Dominican Air Force Super Tucano aircraft patrol the border with Haiti

A-29B Super Tucano aircraft from the Dominican Republic Air Force are conducting patrol and surveillance flights over several points along the border with Haiti, according to videos recorded from the aircraft themselves and released on Monday.

The flights coincide with a visible increase in military patrols reported since Sunday in Dajabón, Elías Piña, Independencia and Pedernales, the four provinces that concentrate the formal crossings between the two countries.

Images recorded from the cockpits show the border perimeter fence, the CODEVI industrial park facilities, the Binational Market and the Dajabón border crossing, opposite the Haitian city of Ouanaminthe (Juana Méndez). According to information attributed to the Air Force, aerial surveillance supports ground operations and helps monitor strategic areas for trade, authorized transit and territorial security. The number of aircraft and the frequency of the flights have not been specified.

Authorities have clarified that the reinforcement does not change circulation rules: binational trade and authorized movement continue normally. Last week, Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Carlos Antonio Fernández Onofre toured the four border crossings and described the border as calm, presenting the deployment as a preventive measure.

The reinforcement comes as gang violence keeps Haiti in crisis, with armed groups controlling much of Port-au-Prince. The Dominican government has reiterated that its priority is border security and has ruled out sending troops to the neighboring country.

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Source: N Digital / MDX News