UN says Haiti powerful gang expansion halted but threat persists

UN report finds anti-gang operations have stalled the expansion of armed groups in Port-au-Prince, but warns of persistent and adaptive threats. | Contesto: cronaca

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• UN says Haiti powerful gang expansion halted but threat persists

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A United Nations expert report released Tuesday concluded that a recent security offensive in Haiti has successfully halted the territorial expansion of powerful armed gangs in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The assessment, based on detailed monitoring of the country's protracted crisis, found that coordinated operations by Haitian authorities, supported by aerial drone strikes and local self-defense brigades, have curbed the gangs' advances. However, the report immediately cautioned that this progress is fragile and uneven, with criminal networks demonstrating a dangerous capacity to adapt their tactics in response to the pressure. The findings offer a critical, measured evaluation of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission's initial impact and the Haitian National Police's efforts. For months, gangs had effectively controlled large swaths of Port-au-Prince, including key infrastructure like the main port and international airport, plunging the city into a state of siege. The report suggests the current strategy has broken that momentum of unchecked expansion, creating pockets of regained state control. This shift is attributed to a more assertive and technologically aided approach, marking a departure from earlier periods when police were often outgunned and outmaneuvered. Despite this tactical success, the UN experts underscored that the fundamental threat posed by Haiti's gangs is far from neutralized. The groups, which finance themselves through extortion, kidnapping, and control of supply routes, have proven resilient. The report notes they are shifting strategies in the face of sustained operations, likely moving into different criminal activities or altering their territorial holdings to consolidate power in fewer, more defensible areas. This adaptability underscores the complex challenge: military and police pressure can disrupt, but not yet dismantle, the deeply entrenched economic and social ecosystems that allow these groups to thrive. The context for this struggle remains a nation in profound distress. Haiti has been without a functional elected government since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, and gang violence has...

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