Cité Soleil: Boston gang leader Mathias Saintil dies after drone strike; RNDDH reports civilian deaths

Mathias Saintil, leader of the Boston gang in Cité Soleil and one of the leaders of the Viv Ansanm coalition, died on Friday, November 6, 2026 of wounds suffered in a drone strike, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announced, according to Le Nouvelliste. The National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) says the operations also killed civilians.

"One gang leader fewer"

"One gang leader fewer," the prime minister wrote on X, saying the fight to free the country from the gangs "continues with determination." Mathias Saintil had been gravely wounded on the night of Thursday, November 5 ([read our article](https://nago.tv/news/mathias-grievement-blesse-lors-d-une-operation-antigang)).

According to the RNDDH account reported by Le Distingo, a drone struck his home and vehicle in the Nan Nélio area of Boston. Wounded in the abdomen, he was taken to Belécourt and then to Canaan, where he died around 5:30 p.m. on November 6.

Seven drones, civilian victims

The RNDDH says seven explosive drones were used in Pierre-Six, Damien, Sarthe and Nan Nélio. In Pierre-Six, a drone hit a gathering on the evening of November 5: about eight gang members were reportedly killed, but also at least three civilians, with around ten wounded, two of whom died overnight. About fifteen gang members were reportedly killed in Damien and Sarthe. These figures have not been independently verified.

Two versions of his death

The Haitian National Police (PNH) gives a different account from the RNDDH. In a statement, it says Mathias Saintil was "hit by several bullets in the Nòlyo area" during an operation by police and other security forces, and died while being treated in a hospital in the capital, People Daily reports. "The PNH will not sleep so that the people can sleep," the police said. The RNDDH, for its part, describes a drone strike on his vehicle.

Other leaders targeted

Security forces also recently targeted Wilson Joseph, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, whose house was bombed, according to the Caribbean news agency CMC, carried by the Jamaica Observer. He reportedly survived and is in hiding. Cité Soleil is one of the areas where Kenyan police patrolled during the multinational mission.

The offensive comes as more than 2,000 Salvadoran troops are deployed in Haiti.