World Nov 14 Masses of Haitians flee homes in the capital as gang violence explodes amid political turmoil Residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil.
World Oct 09 After a gang attack on a small Haitian town, death toll rises to at least 115 The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. The victims included babies, young mothers and the elderly, with the gang approaching via canoes to catch residents…
World Oct 06 More than 6,000 people in Haiti forced to flee their homes after deadly gang attack Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency.
World Apr 02 Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot on Monday after he and other officers were forced to flee an armored car that was later set on fire.
World Mar 15 Haitian parties have submitted potential leader names to deciding council, Caribbean officials say Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged to resign once the council is created.
World Mar 04 Haiti orders curfew after armed gangs overran two prisons, releasing thousands of inmates A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other criminals who fled.
World Mar 03 Armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday.
World Jan 31 Gangs take control in Haiti as democracy withers The U.N. estimated in December that gangs controlled 60 percent of Haiti's capital, but nowadays most on the streets of Port-au-Prince say that number is closer to 100 percent.