Haiti

Although the situation is still under investigation, the clash reportedly involved members of Viv Ansanm, a coalition of gangs that dominates much of Port-au-Prince, and members of Krache Dife, a faction that recently split from the coalition.

President Donald Trump on openly confirmed that he used the phrase "s--thole countries" to describe Haiti and African nations during a 2018 Oval Office discussion on immigration — a remark he had previously disputed in public.

Different countries have offered to deploy soldiers, engineers and police officers to help quash gangs in Haiti, according to a new report.

A contingent of hundreds of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, the first deployment of forces since the UN Security Council approved expanding the existing force to fight the gangs that control most of the capital and large swaths of the country.

Germine Joly, leader of Haitian gang 400 Mawozo, has been sentenced to life in federal prison without parole for his role in the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens, including an eight-month old baby.

Jack Christofides was named as the special representative for the U.S.-backed force tasked with dismantling Haitian gangs.

The statement did not identify Fritz Alphonse Jean by name, but he confirmed to The Associated Press on Nov. 25 that he was the target of the action and denied the allegations.

Two Texas men have been indicted for planning to recruit homeless people to help them conduct a coup in an island in Haiti, murder all men and turn women and children into sex slaves, according to a new report

U.S. Marines guarding the country's embassy in Haiti exchanged gunfire with gangs controlling most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to a report.

Foreign embassies and the United Nations in Haiti have advised officials to avoid going out following public threats from gangs controlling vast swaths of territory in the country

Gang activity remains one of Haiti's main sources of violence, responsible for hundreds of deaths and numerous crimes, including sexual assault.

Government officials have announced that the United States is sending rescue and response teams, along with critical lifesaving supplies in order to alleviate the humanitarian crisis that Category 5 Melissa caused in the Caribbean.

The action also included Kempes Sanon, leader of the Bel Air gang and one of Viv Ansanm's key allied groups.

Haitian children are increasingly getting caught in the crossfire as more are recruited into gangs dominating large swaths of the country, according to a UN official

Haitian ministers had to be evacuated from the country's national palace due to an intense shooting in the area

The United Nations' Human Rights Chief welcomed the decision to expand the security mission for Haiti but warned that it is imperative to implement it soon

The UN's Security Council has approved a resolution that significantly expands and transforms a security mission aimed at fighting gangs in Haiti, which control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince

The U.S.'s chargé d'affaires in Haiti said the force the Trump administration is proposing for Haiti would be much more lethal than the current one that is led by Kenya

The head of Haiti's presidential council pleaded for resources and help to beat the gangs controlling most of the capital, saying the country's "at war."

The Haitian transitional government is being accused of killing several children and a pregnant woman in a drone strike aimed at killing

The Trump administration warned that funding for UN-backed forces in Haiti can't be guaranteed if the Security Council doesn't approve its plan to expand the mission

Eight people kidnapped weeks ago from an orphanage in Haiti have been released by gangs.

The UN said that half of all gang members in Haiti are now children, a statistic the organization described as "alarming"

The U.S., along with Panama, proposed creating a "gang-suppression force" comprised of up to 5,500 to face criminal organizations in the country

In 2025, between January and June, the number of victims remained high, with 3,137 people killed in violence involving criminal groups, self-defense groups, civilians, and state security forces.

The U.S. wants to double the amount of international forces fighting gangs in Haiti and remove Kenya from its leading role, an official said at the Organization of American States

Two Haitian police officers were killed and six others were injured following a "kamikazi" drone explosion near Port-au-Prince

American private security executive Erik Prince plans to deploy hundreds of mercenaries to fight Haitian gangs in the next weeks, according to a new report

Private security executive Erik Prince says he plans to keep mercenaries in Haiti for 10 years and eventually get access to the country's tax-collecting system as part of an arrangement with authorities

The U.S. is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier