US EditionDozens killed in Haiti’s capital following internal clashes within a powerful gang coalition
A split in the Viv Ansanm gang coalition led to at least 49 deaths, including 10 children, amid ongoing clashes in Haiti's capital, a human rights group reported.
- On Tuesday in Port‑au‑Prince, a clash erupted between the Viv Ansanm gang coalition and an apparent breakaway armed group, with fighting still blocking access to the area.
- Internal fractures within the Viv Ansanm coalition prompted the attack, with Kempes Sanon, powerful gang leader and former police officer, injured and reportedly dethroned by Jamesly and Ti Gason.
- So far, the human rights group has counted at least 49 killed since Monday, including 19 gang members, 10 children recruited by gangs, and 19 women executed while seeking medical care.
- Limited access means casualty counts and humanitarian needs may rise as hundreds of civilians shelter in Port‑au‑Prince neighborhoods facing shortages amid Haiti's transitional government preparing for general elections next year.
- Gangs already control 90% of Port-au-Prince, increasing the risk of broader collapse as the United Nations said Kempes Sanon helped consolidate power through the Viv Ansanm coalition, designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S.
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Haiti: 43 police officers killed in anti-gang operations
The list of fatalities in the fight against gangs also includes seven soldiers from the Haitian Armed Forces and two officers from the now-defunct Multinational Security Support Force, which is now called the Gang Suppression Force, the organization reported, as cited by the online newspaper Haiti Libre. abo/arm/lb/joeThe post Haiti: 43 police officers killed in anti-gang operations first appeared on Prensa Latina.
At least 49 people, including gang members and children, have been killed, burned or maimed in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince since Monday after violent clashes within a powerful gang coalition. The final death toll could rise, the AP reported today, citing a human rights group. Many fear that the clashes in recent days could spark even more violence in a city that is 90 percent controlled by gangs.
Chaos in Port-au-Prince: Gang Warfare Sparks Deadly Clashes
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Dozens killed in Haiti's capital as armed men break away from gang coalition in bid for power
A human rights group says dozens of people in Haiti’s capital have been killed in a clash between a powerful gang coalition and armed men who apparently broke away from it.
The Committee for Peace and Development warned that gang fighting could exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the Haitian capital An internal confrontation between a powerful criminal coalition and a dissident group left at least 49 dead in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, according to civil organizations.At least 10 children recruited by gangs and 19 women accompanying their injured couples in search of medical care were identified among the victims.The …
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