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Gang war in Haiti. Since 2020, Haiti 's capital Port-au-Prince has been the site of an ongoing gang war between two major criminal groups and their allies: the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies (FRG9 or G9) and the G-Pep.
- May 2020–present
- Ongoing
- Mainly Port-au-Prince, Haiti
1 day ago · Gang leaders with suspected links to the 2021 Haitian president’s assassination now control key infrastructure, and pose a major threat to the incoming Kenya-led force. Jimmy Chérizier, a ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Who are Haiti’s armed gangs? There are believed to be about 200 armed gangs operating in Haiti, about half of which have a presence in Port-au-Prince. In the capital, there are two...
- Jillian Kestler-D'amours
Mar 12, 2024 · By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN. Updated 8:46 AM PDT, March 12, 2024. Haiti’s prime minister has said he will resign, bowing to international pressure to save his homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed gangsters.
Mar 28, 2024 · 28 Mar 2024. More than 1,500 people have been killed in gang violence in Haiti so far this year, the United Nations Human Rights Office says. Haiti’s gang wars have intensified in...
Mar 28, 2024 · March 28, 2024. Gang violence has killed more than 1,500 people in Haiti so far this year, the United Nations human rights office reported on Thursday, the result of what it described as a...
Mar 11, 2024 · 11 March 2024. By Will Grant in Mexico City & Jeremy Dupin in Port-au-Prince,BBC News. Getty Images. Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital...
