Important Takeaways:
- American citizens in Haiti should leave the country “as soon as possible” because of spiraling security and infrastructure “challenges,” the U.S. Embassy said in a travel advisory issued late Wednesday.
- Over the weekend, a Haitian gang opened fire on protesters from a church who sought to confront one gang leader over the surging turmoil. At least seven people were killed.
- If “you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area,” a reference to an escalating gang turf war that has seen Haiti consumed by random killings, rapes, extortion and kidnappings.
- Haiti’s gangs have been vying for territory and resources in the wake of the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. They now control large parts of the country.
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Important Takeaways:
- The United States has ordered the partial evacuation of its embassy in Niger following last week’s coup.
- Hundreds of foreign nationals have already been evacuated from the country, and on Sunday the French embassy was attacked by protesters.
- “The situation has changed and so people are very anxious. They’re anxious about the future, about what’s going to happen.”
- The US is a major donor of humanitarian and security aid to Niger, and has previously warned that the coup could lead to the suspension of all cooperation.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Pentagon working on plans to send troops to protect US Embassy in Kyiv
- The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that officials are mulling plans to send special forces to Kyiv to guard the U.S. Embassy. The effort is a delicate one as it requires balancing the safety of American diplomats while avoiding what Russia could see as an escalation
- Such plans “have not yet made it to [Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin] or myself for that matter, for refinement of courses of action and what’s needed,” he noted.
- Milley added that any reintroduction of U.S. forces into Ukraine would require a presidential decision.
- Milley said there are now about 102,000 American troops based in Europe, a more than 30 percent increase since the war began.
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