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The Dominican Republic is not playing with Haiti in matters of border security

While the Haitian government is trying to build back their military, the Dominican Ministry of Defense is taking total control of their side of the border with Haiti.

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Dominican Soldiers guarding their borders with Haiti from atop a mountain in Elias Pina

Here's a photograph of Dominican soldiers standing atop a mountain on the Haiti-Dominican border securing keeping their side safe.

Lately, the Dominican Republic has been expanding their control and surveillance points all along their border with Haiti.

Their new border security consists of a series of integrated border management bases that sits right next to their perimeter fence that sits right on the border, Haiti on one side, the Dominican Republic on the other.

So far Dominican Republic Ministry of Defense has zix of these bases up and running with the latest one completed recently in Elisa Pina province which borders with Belladere, Centre, Haiti.

There is a 7th base that is currently being built in Jimani, near Malpasse Haiti, and that base will include is 17 kilometer fence.

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