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Haiti - FLASH : The Dominican Republic sends reinforcements to the border
28/12/2018 09:02:27

Haiti - FLASH : The Dominican Republic sends reinforcements to the border
On Thursday, the Dominican Republic sent 600 soldiers to reinforce the border with Haiti to fight against the illegal return of Haitians during and after the holiday season. These reinforcements will remain in place until January 13 as part of the anti-return operation https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26463-haiti-alert-dr-announces-an-operation-against-the-anti-return-of-haitians-after-the-holidays.html

Major General Gonell Regalado said that the objective was to cover some of the weak points of the border, through which many Haitians enter illegally and also to reinforce the border control points stating "There will be all-terrain vehicles in addition, equipment night vision, 3 additional helicopters and many other specialized equipment to ensure a better job in this region of the country "which will be added to the 500 cameras already in place with infrared vision, 3 helicopters and the fleet of 30 drones to long range of operations in operation for several months in addition to maritime surveillance by patrol boats.

These reinforcements are in addition to the existing control system which includes 80 permanent military posts and more than 7,000 deployed men, which monitors day and night the 360 ​​km border on the Dominican side according to the Dominican Minister of Defense, the Lieutenant. General Rubén Darío Paulino Sem https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25171-icihaiti-dr-78-military-posts-and-more-than-7-000-men-guard-the-border-on-the-dominican-side.html

Although the number of military personnel deployed at the border seems important, it should be noted that these numbers represent just over 15% of the Dominican Armed Forces.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26463-haiti-alert-dr-announces-an-operation-against-the-anti-return-of-haitians-after-the-holidays.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23855-haiti-dr-review-of-the-strengthened-security-operation-on-the-dominican-border.html
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23779-icihaiti-dr-follow-up-of-the-implementation-of-the-surveillance-system-at-the-border.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23724-haiti-flash-dr-new-military-reinforcements-long-range-uavs-and-cameras-on-the-border.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24393-haiti-flash-new-military-reinforcement-at-the-dominican-border.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21618-haiti-flash-dominican-army-sends-900-more-troops-to-reinforce-border.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-20738-haiti-dr-dominicans-militarily-strengthen-their-border.html

SL/ HaitiLibre

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