What we know

What we know: Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist

Compiled Nov 6

What we know

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.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announced on X that a gang leader was killed, later confirmed by a source to be Nan Boston gang leader Mathias.
El Salvador deployed more than 2,000 troops to Haiti after four Salvadoran aviation technicians disappeared on Oct. 18 after coming under attack in gang territory.

Haiti's National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Prime Minister did not identify the killed gang leader by name in his announcement.
El Salvador's government declined to comment when reached by the AP.
It is not confirmed whether 400 Mawozo is willing to fully disarm, only that it says disarmament 'is a process.'

Will the National Commission for Disarmament respond to or engage with 400 Mawozo's outreach?
Is 400 Mawozo actually willing to disarm, or only to negotiate?
What will happen to Wilson Joseph's home given threats from President Bukele?
Will military operations against gangs pause as 400 Mawozo requested?

Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.