Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist

The 400 Mawozo gang sent a three-page statement to the AP saying it reached out to Haiti's National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration for 'peace, stability and national reconciliation.'

The gang said dialogue is 'not a capitulation' but an 'act of patriotic responsibility to preserve human lives.'

Gang leader Wilson Joseph told AP on Nov. 1 he wrote to the U.N. secretary-general requesting a delegation for dialogue and mediation.

The gang plans to join a peaceful demonstration later this month to lay groundwork for national dialogue and peace negotiations.

Oct. 18: Four Salvadoran aviation technicians disappear after coming under attack in gang territory · weeks after Oct. 18: El Salvador deploys more than 2,000 troops to Haiti · Nov. 1: Gang leader Wilson Joseph tells AP he wrote to the U.N. secretary-general requesting dialogue and mediation · Friday: 400 Mawozo sends a three-page statement to AP about reaching out to Haiti's disarmament commission · Friday: Haitian PM Fils-Aimé announces on X that a gang leader was killed · later this month: 400 Mawozo plans to participate in a peaceful demonstration for national dialogue

3 pages · 2,000+ troops · 4 technicians · Oct. 18 date · Nov. 1 date

Haiti's National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration did not immediately respond to a request for comment.