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Armed criminal gangs are said to be “imposing a regime of terror” and violence in most parts of Port-au-Prince, severely impacting the humanitarian, human rights and socio-economic situation in a country already hit hard by poverty, disease and disasters.
Gangs control an estimated 60% of the capital of Port-au-Prince, and they have killed hundreds of people in recent months in their fight to control more territory in the aftermath of the July 2021 assassination of Moïse at his private home.
In one ten-day orgy of violence in Port-au-Prince back in July, gangs waged open warfare against each other in Cité Soleil - one of the capital's slums home to 250,000 - launching raids into rival territory where they shot civilians on sight.
Many of the gangsters who are preying on Port-au-Prince came from within the ranks of the Haitian National Police, or PNH.
Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/07/haiti-kenya-invasion-gang-war-united-states/
One of the photos of Liliane Pierre-Paul during a tribute ceremony honoring her in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, August 10, 2023.
Source: https://haitiantimes.com/2023/08/11/tributes-in-haiti-to-lay-journalist-to-rest/
People walk past members of the Haitian National Police in March as they attempt to repel gangs in a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/world/americas/haiti-police-gang-violence.html
The anarchy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, where police and gangsters continue to clash, has displaced tens of thousands of Haitians.
Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20230805/tough-call
The horrific vigilante violence underlined public anger over the increasingly lawless situation in Port-au-Prince, where criminal gangs have taken control over an estimated 60% of the city since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Source: https://www.aol.com/news/fbi-issues-dire-warning-americans-142507511.html
"There is such contempt for human life among the conflicting parties, and such violence in Port-au-Prince, that even the vulnerable, sick and wounded are not spared,” said Mahaman Bachard Iro, head of MSF's programs in Haiti.
Two years ago, private mercenaries allegedly by Haitian American businessman Christian Emmanuel Sanon assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in his residence in Port-au-Prince.
Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/11/haiti-democracy-relations-united-states-gang-violence/
Two young men guard the headquarters of alleged gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” or “Babekyou” Chérizier in Port-au-Prince.
Source: http://wired868.com/2023/11/19/daly-bread-tt-must-address-destructive-education-conditions/
UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said armed groups control 60 percent of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital.
Washington believes Nairobi can aid Port-au-Prince in restoring order to gang-controlled territory.
"We will enhance coordination in Haiti, Dominican Republic, Canada and other locations as required including through increased presence at the Canadian embassies in Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo," the countries said in the statement.