Sri Lankan Security Personnel Join Haiti Security Mission

18-Oct-2026

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Around 500 Sri Lankan security personnel have departed for Haiti to join the international Gang Suppression Force established to curb the violence prevailing in the country. The Ministry of Defence stated that they had travelled to Haiti in two separate groups.

The Ministry of Defence further stated that another 498 military and security personnel had been sent from Sri Lanka to join the Gang Suppression Force operating in Haiti. They left the country in two batches within three days.

Accordingly, a group of 218 personnel, comprising 173 Sri Lankan Army soldiers and 45 Special Task Force personnel, departed Sri Lanka on October 16, two days ago, to join the international force. Earlier, another group of 280 Sri Lankan Army personnel, comprising 21 officers and 259 other ranks, had left for Haiti on the 14th.

The newly deployed personnel will join the Sri Lankan contingent already serving in Haiti. Their security duties include patrols using armoured vehicles and protecting key supply routes.