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Haiti\u2019s gang leader, Jimmy Ch\u00e9rizier, is now the \u201cmost powerful man\u201d in the country, according<\/a> to Judes Jonathas, an independent consultant.<\/p>\n Ch\u00e9rizier, also known as \u201cBarbecue,\u201d compared himself to Martin Luther King Jr., according to the New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n The gang leader received<\/a> the nickname after it was learned he set his victims on fire.<\/p>\n The chaos comes as the gang attacked government buildings over the weekend, calling for Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign.<\/p>\n The increase in gang-related violence led to U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) airlifting non-essential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in the country and sending more troops to ensure security.<\/p>\n \u201cThe upsurge in gang violence in neighborhoods near the U.S. embassy and airport has led the State Department to decide to proceed with the departure of additional agents,\u201d a U.S. spokesperson told Agence France-Presse<\/a> (AFP).<\/p>\n \u201cThis airlift of personnel into and out of the Embassy is consistent with our standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide, and no Haitians were on board the military aircraft,\u201d USSOUTHCOM said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cOur Embassy remains focused on advancing U.S. government efforts to support the Haitian people, including mobilizing support for the Haitian National Police, expediting the deployment of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, and accelerating a peaceful transition of power via free and fair elections.\u201d<\/p>\n