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{{Short description|Storming of prisons in Haiti by armed gangs}}
{{Short description|Storming of prisons in Haiti by armed gangs}}
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| conflict = Battle of Port-Au-Prince (2024)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cornu|first1=Jean-Michael|last2=Rakovsky |first2=Valentin|last3=Rivas Pacheco|first3=Guillermo |date=6 March 2024 |title=Gang activity in Haiti's Port-au-Prince |url=https://www.pdclarion.com/news/national/gang-activity-in-haitis-port-au-prince/image_a7bf6d25-5f3b-5d92-96a9-320d8d0e7f4b.html |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Princeton Clarion }}</ref>
| conflict = Battle of Port-Au-Prince (2024)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cornu|first1=Jean-Michael|last2=Rakovsky |first2=Valentin|last3=Rivas Pacheco|first3=Guillermo |date=6 March 2024 |title=Gang activity in Haiti's Port-au-Prince |url=https://www.pdclarion.com/news/national/gang-activity-in-haitis-port-au-prince/image_a7bf6d25-5f3b-5d92-96a9-320d8d0e7f4b.html |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Princeton Clarion }}</ref>
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| partof = the [[Gang war in Haiti]] and the [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)]]
| partof = the [[Gang war in Haiti]] and the [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)]]
| place = Mainly [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti
| place = Mainly [[Port-au-Prince]], Haiti
| date = 28 February 2024–present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-police-killed-kenya-gangs-84eb8a827967238805827742bbd7bf69|title=Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: 'The city center was at war'|date=1 March 2024|website=AP News|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref>
| date = 28 February 2024 – present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-police-killed-kenya-gangs-84eb8a827967238805827742bbd7bf69|title=Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: 'The city center was at war'|date=1 March 2024|website=AP News|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref>
| result = [[List of ongoing armed conflicts|Ongoing]]
| result = [[List of ongoing armed conflicts|Ongoing]]
* [[Ariel Henry]] resigns from the post of [[Prime Minister of Haiti]]
* [[Ariel Henry]] resigns from the post of [[Prime Minister of Haiti]]
| combatant1 = [[Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies]]
| combatant1 = [[Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies]]
| combatant2 = Haitian security forces<br/>Armed civilians
| combatant2 = Haitian security forces
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*[[Haitian National Police]]
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*[[Haitian Armed Forces]]
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<br/>Armed civilians
| commander1 = [[Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier|Jimmy Chérizier]] <br /> [[Guy Philippe]]
| commander1 = [[Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier|Jimmy Chérizier]] <br /> [[Guy Philippe]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Ariel Henry]] <br /> {{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Michel Patrick Boisvert]]
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Ariel Henry]] <br /> {{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Michel Patrick Boisvert]]
| casualties3 = 38 dead,<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1767606956959686768 |user=MARADIOFM |title=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 |language=fr |trans-title=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}}</ref> 15,000 homeless, 362,000 displaced<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/Haiti-the-government-declares-a-state-of-emergency-at-least-12-dead-and-4-thousand-prisoners-escaped/|title=Haiti: the government declares a state of emergency, at least 12 dead and 4 thousand prisoners escaped|website=Agenzia Nova|date=4 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 March 2024 |title=Haiti violence displaces 15,000 already displaced people: UN |url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/haiti-violence-displaces-15000-already-displaced-people-un/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Macau Business }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mérancourt |first1=Wildlore |last2=Schmidt |first2=Samantha |date=2024-03-09 |title=Haitians shot dead in the street and there's no one to take the corpses away |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/09/haiti-corpses-gangs/ |url-access=subscription |work=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=2024-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=Several embassies evacuate staff as Haiti sinks deeper in violence |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/americas/several-embassies-evacuate-staff-as-haiti-sinks-deeper-in-violence |website=[[Daily Sabah]] |location=Port-au-Prince |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref>
| casualties3 = 38 dead,<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1767606956959686768 |user=MARADIOFM |title=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 |language=fr |trans-title=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}}</ref> 15,000 homeless, 362,000 displaced<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/Haiti-the-government-declares-a-state-of-emergency-at-least-12-dead-and-4-thousand-prisoners-escaped/|title=Haiti: the government declares a state of emergency, at least 12 dead and 4 thousand prisoners escaped|website=Agenzia Nova|date=4 March 2024|access-date=6 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 March 2024 |title=Haiti violence displaces 15,000 already displaced people: UN |url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/haiti-violence-displaces-15000-already-displaced-people-un/ |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Macau Business }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mérancourt |first1=Wildlore |last2=Schmidt |first2=Samantha |date=2024-03-09 |title=Haitians shot dead in the street and there's no one to take the corpses away |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/09/haiti-corpses-gangs/ |url-access=subscription |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=2024-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=Several embassies evacuate staff as Haiti sinks deeper in violence |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/americas/several-embassies-evacuate-staff-as-haiti-sinks-deeper-in-violence |website=[[Daily Sabah]] |location=Port-au-Prince |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref>
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{{Campaignbox Gang war in Haiti}}
{{Campaignbox Gang war in Haiti}}


In March 2024, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in [[Haiti]], resulting in more than 4,700 inmates escaping. The gangs demanded that prime minister [[Ariel Henry]] resign. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hu |first=Caitlin Stephen |date=2024-03-12 |title=Haiti’s leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/americas/haiti-pm-ariel-henry-resigns-gang-violence-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
Amid the [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hu |first=Caitlin Stephen |date=2024-03-12 |title=Haiti's leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/americas/haiti-pm-ariel-henry-resigns-gang-violence-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
== Background ==
Haiti has been undergoing a [[Haitian crisis (2018–present)|crisis since 2018]], including political assassinations and a [[Gang war in Haiti|gang war since 2023]].


