| Battle of Port-Au-Prince (2024)[1] | |||||||
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| Part of the Gang war in Haiti and the Haitian crisis (2018–present) | |||||||
 Map of Haiti | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies |
Haitian security forces Armed civilians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jimmy Chérizier Guy Philippe |
 Ariel Henry Michel Patrick Boisvert | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 38 dead,[3] 15,000 homeless, 362,000 displaced[4][5][6][7] | |||||||
| Gang war in Haiti |
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| Background |
| Battles |
| Attacks |
Amid the unrest in Haiti since 2018, armed gangs stormed Haiti's two largest prisons in March 2024, resulting in more than 4,700 inmates escaping. The gangs demanded that prime minister Ariel Henry resign, attacking and closing Toussaint Louverture International Airport and preventing Henry from entering the country. The Haitian government declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in Ouest Department in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos. On 12 March 2024, Henry indicated his intention to resign as prime minister in response to the deteriorating security situation.[8]
- ^ Cornu, Jean-Michael; Rakovsky, Valentin; Rivas Pacheco, Guillermo (6 March 2024). "Gang activity in Haiti's Port-au-Prince". Princeton Clarion. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: 'The city center was at war'". AP News. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ @MARADIOFM (12 March 2024). "Le @synapoha annonce le décès de deux policiers .:la policière Edwige Antoine qui était souffrante et Estinor Angelot qui est décédé la nuit dernière dans le dortoir du Sous-Commissariat de Delmas 62" [The @synapoha announces the death of two police officers: police officer Edwige Antoine who was unwell and Estinor Angelot who died last night in the cells of the Delmas Sub-Police Station 62] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Haiti: the government declares a state of emergency, at least 12 dead and 4 thousand prisoners escaped". Agenzia Nova. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Haiti violence displaces 15,000 already displaced people: UN". Macau Business. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Mérancourt, Wildlore; Schmidt, Samantha (9 March 2024). "Haitians shot dead in the street and there's no one to take the corpses away". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Several embassies evacuate staff as Haiti sinks deeper in violence". Daily Sabah. Port-au-Prince. Agence France-Presse. 11 March 2024.
- ^ Hu, Caitlin Stephen (12 March 2024). "Haiti's leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis". CNN. Retrieved 12 March 2024.