A Haiti gang attack on the reopening of a main hospital kills 2 ...
2 days ago · Street gangs have taken over an estimated 85% of Port-au-Prince and have also targeted the main international airport and Haiti’s two largest prisons. Johnson “Izo” André, considered Haiti’s most powerful gang leader and part of the Viv Ansanm group of gangs, which that has taken control of much of Port-au-Prince , posted a video on ...
A survivor describes brutal gang attack on Haitian journalists - Los ...
15 hours ago · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest ...
Armed Attack at Haiti Hospital Kills at Least 3
2 days ago · Two journalists and a police officer died and at least seven others were wounded in the shooting before the reopening of a hospital wing in Port-au-Prince. By David C. Adams and André Paultre ...
Haiti: On patrol with UN forces inside gang warzone - BBC
Two-year-old Shaina is hooked up to an intravenous drip at one of the few functioning hospitals in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Her mother, Venda, desperately hopes it will alleviate the acute ...
184 killed in Haiti, U.N. says, as gang leader allegedly ... - CBS News
Dec 9, 2024 · The United Nations human rights chief said Monday that 184 people were killed over the weekend in the Haitian capital, as Port-au-Prince was rocked by a spike in gang violence that pushed the...
Over 207 executed in Port-au-Prince massacre: UN report
3 days ago · A little over two weeks after a surge of violence in the Cité Soleil commune of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, a UN report has concluded that more than 207 people were executed by the Wharf Jérémie gang. Most of the victims were elderly people accused of practicing voodoo and causing the gang ...
Multiple gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti's capital | AP News
Oct 18, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Multiple gangs attacked several communities in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Friday, setting fire to homes and a church as bullets whizzed through the area.
Haiti capital Port-au-Prince gripped by chaos as armed gangs ... - CBS News
Mar 1, 2024 · Port-au-Prince — Gun battles across the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince Thursday left four police officers dead as a prominent gang leader said a coordinated attack by armed groups was...
Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying ... - Associated Press News
Oct 21, 2024 · Police in Haiti are clashing with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not controlled by gangs.
Haiti declares state of emergency after mass prison escape
Mar 2, 2024 · A United Nations’ source said Sunday that around 3,500 prisoners are believed to have escaped Haiti’s National Penitentiary in Port-Au-Prince during the weekend.