Sri Lanka has sent an additional 498 military personnel and members of the Special Task Force to reinforce the Gang Supression Force (GSF) in Haiti; two contingents left the country within three days.

According to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, a contingent of 218 personnel, comprising 173 members of the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) and 45 members of the Special Task Force (STF), departed Sri Lanka on October 16 to join the GSF in Haiti.

This deployment follows the departure, on October 14, of another contingent of 280 Sri Lankan military personnel, including 21 officers and 259 enlisted personnel. These new troops will join the 300-strong Sri Lankan contingent that arrived in Haiti on July 8, 2026. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47959-zapping-haiti-of-july-10-2026.html

With these two additional contingents, Sri Lanka's troop presence in Haiti will reach 798 out of the promised 1,120. https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-47857-sri-lanka-will-deploy-1-132-men-including-900-soldiers-to-haiti.html

In addition, the Sri Lankan army has welcomed a 50-strong Bangladeshi advance contingent, transiting through Sri Lanka as part of the same mission. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48673-haiti-flash-the-vanguard-of-the-bangladesh-army-on-its-way-to-haiti.html

Arriving in Sri Lanka on October 15, this Bangladeshi contingent received meals, accommodation, transportation, and other essential services from the Sri Lankan army, demonstrating a spirit of international cooperation.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-48673-haiti-flash-the-vanguard-of-the-bangladesh-army-on-its-way-to-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-47959-zapping-haiti-of-july-10-2026.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-47857-sri-lanka-will-deploy-1-132-men-including-900-soldiers-to-haiti.html

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