The United Nations-authorized gang-fighting force in Haiti is grappling with the possibility that badly burned corpses it received from a humanitarian organization on Saturday afternoon could be that of four Salvadoran soldiers ambushed by armed gangs a week ago. The…
The Washington Post The Salvadorans, members of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force, came under attack in Croix-des-Bouquets, where 17 members of a U.S. missionary group were abducted in 2021. Four Salvadoran members of the United Nations-backed Gang Suppression Force in Haiti remain missing…
More than 1,000 people were killed in Haiti between July and September as armed gangs continued to challenge state authority, according to the United Nations, which is calling for sustained international support to strengthen security operations and advance the country’s political…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Four Salvadoran soldiers serving with Haiti’s U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) remain missing after armed groups ambushed their armored vehicle in the Santo, Croix-des-Bouquets area, Sunday, according to El Salvador’s military. The Salvadoran Armed Forces said in…
Four soldiers with the Armed Forces of El Salvador remain unaccounted for in Haiti’s capital on Monday after suspected gang members ambushed their armored vehicle and set it ablaze, prompting a rescue operation in which Salvadoran military helicopters also came…
A new report is offering fresh insight into how gangs in Haiti backed by political and economic actors operate in a country preparing for its first general elections in more than 10 years Report Offers New Insight Into Haitian Gangs as…
The United Nations Security Council has renewed sanctions targeting individuals and groups threatening Haiti’s peace and security, as armed gangs continue to expand their control and illicit firearms fuel violence across the country. The council renewed the measures on Wednesday,…
Gros-Morne’s mayor has urged evacuations as gang violence kills civilians and disrupts transportation on National Road 5. To strengthen security and sustain operations amid the consequences of gang activity along the highway through the city, authorities have established a UN-backed Gang…
The Kokorat San Ras gang has occupied several areas in rural Gros-Morne, Artibonite, demanding $298 per household to return control to residents. This gang has been actively terrorizing previously peaceful communities, exacerbating the ongoing despair and helplessness among locals. GONAÏVES — Since…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The UN Panel of Experts on Haiti reports that 908,001 rounds of ammunition were diverted from Dominican Republic police stockpiles in 2024, and that much of this ammunition was allegedly sold in border areas and later traced to gangs in Haiti,…
Haiti's gang crisis: Viv Ansanm and the gangs of Port-au-Prince, massacres, kidnappings and the security mission.
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