An elite team of Marines has been dispatched to Haiti to help defend the U.S. embassy there after the country’s prime minister announced his resignation and gang violence continues to spiral out of control.
The Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (F.A.S.T.) team was dispatched as chaos reigns in the streets and Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, a former policeman-turned-gangster, called for a “bloody revolution.” Nearly two dozen gangs control an estimated 80% of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the Daily Mail reported. “Barbecue” is the leader of one of the prominent gang coalitions that have emerged in the city.
“At the request of the Department of State, the U.S. Southern Command deployed a U.S. Marine Fleet-Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) to maintain strong security capabilities at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and conduct relief in place for our current…
