Government must use lethal force against armed groups, transitional government head tells the FT amid ‘kamikaze’ drone campaign ...

When there is a weakness, we look for other people to support the national police,” says Fritz Alphonse Jean, head of the nine-member presidential transitional council.

The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of its political mission in Haiti, agreeing that the ...

Haitian gangs now have "near-total control" of the country's capital, the United Nations is warning, as the transitional government continues to be unable to contain the criminal groups.

Haitian gangs are increasingly closing in on the last neighborhood they don't ... largely to deploy drones aimed at killing gang members. ... could provide a "force" to battle against gangs.

Senior U.N. officials warn that Haiti's gangs have gained "near-total control" of the capital and authorities are unable to ...

The Caribbean faces a new and urgent threat: weaponised drones in criminal hands are rapidly proliferating into the hands of criminal actors, non‑state militias, and private contractors. What began as ...

Haiti's gangs have gained "near-total control" of the capital and authorities are unable to stop escalating violence across ...

Port-au-Prince, the capital, now sees daily gun battles in which police and civilian vigilantes face off against a gang coalition called Viv Ansanm (“Living Together”).

Between October 2024 and June 2025, 4,864 people have been killed in Haiti amid worsening gang violence nationwide.

Haiti’s government has hired American contractors, including Prince, in recent months to work on a secret task force to deploy drones meant to kill gang members, security experts said.

Drone warfare is hitting Haiti The gangs have been pushed back in places, but there are concerns that drones are illegal and may be ultimately ineffective. Share. A hit, ...