Port-au-Prince, Haiti – Gangs trying to take advantage of complete control over Haiti They killed at least four soldiers and four armed civilians who worked with the law enforcement to protect their communities, the official said Thursday.
Lionel Lazarre, a spokesman for Haiti National Police, told Radio Careïbes that two soldiers and four civilians were killed in Kencofs, once a peaceful community on the outskirts of the capital, Port-au-Prince. In the community, the Pacot community was killed by two soldiers and an unspecified number of civilians in the community of Pacot in the capital, he said.
On Wednesday evening, the government said that at least four police officers and armed civilians from the Community of the Canapé-Vert, one of the few neighborhoods that did not control gangs, killed in attacks.
In videos published on social media, Gunmen can be seen by mutilating several bodies and pick up cut-down heads as trophies saying: “We have dogs.”
The transitional presidential council of Haiti and Prime Minister’s Office condemned attacks in separate statements and said more people were injured.
“The government confirms that the fight against insecurity remains its top priority,” said the office.
Gangs This control at least 85% portion port-au-prince They launched recent attacks on previously calm areas that police and armed residents try to protect.
More than 260 people were killed Attacks on Kenscoff and Carrefour Earlier this year, according to the UN political mission in Haiti.
Haitian police work next to the UN-supported mission that led Kennian police to maintain gangs, though They fought in their efforts. The mission is insufficient and has only 1,000 staff of 2,500 envisaged.
More than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti, and a gang violence left more than a million people of homeless, according to UN
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2025-04-24 13:01:00