On 1 March 2024, Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry traveled to [[Kenya]] and signed an agreement designed to circumvent the Kenyan high court's earlier ruling declaring the [[Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti|UN-backed operation]] to ensure Haitian security as unconstitutional under Kenyan law.<ref name="4-Guardian">{{cite news |publisher=Guardian News & Media |title=Kenya signs deal in attempt to rescue plan for deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/01/haiti-police-officers |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
On 1 March 2024, Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry signed an agreement in Nairobi, [[Kenya]] attempting to allow the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti.<ref name="4-Guardian">{{cite news |publisher=Guardian News & Media |title=Kenya signs deal in attempt to rescue plan for deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/01/haiti-police-officers |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=1 March 2024}}</ref>


== Events ==
== Events ==
[[Jimmy Chérizier]], the leader of the "G9 Family and Allies" gang in Port-au-Prince, released a video announcing his intention to prevent Ariel Henry from returning to Haiti with the operation. On 1 March, when asked if it was safe for him to return to Haiti, Henry shrugged.<ref name="AP-4-2">{{cite news |last=Coto |first=Dánica |date=4 March 2024 |title=There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-6341d1cda5f02f6c66d351ad2d206e7b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304223409/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-6341d1cda5f02f6c66d351ad2d206e7b |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref> Chérizier apparently had the backing of some other gangs as part of a coalition named "Viv Ansanm", [[Haitian Creole]] for "living together". Though that coalition was quick to dissolve, other gangs launched attacks, together with Chérizier's G9 gang.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 February 2024 |title=Haiti's capital paralysed by gunfire as gang boss threatens police chief and ministers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/haiti-capital-port-au-prince-gang-leader |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304195454/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/haiti-capital-port-au-prince-gang-leader |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
The Haitian government, under finance minister [[Michel Patrick Boisvert]], declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos.<ref name="24-jailbreak-AP">{{cite news |last1=Sanon |first1=Evans |last2=Luxama |first2=Pierre-Richard |title=Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-prison-break-2788f145b0d26efc2aa199e923724e0f |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=Associated Press |date=3 March 2024}}</ref> [[Jimmy Chérizier]], the leader of the "G9 Family and Allies" gang in Port-au-Prince, claimed responsibility for the increase in attacks, and demanded Henry's resignation. Chérizier stated that the goals of the increase in attacks was to capture important government officials, including the police chief.<ref name="4-Guardian" /> Many escaped gang leaders have joined the attacks,<ref name="Airport-MiamiHerald">{{cite news |last=Charles |first=Jacqueline |author-link=Jacqueline Charles |title=Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286242235.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=4 March 2024}}</ref> fueling speculation that an alliance between rival gangs in the [[Gang war in Haiti|Haitian gang wars]] is forming to overthrow the Haitian elite.<ref name="4-2-Guardian"/>


Chérizier released a video stating that he intended to prevent Ariel Henry from returning to Haiti with the operation. On 1 March, when asked if it was safe for him to return to Haiti, Henry shrugged.<ref name="AP-4-2">{{cite news |last=Coto |first=Dánica |date=4 March 2024 |title=There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like prisons as alliances shift |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-6341d1cda5f02f6c66d351ad2d206e7b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304223409/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-6341d1cda5f02f6c66d351ad2d206e7b |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref> Chérizier apparently had the backing of some other gangs as part of a coalition named "Viv Ansanm", [[Haitian Creole]] for "living together". Though that coalition was quick to dissolve, other gangs launched attacks, together with Chérizier's G9 gang.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 February 2024 |title=Haiti's capital paralysed by gunfire as gang boss threatens police chief and ministers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/haiti-capital-port-au-prince-gang-leader |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304195454/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/29/haiti-capital-port-au-prince-gang-leader |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On 1 March, gunfire at the airport caused damage to some of the airliners.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rios |first=Michael |author2=Hu |first2=Caitlin |author3=Rogers |first3=Jim |author4=Akbarzai |first4=Sahar |author5=Lau |first5=Chris |date=1 March 2024 |title=Gunfire near Haiti airport disrupts flights for second day |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/americas/haiti-gang-violence-shootings-escalation-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303233137/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/01/americas/haiti-gang-violence-shootings-escalation-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=3 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>
On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in [[Croix des Bouquets]], the other in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="24-jailbreak-bbc">{{cite news |last1=Astier |first1=Henri |last2=Avagnina |first2=Gianluca |date=3 March 2024 |title=Haiti violence: Haiti gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68462851 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304000712/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68462851 |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> More than 4,700 inmates escaped.<ref name="AP-4-2" /> Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting.<ref name="AP 3/1">{{cite news |date=1 March 2024 |title=Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: 'The city center was at war' |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-police-killed-kenya-gangs-84eb8a827967238805827742bbd7bf69 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304174917/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-police-killed-kenya-gangs-84eb8a827967238805827742bbd7bf69 |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The [[400 Mawozo]] gang operates in the Croix-des-Bouquets area and has influence at its prison, according to [[Insight Crime]].<ref>{{Cite web |website=Insight Crime |url=https://insightcrime.org/haiti-organized-crime-news/400-mawozo/ | title=400 Mawozo | date=2022-03-23 }}</ref> Chérizier, who took responsibility for the surge in violence, said his goal was to capture Haitian government officials, including the police chief.<ref name="24-jailbreak-guardian">{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Sam |date=4 March 2024 |title=Haiti declares state of emergency after thousands of dangerous inmates escape |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-mass-jailbreak-violence-port-au-prince-gangs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304014952/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-mass-jailbreak-violence-port-au-prince-gangs |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Over 12 people have been killed in the conflict.<ref name="24-jailbreak-bbc" /> The UN estimated that 15,000 people fled the violence in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="24-jailbreak-guardian" />


On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in [[Croix des Bouquets]], the other in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="24-jailbreak-bbc">{{cite news |last1=Astier |first1=Henri |last2=Avagnina |first2=Gianluca |date=3 March 2024 |title=Haiti violence: Haiti gangs demand PM resign after mass jailbreak |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68462851 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304000712/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68462851 |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> More than 4,700 inmates escaped.<ref name="AP-4-2" /> Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting.<ref name="AP 3/1">{{cite news |date=1 March 2024 |title=Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: 'The city center was at war' |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-police-killed-kenya-gangs-84eb8a827967238805827742bbd7bf69 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304174917/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-police-killed-kenya-gangs-84eb8a827967238805827742bbd7bf69 |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The gang leaders, including Chérizier, demanded Henry's resignation. In particular, Chérizier stated his goal was to capture Haitian government officials, including the police chief.<ref name="24-jailbreak-guardian">{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Sam |date=4 March 2024 |title=Haiti declares state of emergency after thousands of dangerous inmates escape |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-mass-jailbreak-violence-port-au-prince-gangs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304014952/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-mass-jailbreak-violence-port-au-prince-gangs |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Over 12 people have been killed in the conflict.<ref name="24-jailbreak-bbc" /> The UN estimates that 15,000 people have fled the violence in Port-au-Prince.<ref name="24-jailbreak-guardian" />
The Haitian government, under finance minister [[Michel Patrick Boisvert]], declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos.<ref name="24-jailbreak-AP">{{cite news |last1=Sanon |first1=Evans |last2=Luxama |first2=Pierre-Richard |title=Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-prison-break-2788f145b0d26efc2aa199e923724e0f |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=Associated Press |date=3 March 2024}}</ref> Chérizier claimed responsibility for the increase in attacks, and demanded Henry's resignation, adding that the goal of the increase in attacks was to capture important government officials, including the police chief.<ref name="4-Guardian" /> Many escaped gang leaders joined the attacks,<ref name="Airport-MiamiHerald">{{cite news |last=Charles |first=Jacqueline |author-link=Jacqueline Charles |title=Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286242235.html |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=4 March 2024}}</ref> fueling speculation that an alliance between rival gangs in the [[Gang war in Haiti|Haitian gang wars]] was forming to overthrow the Haitian elite.<ref name="4-2-Guardian">{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Luke |date=4 March 2024 |title=Haiti's weekend of violence puts government future in doubt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-prison-break-ariel-henry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305004002/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-prison-break-ariel-henry |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>


On 3 March, the Haitian government, under finance minister [[Michel Patrick Boisvert]], declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos.<ref name="24-jailbreak-AP2">{{cite news |last1=Sanon |first1=Evans |last2=Luxama |first2=Pierre-Richard |date=3 March 2024 |title=Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-prison-break-2788f145b0d26efc2aa199e923724e0f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303233812/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-prison-break-2788f145b0d26efc2aa199e923724e0f |archive-date=3 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref> The government noted "increasingly violent criminal acts" throughout Port-au-Prince, including vandalism, kidnapping and murder.<ref name="4-Bloomberg">{{cite news |last=Wyss |first=Jim |date=4 March 2024 |title=Violent Prison Break Sparks Murder, Mayhem in Haiti |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-04/prison-break-after-violent-gang-raid-sparks-emergency-in-haiti |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304155355/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-04/prison-break-after-violent-gang-raid-sparks-emergency-in-haiti |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> According to the United Nations, gangs now control around 80% of Port-au-Prince.<ref name="AP-4-2" /> On 3 March, the [[Stade Sylvio Cator|Sylvio Cator Stadium]] was occupied and vandalized by armed gangs.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1764335430231568817 |user=MARADIOFM |title=Le Stade Sylvio Cator occupé et vandalisé par les gangs armés confirme la @fhfhaiti qui condamne avec véhémence ces violences. |language=fr |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240308041904/https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1764335430231568817 |archive-date=2024-03-08 |trans-title=Stade Sylvio Cator occupied and vandalized by armed gangs confirms the @fhfhaiti which vehemently condemns the violence}}</ref>
On 4 March, at around 1 p.m. local time, armed gangs attacked the heavily fortified [[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]], exchanging gunfire with police and the [[Haitian Armed Forces]], in an attempt to take control of the facility after rumors that Henry would return to Haiti.<ref name="Airport-MiamiHerald2">{{cite news |last=Charles |first=Jacqueline |author-link=Jacqueline Charles |date=4 March 2024 |title=Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286242235.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305085324/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286242235.html |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[Miami Herald]]}}</ref> Johnson André, the leader of the 5 Seconds gang, appeared to be linked to the attacks.<ref name="AP-4-2" /> The attacks resulted in the closure of the airport and prevented Henry from entering the country.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68478718 |last=Buschschlüter |first=Vanessa |title=Haiti gangs try to take over Port-au-Prince airport |website=BBC News |date=5 March 2024 |accessdate=28 April 2024}}</ref> Other riot leaders, including [[Guy Philippe]], indicated that they would try to take over the presidency of Haiti.<ref name="politico-washington">{{cite news |last1=Berg |first1=Matt |last2=Toosi |first2=Nahal |last3=Ward |first3=Alexander |date=5 March 2024 |title='Catastrophic' fears in Washington as Haiti crisis worsens |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/03/05/catastrophic-fears-in-washington-as-haiti-crisis-worsens-00144923 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Politico}}</ref> The [[Stade Sylvio Cator]]<ref name="4-Bloomberg">{{cite news |last=Wyss |first=Jim |date=4 March 2024 |title=Violent Prison Break Sparks Murder, Mayhem in Haiti |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-04/prison-break-after-violent-gang-raid-sparks-emergency-in-haiti |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304155355/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-04/prison-break-after-violent-gang-raid-sparks-emergency-in-haiti |archive-date=4 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref name="24-jailbreak-AP2"/> and [[Bank of the Republic of Haiti|national bank]]<ref name="24-jailbreak-AP2">{{cite news |last1=Sanon |first1=Evans |last2=Luxama |first2=Pierre-Richard |date=3 March 2024 |title=Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-prison-break-2788f145b0d26efc2aa199e923724e0f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303233812/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-prison-break-2788f145b0d26efc2aa199e923724e0f |archive-date=3 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref> were attacked. Other public institutions, including schools and banks, were closed.<ref name="AP-pmreturn">{{cite news |last1=Sanon |first1=Evens |last2=Goodman |first2=Joshua |last3=Coto |first3=Dánica |date=5 March 2024 |title=Haitian prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as he tries to return home to quell gang violence |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-0116d2ebac1b14a587baa176818055cb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305192334/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-0116d2ebac1b14a587baa176818055cb |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref>


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There was another reported jailbreak on 5 March, leading to the death of three inmates. Haitian police were able to stop attempts at escape.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1765432823966502967 |user=NouvellesA1 |title=Deux morts et cinq blessés. Tel est le bilan des victimes lors de la tentative d'évasion à la prison civile de Jacmel dans la nuit du 5 mars 2024. L' information a été confirmée par le directeur départemental de la police du Sud-Est, Serge Allande Jolicoeur. #NouvellesDesAmériques |language=fr |trans-title=Two dead and five injured. These were the casualties of the attempted escape from Jacmel civil prison on the night of 5 March 2024. The information was confirmed by Serge Allande Jolicoeur, Departmental Director of the South-East Police. #NewsFromAmericas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1765418654848458882 |user=Radio_Metronome |title=Update : Tentative d'évasion à la prison civile de Jacmel. 3 morts et 6 blessés, selon le Directeur départemental de la PNH dans le Sud-est. D'après Serge Allande Jolicoeur, la prison avait 700 détenus. À la question de savoir comment ces prionniers ont pu trouver la mort, le Directeur départemental n'était pas en mesure de donner des détails.#metronomehaiti |language=fr |trans-title=Update: Attempted escape from Jacmel civil prison. 3 dead and 6 injured, according to the Departmental Director of the PNH in the South-East. According to Serge Allande Jolicoeur, the prison had 700 inmates. When asked how the prisoners died, the Departmental Director was unable to give any details. #metronomehaiti}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=March 2024}}
On 4 March, at around 1 p.m. local time, armed gangs attacked the heavily fortified [[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]], exchanging gunfire with police and the [[Haitian Armed Forces]], in an attempt to take control of the facility after rumors that Henry would return to Haiti,<ref name="Airport-MiamiHerald2">{{cite news |last=Charles |first=Jacqueline |author-link=Jacqueline Charles |date=4 March 2024 |title=Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286242235.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305085324/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286242235.html |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[Miami Herald]]}}</ref> fueling speculation that an alliance between rival gangs is forming to overthrow the Haitian elite.<ref name="4-2-Guardian">{{cite news |last=Taylor |first=Luke |date=4 March 2024 |title=Haiti's weekend of violence puts government future in doubt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-prison-break-ariel-henry |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305004002/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-prison-break-ariel-henry |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> In particular, Johnson André, the leader of the 5 Seconds gang, appeared to be linked to the attacks.<ref name="AP-4-2" /> Other riots leaders, including [[Guy Philippe]], reportedly will try to take over the presidency of Haiti.<ref name="politico-washington">{{cite news |last1=Berg |first1=Matt |last2=Toosi |first2=Nahal |last3=Ward |first3=Alexander |date=5 March 2024 |title='Catastrophic' fears in Washington as Haiti crisis worsens |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/03/05/catastrophic-fears-in-washington-as-haiti-crisis-worsens-00144923 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Politico}}</ref> Flights were grounded as the airport was shut down. The [[Stade Sylvio Cator]]<ref name="4-Bloomberg" /> and [[Bank of the Republic of Haiti|national bank]]<ref name="24-jailbreak-AP2" /> were attacked. Other public institutions, including schools and banks, have been closed.<ref name="AP-pmreturn">{{cite news |last1=Sanon |first1=Evens |last2=Goodman |first2=Joshua |last3=Coto |first3=Dánica |date=5 March 2024 |title=Haitian prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as he tries to return home to quell gang violence |url=https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-0116d2ebac1b14a587baa176818055cb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305192334/https://apnews.com/article/haiti-violence-prison-break-curfew-0116d2ebac1b14a587baa176818055cb |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Associated Press}}</ref>
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On 6 March, a police station in Bas-Peu-de-Chose was attacked and burned down by gangs.<ref name="aj-7">{{cite news |title=Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/haiti-extends-state-of-emergency-as-violence-and-displacement-soar |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |date=7 March 2024}}</ref>

