Haitian and Salvadoran forces target 400 Mawozo leader’s house

Haitian police, backed by Salvadoran soldiers, reportedly destroyed a house associated with 400 Mawozo leader Wilson Joseph in an operation early Sunday, as the campaign against armed groups intensifies. Joseph was not at the property, and gunmen inside were killed, according to sources briefed on the operation. The casualty account has not been independently confirmed in the reports.

President Nayib Bukele said on social media that forces had destroyed Joseph’s house and the gang’s headquarters, sharing video that reportedly showed helicopters firing at the property. Haitian police sources described a drone task force striking the house with explosive drones, with four helicopters providing aerial support. They said the property may have held as many as 20 gunmen. It was not clear whether Joseph owned the house or had taken control of it.

The operation followed the death of Mathias Saintil, leader of the Boston gang, after a security operation in Cité Soleil. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé confirmed Saintil’s death. Accounts differed on how he was fatally wounded: Haitian police said he was hit by bullets during an operation, while the National Human Rights Defense...