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Survivors largely blamed the UN-run Gang Suppression Force for failing to provide adequate protection or establish a local base despite warning signs. Haiti’s government subsequently pledged to reinforce security.
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Survivors largely blamed the UN-run Gang Suppression Force for failing to provide adequate protection or establish a local base despite warning signs. Haiti’s government subsequently pledged to reinforce security.
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Haiti installed a transitional council and Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned in absentia. Gunfire during the swearing-in; gang violence threatens the council’s mandate to organize elections and inaugurate a president by February 2026.
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Survivors largely blamed the UN run Gang Suppression Force for failing to adequately protect civilians or even build a base in the area despite warning signs. The government belatedly pledged to reinforce security.
Survivors largely blamed the UN-run Gang Suppression Force for failing to provide adequate protection or establish a local base despite warning signs. Haiti’s government subsequently pledged to reinforce security.
Open source reportGang members attacked a church in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Kenscoff late Sunday, killing at least 47 of the displaced people who had taken refuge from exactly this kind of gang violence.
Gang members attacked a church in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Kenscoff late Sunday, killing at least 47 displaced people who had taken refuge there.
Open source reportroughly 330,000 Haitians in the U.S. lost their Temporary Protected Status yesterday, and the Trump administration plans to start deporting them back to Haiti on weekly flights to Cap Hatien in the north
Roughly 330,000 Haitians in the United States lost Temporary Protected Status the day before the update. The Trump administration is described as planning weekly deportation flights to Cap-Haïtien in northern Haiti, where gangs are said to have a weaker presence.
Open source reportMany Haiti watchers are skeptical that the first round will take place before year's end. Gangs still influence much of Haiti including part of the capital.
The first-round vote is assessed as potentially unlikely to occur before year-end because gangs continue to influence much of Haiti, including part of the capital. The United Nations was attributed as warning that armed groups are trying to “capture the systems of government.”
Open source reportHaiti's electoral council announced plans to hold presidential and legislative elections on December 13, with a presidential runoff scheduled for Feb. 21, 2027 if no candidate secures a majority
Haiti’s electoral council set presidential and legislative elections for December 13, followed by a February 21, 2027 presidential runoff if no candidate wins a majority. Approximately 300 political parties are described as planning to field first-round candidates.
Open source reportDoctors Without Borders (or MSF, using its French acronym) said it would end its work in Haiti because of "violence and threats" police have made towards medical aid workers.
Doctors Without Borders would end its work in Haiti because of violence and threats by police against medical workers, including attacks on ambulances transporting injured gang members.
Open source reportLocal vigilantes fought alongside police, and together they killed 28 suspected gang members.
Haitian police clashed with Viv Ansanm after Jimmy Chérizier announced plans to attack Pétionville. Police and local vigilantes killed 28 suspected gang members.
Open source reportEarlier this week, two gangs - 400 Mawozo and Chen Mechan - seemingly deliberately targeted U.S. Embassy vehicles in Port-au-Prince, leading the Embassy to evacuate up to 20 of its "non-emergency" diplomats from the post.
Attacks on U.S. Embassy vehicles to 400 Mawozo and Chen Mechan and says up to 20 non-emergency diplomats were evacuated. Gunmen struck a UN humanitarian helicopter with at least eight shots, causing the UN to cancel aid flights.
Open source reportHaiti's new interim prime minister, Garry Conille, appointed a new cabinet, ousting most of the ministers from former PM Henry's ineffective government.
Interim Prime Minister Garry Conille appointed a new cabinet and replaced most ministers who had served under former Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Open source reportBélizaire may not last long either: he only won the support of four of the council's nine members
Bélizaire may not remain in office because he received support from only four of the council’s nine members.
Open source reportHaiti's new transitional council selected little-known former sports minister Fritz Bélizaire to be the country's new interim prime minister
Haiti’s transitional council selected former sports minister Fritz Bélizaire to replace interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert amid efforts to restore governance and counter gangs.
Open source reportHaiti installed a new transitional council, and PM Henry formally resigned in absentia - as he'd promised to do once the council was in place. The gunshots that rang out in the background as council members took their oaths of office offered a preview of the tough task that lies ahead of them
Haiti installed a transitional council and Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned in absentia. Gunfire during the swearing-in; gang violence threatens the council’s mandate to organize elections and inaugurate a president by February 2026.
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