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On 5 March, [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[António Guterres]] stated his desire for "urgent action, particularly in providing financial support for the multinational security support mission".<ref name="UN-support">{{cite news |date=5 March 2024 |title=Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for 'urgent action' to end rampant insecurity |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147262 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305193423/https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147262 |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |publisher=United Nations}}</ref> Later that day, Henry landed at [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport]] in [[Puerto Rico]] in an attempt to return to Haiti to control the violence.<ref name="AP-pmreturn" /> There was another reported jailbreak on 5 March, leading to the death of three inmates. Haitian police were able to stop attempts at escape.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1765432823966502967 |user=NouvellesA1 |title=Deux morts et cinq blessés. Tel est le bilan des victimes lors de la tentative d'évasion à la prison civile de Jacmel dans la nuit du 5 mars 2024. L' information a été confirmée par le directeur départemental de la police du Sud-Est, Serge Allande Jolicoeur. #NouvellesDesAmériques |language=fr |trans-title=Two dead and five injured. These were the casualties of the attempted escape from Jacmel civil prison on the night of 5 March 2024. The information was confirmed by Serge Allande Jolicoeur, Departmental Director of the South-East Police. #NewsFromAmericas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1765418654848458882 |user=Radio_Metronome |title=Update : Tentative d'évasion à la prison civile de Jacmel. 3 morts et 6 blessés, selon le Directeur départemental de la PNH dans le Sud-est. D'après Serge Allande Jolicoeur, la prison avait 700 détenus. À la question de savoir comment ces prionniers ont pu trouver la mort, le Directeur départemental n'était pas en mesure de donner des détails.#metronomehaiti |language=fr |trans-title=Update: Attempted escape from Jacmel civil prison. 3 dead and 6 injured, according to the Departmental Director of the PNH in the South-East. According to Serge Allande Jolicoeur, the prison had 700 inmates. When asked how the prisoners died, the Departmental Director was unable to give any details. #metronomehaiti}}</ref>

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On 6 March, a police station in Bas-Peu-de-Chose was attacked and burned down by gangs.<ref name="aj-7">{{cite news |title=Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/haiti-extends-state-of-emergency-as-violence-and-displacement-soar |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]] |date=7 March 2024}}</ref> The privately-owned Caribbean Port Services (CPS) terminal at the [[Port international de Port-au-Prince]], notable for its key role in providing food and supplies, was also attacked and looted, resulting in port operations being suspended indefinitely.<ref name="wp-haiti-port">{{cite news |last1=Mérancourt |first1=Widlore |last2=Schmidt |first2=Samantha |date=7 March 2024 |title=As gangs attack a critical port, 'Haiti will go hungry soon' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/07/haiti-gangs-port/ |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>


On 7 March, the state of emergency in the [[Ouest (department)|Ouest Department]], including a nightly curfew and bans on protests, was extended from three days to a month (3 April).<ref name="aj-7" />
On 7 March, the state of emergency in the [[Ouest (department)|Ouest Department]], including a nightly curfew and bans on protests, was extended from three days to a month (3 April).<ref name="aj-7" />


