Anonymous ID: cbbb6e Nov. 14, 2021, 9:09 p.m. No.15001724   🗄️.is đź”—kun

This story started on the 12th but is still developing:

 

Revolutionary Front Seizes Haiti’s Largest Fuel Terminal as US Weighs Military Intervention

Jimmy Cherizier and the FRG9 have taken control of Haiti’s most important shipping terminal, demanding the resignation and trial of Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry. While the Biden administration is reluctant to intervene, the Beltway establishment is ramping up the pressure.

 

Update: As this article went to publication, Jimmy Cherizier announced a temporary lifting of the FRG9’s blockade on the Varreux gas terminal for a one week period, deeming it a “truce for a week of reflection.” The truce will end on November 18, 2021, the anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, which marked the end of Napoleon’s bid to restore slavery in Haiti. Cherizier laid out nine demands; among them was Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation, the withdrawal of police forces from neighborhoods controlled by the FRG9, and the return of gasoline to its pre-blockade price. The government is unlikely to fulfill any of the demands, portending a resumption of the stand-off at the Varreux terminal following the anniversary.

 

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI — On Monday evening, several specialized units of the Haitian National Police (PNH) stationed armored vehicles at strategic points near the Varreux shipping terminal, the country’s main shipping terminal. It was the first attempt of the government of Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry to wrest control of the port from the federation of armed groups known as the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies: Mess With One, You Mess With All, or the FRG9, and its leader, Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier.

 

The operation failed before it could begin, as at least one armored vehicle broke down and police units squabbled amongst themselves, a clear sign of the dwindling morale among the nation’s police forces, to which Cherizier belonged until he was fired in 2019.

 

https://www.mintpressnews.com/revolutionary-front-seizes-haitis-largest-fuel-terminal-us-weighs-military-intervention/278925/