Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 11/07/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Gang violence has claimed 4,864 lives from October to June. More than 20 percent of those deaths unfolded in the departments of Centre and Artibonite. UN says growing presence of gangs like Gran Grif in those areas appears to be part of a broader strategy. The UN describes gang members as firing “indiscriminately at houses” along the road to the checkpoint, killing at least 100 people and wounding 16. The chaos forced more than 6,270 people to flee Pont Sonde for their safety. Overall, nearly 1.3 million people have been displaced throughout the country. “Enraged, members of the local population who witnessed the scene lynched to death,” the report says. Haiti has been grappling with an intense period of gang violence since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021. Transitional government council has struggled to re-establish order amid controversies, tensions and leadership turnover.
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