On 8 March, gangs attacked two police stations near the [[Haiti National Palace|National Palace]],<ref name="CNN-policenp">{{cite news |last1=Rios |first1=Michael |last2=Roth |first2=Richard |last3=Akbarzai |first3=Sahar |last4=Lau |first4=Chris |title=Haiti crisis: Armed men attack police stations near National Palace as gang violence spirals |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/world/haiti-gangs-attack-national-palace-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[CNN]] |date=9 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> as well as the palace itself,<ref name="abc-palaceattack">{{cite news |last1=Rivers |first1=Matt |date=8 March 2024 |title=Gangs attack Haiti's national palace in Port-au-Prince: Source |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/gangs-attack-haitis-presidential-palace-port-au-prince/story?id=107945093 |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> and burned down the [[Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities (Haiti)|interior ministry]].<ref name="bloomberg-intministry">{{cite news |last1=Wyss |first1=Jim |title=Haitian Gangs Torch Ministry as Nation Descends Into Lawlessness |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-09/haitian-gangs-torch-ministry-as-nation-descends-into-lawlessness |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=9 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The security perimeter around [[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]] was breached by gangs, while gunfire was heard throughout Port-au-Prince.<ref name="cooperativa-8">{{cite news |title=Intensos tiroteos se registran en el entorno del Palacio Presidencial de Haití |url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/mundo/haiti/intensos-tiroteos-se-registran-en-el-entorno-del-palacio-presidencial-de/2024-03-09/004617.html |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=Cooperativa.cl |agency=EFE |language=Spanish}}</ref>
On 8 March, gangs attacked two police stations near the [[National Palace (Haiti)|National Palace]],<ref name="CNN-policenp">{{cite news |last1=Rios |first1=Michael |last2=Roth |first2=Richard |last3=Akbarzai |first3=Sahar |last4=Lau |first4=Chris |title=Haiti crisis: Armed men attack police stations near National Palace as gang violence spirals |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/world/haiti-gangs-attack-national-palace-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[CNN]] |date=9 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> as well as the palace itself,<ref name="abc-palaceattack">{{cite news |last1=Rivers |first1=Matt |date=8 March 2024 |title=Gangs attack Haiti's national palace in Port-au-Prince: Source |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/gangs-attack-haitis-presidential-palace-port-au-prince/story?id=107945093 |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> and burned down the [[Ministry of Interior and Territorial Communities (Haiti)|interior ministry]].<ref name="bloomberg-intministry">{{cite news |last1=Wyss |first1=Jim |title=Haitian Gangs Torch Ministry as Nation Descends Into Lawlessness |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-09/haitian-gangs-torch-ministry-as-nation-descends-into-lawlessness |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=9 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The security perimeter around [[Toussaint Louverture International Airport]] was breached by gangs, while gunfire was heard throughout Port-au-Prince.<ref name="cooperativa-8">{{cite news |title=Intensos tiroteos se registran en el entorno del Palacio Presidencial de Haití |url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/mundo/haiti/intensos-tiroteos-se-registran-en-el-entorno-del-palacio-presidencial-de/2024-03-09/004617.html |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=Cooperativa.cl |agency=EFE |language=Spanish}}</ref>


On 9 March, gangs attacked and occupied the headquarters of the Institute of Social Welfare in Port-Au Prince, while the government of the Dominican Republic announced plans to evacuate its officials and citizens from Port-au-Prince.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=República Dominicana planea evacuar a sus funcionarios y de otros países de Haití |trans-title=Dominican Republic plans to evacuate its officials and other countries from Haiti |url=https://listindiario.com/las-mundiales/haiti/20240309/republica-dominicana-planea-evacuar-funcionarios-otros-paises-haiti_799201.html |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1766555549192089642 |user=MARADIOFM |title=Le siège de l’Institut du Bien-être Social à PAP occupé depuis ce samedi par des déplacés .Des documents ont été jetés sur la cour,certains classeurs ont été déplacés pour disent-ils disposer d’espaces.L’IBESR gère des dossiers sensibles sur les adoptions.#RFMINFO |language=fr |trans-title=The headquarters of the Institute of Social Welfare in PAP has been occupied since Saturday by displaced people. Documents were thrown on the courtyard, some filing cabinets were moved to, they say, have more space. IBESR manages files sensitive on adoptions.#RFMINFO}}</ref> A large counteroffensive against the gangs was launched by the Haitian police force in the later hours of the night after three more police stations were attacked and burned down, with reports coming in that multiple Haitian police cars were stolen and are now patrolling the area.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1766566205874131330 |user=synapoha |title=@synapoha ap mande popilasyon an ak polisye nou yo pou yo trè veyatif ak machin polis sa 1-00186 sepa polisye ki ladann se pito bandi yo kite vòlè machin sa anba lavil la kap itilizel,nenpòt bakòp kita kwaze avek yo pa neglije ba yo sa yo merite a paske yo pa polisye vre. |language=ht |trans-title=@synapoha We are asking the population and our policemen to be very vigilant with this police car 1-00186, especially the policemen who are in it are rather thugs, let them steal this car downtown and use it. because they are not true policemen.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sanon |first=Evens |url=https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/international-headlines/ap-gangs-attack-police-stations-in-haiti-as-caribbean-leaders-call-an-emergency-meeting-monday/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral |title=Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday |date=9 March 2024 |work=News Nationa Now |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
On 9 March, gangs attacked and occupied the headquarters of the Institute of Social Welfare in Port-au Prince, while the government of the Dominican Republic announced plans to evacuate its officials and citizens from Port-au-Prince.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=República Dominicana planea evacuar a sus funcionarios y de otros países de Haití |trans-title=Dominican Republic plans to evacuate its officials and other countries from Haiti |url=https://listindiario.com/las-mundiales/haiti/20240309/republica-dominicana-planea-evacuar-funcionarios-otros-paises-haiti_799201.html |language=es}}</ref>

