Haiti: Cité Soleil Massacre — 207 Executed Over Five Days
One of the most deadly single episodes of gang violence in Haiti’s recent history unfolded in Cité Soleil in February
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Haiti 2025 Begins: Gangs Control 85 Percent of Port-au-Prince
Haiti entered 2025 with criminal groups controlling an estimated 85 percent of Port-au-Prince and its metropolitan area, a figure that
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Haiti: FAA Bars US Flights Below 10,000 Feet After Aircraft Hit by Gunfire
The United States Federal Aviation Administration barred American commercial carriers from operating in Haitian airspace below 10,000 feet in November
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Haiti: October Gang Offensive Resumes After Brief Lull
After a brief period of relative calm following the formation of the transitional government and the initial deployment of the
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Haiti: UN Reports 3,661 Killed in First Six Months of 2024
The United Nations reported on September 27, 2024 that at least 3,661 people had been killed in Haiti in just
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Haiti: MSS Mission Clears Key Neighborhoods in Joint Operations
The Multinational Security Support Mission and Haitian National Police conducted joint operations in late August and September 2024 that cleared
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Haiti: Artibonite Comes Under Sustained Gang Assault in 2024
The Artibonite department, which had been experiencing increasing gang pressure since 2022, came under sustained gang assault in 2024 as
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Haiti: Two American Missionaries and Haitian Pastor Killed in Ambush
Two American Christian missionaries and a Haitian pastor were killed in a gang ambush in Port-au-Prince on May 24, 2024,
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Haiti: Airport Reopens After Three Months of Gang-Imposed Closure
The Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince reopened on May 20, 2024, after being closed for three months following the
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Haiti: Prison Escapees Join Gang Networks After Mass Break
Security analysts confirmed in the weeks following the March 2024 prison breaks that significant numbers of the approximately 4,000 escapees