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Barbecue has been known for multiple massacres in the Port-au-Prince area, along with G9 allying with the Haitian government. [3] The 2022 battles began after tensions erupted between G9 and a new rival gang, G-pep, as an example is the outbreak of violence which occurred in the month of May, which left 150 dead and hundreds wounded.
Since 2020, Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has been the site of an ongoing gang war. The government of Haiti and Haitian security forces have struggled to maintain their control of Port-au-Prince amid this conflict, [1] with gangs reportedly controlling up to 90% of the city by 2023. [37]
For the past year, gangs under the Viv Ansamn banner have been ravaging Port-au-Prince, attacking state institutions including prisons, police stations and the city’s international airport, and ...
On 9 March, gangs attacked and occupied the headquarters of the Institute of Social Welfare in Port-au Prince, while the government of the Dominican Republic announced plans to evacuate its officials and citizens from Port-au-Prince. [32] On 21 March, one of the gang leaders, known only as Makandal, was killed by the bwa kale in Petion-Ville. [33]
Police officers confront a gang during a protest against Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government and insecurity, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 1, 2024.
Port-au-Prince’s gangs are still choking off the supply of food, fuel and water across the city. Perhaps the last functional part of the state, Haiti’s National Police, continue to fight ...
In the attack, Pe Lebren, a gang leader allied with 400 Mawozo, fled to Cité Doudoune, another suburb of Port-au-Prince, but was caught by Chen Mechan and executed. [3] [2] The police station in Tabarre, in Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, also stated that two gang members were killed during a police intervention, and one was lynched by locals. [3]
Haiti’s gangs treat human life as a commodity, kidnapping and killing thousands to seize control of an estimated 80% of capital city Port-au-Prince.