On 10 March, the United States evacuated its nonessential staff from its embassy in Port-au-Prince via helicopter, while adding U.S. Marines to the embassy to defend it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |date=2024-03-11 |title=US airlifts embassy staff out of Haiti as gangs besiege political area |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/10/us-report-airlift-embassy-staff-haiti-gangs-fighting-port-au-prince |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2024-03-14}}</ref> The German embassy as well was evacuated by elements of the Dominican Republic Airforce.<ref>{{cite web |last=Batista |first=David |date=10 March 2024 |title=Embajada de Alemania en Haití es evacuada de emergencia |trans-title=German Embassy in Haiti is emergency evacuated |url=https://www.enriquillodiariodigital.com/?p=848 |language=es |website=Enriquillo Diario Digital}}</ref>
Elon Musk announced he would be providing Starlink to Haiti as well in light of the recent chaos going on.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1766915008523309485 |user=elonmusk |title=Starlink will work in Haiti}}</ref>
The Jamaican Prime Minister [[Andrew Holness]] announced that on March 11, representatives from eight nations, including France, Canada, and the United States will meet in Kingston, Jamaica to discuss the ongoing violence.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1766968024974663926 |user=MARADIOFM |title=Le PM🇯🇲 annonce la participation de 7 Leaders de la @CARICOMorg à la réunion de lundi à Kingston sur Haïti .@AndrewHolnessJM a également fait savoir que « les représentants de 8 pays partenaires dont les 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦et l’@ONU_fr seront présents à cette importante rencontre » #RFMINFO |language=fr |trans-title=The PM🇯🇲 announces the participation of 7 @CARICOMorg Leaders at Monday's meeting in Kingston on Haiti.@AndrewHolnessJM also announced that “the representatives of 8 partner countries including the 🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦and the @ONU_fr will be present at this important meeting » #RFMINFO}}</ref>

On 11 March, [[CARICOM]] launched an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Haiti.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1767174338791227781 |user=MARADIOFM |title=#Réunion d’urgence sur Haïti ,les acteurs🇭🇹sont invités à participer à une rencontre virtuelle à Midi avec les Leaders de @CARICOMorg et le GPE sur les propositions .La réunion CARICOM -lnternational devrait se faire dans l’après-midi selon des sources diplomatiques.#RFMINFO |language=fr |trans-title=#Emergency meeting on Haiti, actors 🇭🇹 are invited to participate in a virtual meeting at noon with the Leaders of @CARICOMorg and the GPE on the proposals. The CARICOM-lnternational meeting should take place in the afternoon according to diplomatic sources.#RFMINFO}}</ref> Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindik of Kenya also announced that its police officers are currently in pre-deployment phase, being ready to deploy to Haiti.<ref>https://twitter.com/BreakingNewsKE/status/1767186412045021316</ref> However, the police force has still not been given a date for when it will deploy, which has caused a lot of international pressure from the United States and multiple meetings between the United States and Kenya over the deployment,<ref>https://twitter.com/USAenFrancais/status/1767184104145953016</ref> with one being held on March 11 between Kenyan President Ruto and Secretary Antony Blinken.
Toussaint Louverture International Airport was closed.<ref>https://twitter.com/TravelGoC/status/1767005843365482615</ref>
Secretary Antony Blinken later announced that the United States would offer another 100 million to the Kenyan mission in Haiti.<ref>https://twitter.com/JamaicaGleaner/status/1767329038539030874</ref>

On 12 March, Ariel Henry resigned amid massive pressure from the international community.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hu |first=Caitlin Stephen |last2=Rios |first2=Michael |date=2024-03-12 |title=Haiti's leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/americas/haiti-pm-ariel-henry-resigns-gang-violence-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |work=CNN}}</ref>
[[Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick]], a [[United States Congress|U.S. congresswoman]] of Haitian descent, released a press statement saying that the gang take over of Haiti posed a security threat to the United States and warned of violence spilling over to the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anwer |first=Saira |date=2024-03-11 |title=South Florida congresswoman: Haiti gang takeover poses 'security risk' to US |url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/03/11/south-florida-congresswoman-haiti-gang-takeover-poses-security-risk-to-us/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=WPLG}}</ref> She also told reporters that she would be holding a meeting with Haitian leaders from South Florida to discuss the country's ongoing conflict.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-12 |title=Haiti Prime Minister steps down as gang violence plunges country into turmoil: Live |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/haiti-gang-violence-state-emergency-travel-news-b2511060.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> [[U.S. Department of Defense]] officials stated later that they are "alerted" about a potential maritime "mass migration" from Haiti. Use of the United States Navy has been considered to stop the flow of migration.<ref>https://twitter.com/RepMattGaetz/status/1767597007139414100</ref> <ref>https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1767621663162585093</ref> Later around 1:00 pm ET, Kenyan President [[William Ruto]] announced that the planned intervention in Haiti will be delayed due to the resignation of the Prime Minster.<ref>https://twitter.com/Kenyans/status/1767600353329938556</ref> Radio Television Caraibes moved its studio out of the capital due to gangs capturing it.<ref>https://twitter.com/rtvgalaxie/status/1767650117509595333</ref>

