Haitian forces recapture national stadium from gang control

Haitian security forces and a private security group known as the Task Force regained full control of Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, after the venue spent two years under the occupation of armed gangs.

Following the police and Task Force operation, control of stadium security was handed over to deployed Salvadoran military forces. The move is part of a larger deployment involving over 2,000 Salvadoran troops sent to Haiti following a gang ambush that left four Salvadoran soldiers missing. Due to the gang occupation, the Haitian national football team was forced to play its "home" matches including World Cup qualifiers.