and securing key roads and strategic areas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expanded deployment also forms part of preparations for Haiti\u2019s upcoming electoral process, with security considered a key factor in creating conditions for elections to take place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gang Suppression Force (FRG) has strengthened its presence in Haiti\u2019s Artibonite department with the arrival of its first major contingent of Sri Lankan personnel, according to a post published by the international force on X on Wednesday, August 12. The new deployment comes days after several hundred FRG personnel arrived in Artibonite on August [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":521379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-521378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-2bDk","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/a8ab1a7c-91d7-454f-a431-3f260185e4c7.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Edith B\u00e1ez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-11-at-11.09.56-AM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["International"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/a8ab1a7c-91d7-454f-a431-3f260185e4c7.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}