Police made emergency calls for backup, asserting that 50% of the Artibonite region had fallen under gang control after large-scale attacks targeting towns.

Observers fear the anti-gang mission will repeat the mistakes of the previous foreign intervention and could throw more fuel on the fire.

Community leaders warn families to prepare for legal battles and safety concerns as Haiti faces escalating gang violence and instability.

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The murder and immolation of Bazelais Merantus, a disabled man praised as kind and resilient, underscores the worsening savagery of Haiti's gangs as they move beyond Port-au-Prince. Can a new multinational police initiative stop them?

To visitors, the Caribbean is a post card of white sand, sun-soaked beaches and tranquility. But millions who call the region home are confronting a much harsher and grimmer reality: the rise of lethal violence.

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A sweeping gang takedown in Queens targeting the syndicate behind the murder of a 66-year-old Haitian immigrant has brought little solace to his grieving daughter, who said that though she’s glad