# Haiti hired US mercenaries to fight gangs. Here's how it's going

https://mins.news/en/video/105042

- CNN, 2026-10-18 11:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZpa3UWjQu4

> CNN gets exclusive access to Erik Prince’s operation in Haiti, where security forces are battling gangs that control much of Port-au-Prince. Nick Paton Walsh examines the private security tycoon’s effort to succeed where others have failed.

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