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A gruesome hours-long gang attack in Haiti a couple of days ago left dozens dead, torching homes and cars, while forcing thousands more to run for their lives, in the latest blow to a country that ...
Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
While a 2020 report by Haiti’s disarmament commission estimated there could be as many as 500,000 small arms in the country, the U.N. said the “absolute number of weapons in Haiti may never be ...
The Gran Grif gang operates in the department of Artibonite and is considered one of Haiti's cruelest gangs, [5] with nine mass kidnappings attributed to the group between October 2023 and January 2024. [6] The gang was formed after former legislator Prophane Victor began arming young men nearly a decade ago to secure his election and control ...
On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in Croix des Bouquets, the other in Port-au-Prince. [12] More than 4,700 inmates escaped. [ 10 ] Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting. [ 13 ]
The 2024 Cité Soleil massacre took place on 6 and 11 December 2024, in the commune of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was the site of a massacre perpetrated by a gang controlling the area of Wharf Jeremie, leaving at least 207 people dead according to the U.N. [1] [2] [3] Elderly Haitian Vodou practitioners were reportedly the primary targets.
Haiti's powerful gangs have been expanding their influence in recent years while state institutions have been paralyzed by a lack of funds and political crises. Haiti gangs are recruiting more ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It's been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying ...