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Gang attack near Haiti's capital leaves 30 dead
Mayor Jean Massillon said armed men set fire to homes and targeted a church and a doctor’s residence, while a definitive death toll remains unclear.
- Late Sunday, a powerful gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm raided Kenscoff, burning homes and killing multiple residents. Survivors discovered bodies strewn on streets early Monday, but Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said a definitive death toll remains unknown due to access and communication problems.
- Gangs now control an estimated 70% of Port-au-Prince, with Viv Ansanm repeatedly targeting nearby Kenscoff. Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people across Haiti, with more than 3,100 people reported killed from January to June, according to U.N. statistics.
- Massillon blamed the attack on Viv Ansanm, which the U.S. government designated a foreign terrorist organization last year. Gang members specifically targeted a church and homes owned by Dr. Jean Bill Pape, a renowned doctor operating an organization serving patients with HIV and tuberculosis.
- The Kenscoff raid occurred less than a week after the Trump administration deported more than 160 people to Haiti following a legal battle over Temporary Protected Status for some 350,000 Haitians. The U.N.-backed gang suppression force did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Experts have warned that general elections scheduled for Dec. 13 are currently too dangerous to hold, threatening Haiti's first planned vote in more than a decade. The ongoing security crisis jeopardizes voter registration efforts underway in Port-au-Prince and beyond.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
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- 44% of the sources lean Left
44% Left
L 44%
C 39%
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