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Fotografía oficial del presidente Luis Abinader durante su advertencia sobre la preparación del país ante las bandas haitianas en la frontera
El presidente Luis Abinader advirtió que la República Dominicana está preparada para responder con firmeza ante cualquier acercamiento de las bandas criminales haitianas a la frontera. · Presidencia de la República Dominicana

Abinader says Dominican Republic is ready at the Haitian border

President Luis Abinader warned that the Dominican Republic is prepared, with a greater military presence, armored vehicles, drones and aircraft, to respond…

--- The context --- The border with Haiti is the Dominican Government's main security concern. The criminal gangs operating in Haitian territory were declared terrorists by the country, and that definition shapes the position President Luis Abinader reiterated on any approach by those groups toward the Dominican border line. That concern is fed by the permanent monitoring that, according to the Government itself, Dominican authorities maintain over events in Haiti, with the declared objective of anticipating any situation that could compromise national security. --- The facts --- Abinader warned that the country is prepared to respond firmly to any attempt by Haitian criminal gangs to approach the border. He said that his responsibility as a bordering country is to secure the border and held that, if those groups approach, they will be confronted as terrorists. He made clear that, so far, they have not approached and that this does not appear to be the trend in the current situation. The president emphasized that the Armed Forces have the human, technological and military resources needed to protect the territory. He said that aircraft are flying over the border, that the fences are armored and that drones are also available, alongside a greater military presence and armored vehicles and aircraft. --- The positions --- Abinader explained that the reinforcement of personnel, armored vehicles and specialized equipment is concentrated mainly in the southern zone, where concern over the gangs is greatest. He also revealed that he spoke with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to coordinate logistical and intelligence collaboration against Haitian criminal organizations. The Government maintains communication with the gang suppression group operating in Haiti and permanent monitoring of events in that country. --- What remains unknown --- No concrete timelines or scope are detailed for the collaboration discussed with El Salvador, nor how it would work in practice. No additional data are known about the deployment in the southern zone, nor is there a public assessment different from the president's own on the gangs' immediate evolution. --- Unanswered questions --- What will the logistical and intelligence collaboration with El Salvador concretely consist of? How will communication with the gang suppression group in Haiti be articulated? Will the reinforcement remain concentrated in the southern zone or could it extend elsewhere? What change in Haiti would alter the official assessment of the gangs' trend? --- EPM analysis --- The statement combines deterrence and cooperation. Its central message is one of installed capacity to protect the territory, while also seeking external support and early information through contact with Bukele and with those operating against the gangs in Haiti, beyond the country's own border deployment. In that balance, communication with the gang suppression group operating in Haiti and continuous monitoring of events provide the preventive part of the message: it is not only about responding if the gangs approach, but about observing their evolution, sharing useful information. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the announced readiness makes sense if it translates into effective and sustained protection for border communities and into verifiable information about what is happening on the other side of the line. The declared firmness, the reinforcement in the south and the cooperation with El Salvador point in that direction, provided each step is measured by concrete security results and not only by the forcefulness of the presidential message at a moment of high regional sensitivity for both neighboring countries today.
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