On March 13, the President of Kenya announced that the mission to Haiti, while paused, will still move forward.<ref>https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1767941048649539718</ref>
The United States as well submitted a plan to release 40{{nbsp}}million dollars for the Multinational Mission in Haiti.<ref>https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1767941048649539718</ref>
[[Florida Governor]] [[Ron DeSantis]] announced plans to deploy 250 additional men to help deal with a possible crisis in Florida, including the [[Florida State Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2024 |title=Governor DeSantis Deploys Additional Personnel, Assets to Southern Florida and the Keys to Stop Potential Influx of Illegal Immigration from Haiti |url=https://www.flgov.com/2024/03/13/governor-desantis-deploys-additional-personnel-assets-to-southern-florida-and-the-keys-to-stop-potential-influx-of-illegal-immigration-from-haiti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315200615/https://www.flgov.com/2024/03/13/governor-desantis-deploys-additional-personnel-assets-to-southern-florida-and-the-keys-to-stop-potential-influx-of-illegal-immigration-from-haiti/ |archive-date=15 March 2024 |access-date=25 March 2024 |website=flgov.com}}</ref>

On 19 March, [[CARICOM]] and United Nations officials appointed seven seats out of eight of the presidential council. The formation of the full council was delayed because of December 21 Agreement group backing Prime Minister Henry.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-19 |title=Haiti transition plan finally settled, says source {{!}} Miami Herald |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286871840.html |access-date=2024-03-20 |work=[[Miami Herald]]}}</ref>


On 21 March, one of the gang leaders, known only as Makandal, was killed by the ''bwa kale'' in Petion-Ville.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/haiti-suspected-gang-members-set-fire-conflict-spreads-capital-suburb-rcna144484|title=Suspected Haiti gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb|newspaper=NBC News|date=21 March 2024}}</ref> A day later, [[Ernst Julme]], the leader of Delmas 95 who had escaped from prison earlier in the month, was killed by police in the same area. Julme's death was described as a significant setback for Cherizier in his attempts to take over Port-au-Prince.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/prominent-haitian-gang-leader-shot-dead-by-police-as-political-groups-near-finalisation-of-transition-council-13099622|title=Prominent Haitian gang leader shot dead by police as political groups near finalisation of transition council|newspaper=Sky News|date=22 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arise.tv/violence-rises-in-haiti-gang-leader-killed-as-transition-council-close-to-being-established/|title=Violence Rises In Haiti, Gang Leader Killed As Transition Council Close To Being Established|website=Arise News|date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
On 21 March, one of the gang leaders, known only as Makandal, was killed by the ''bwa kale'' in Petion-Ville.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/haiti-suspected-gang-members-set-fire-conflict-spreads-capital-suburb-rcna144484|title=Suspected Haiti gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb|newspaper=NBC News|date=21 March 2024}}</ref> A day later, [[Ernst Julme]], the leader of Delmas 95 who had escaped from prison earlier in the month, was killed by police in the same area. Julme's death was described as a significant setback for Cherizier in his attempts to take over Port-au-Prince.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/prominent-haitian-gang-leader-shot-dead-by-police-as-political-groups-near-finalisation-of-transition-council-13099622|title=Prominent Haitian gang leader shot dead by police as political groups near finalisation of transition council|newspaper=Sky News|date=22 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arise.tv/violence-rises-in-haiti-gang-leader-killed-as-transition-council-close-to-being-established/|title=Violence Rises In Haiti, Gang Leader Killed As Transition Council Close To Being Established|website=Arise News|date=22 March 2024}}</ref>

== Evacuation of embassies and foreign nationals ==
As of 2024, there are over 45,000 Americans and other foreign nationals currently working and living in Haiti. Multiple countries, including the United States and Cuba, have issued warnings to their citizens to leave the country as soon as possible.<ref>https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1766917016600924511</ref>
[[Cory Mills]], [[U.S. Congress]]man from Florida launched a mission to save ten Americans from Haiti and managed to do so via helicopter.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/news/congressman-evacuates-10-americans-crime-201022053.html</ref>

The Dominican Republic is currently devising plans for the evacuation of its citizens and others in Haiti as of now.<ref>https://twitter.com/caribbeannewsuk/status/1766851669382369298</ref>

=== Embassies ===
*{{flag|European Union}}: Twelve members of the EU delegation in Haiti were airlifted out of their embassy by the armed forces of the Dominican Republic on 10 March, and the EU embassy is temporarily closed.<ref>https://twitter.com/EUDelegationHt/status/1766904056704872868</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1766938682496368908</ref>
*{{flag|United States}}: The United States airlifted all nonessential staff out of its embassy on 10 March, leaving behind several teams of Marines.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68528839 | title=Haiti: US evacuates embassy staff amid gang violence | date=10 March 2024 }}</ref>
*{{flag|Germany}}: The German embassy was evacuated on March 10 by the armed forces of the Dominican Republic.<ref>https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1766896184143032721</ref>
*{{flag|Canada}}: The Canadian embassy in Haiti was closed on 7 March, however staff is still there as of this time.<ref>https://twitter.com/CanEmbHaiti/status/1765747035813060750</ref>
*{{flag|France}}: The French embassy in Haiti closed services on March 11, claiming to reopen back on 15 March.<ref>https://twitter.com/ambafranceht/status/1767198384111194598</ref>
*{{flag|Switzerland}}:Three diplomats of the Swiss embassy were evacuated by the armed forces of the Dominican Republic.<ref>https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1768181999582216297</ref>

== Order of battle ==
=== Haiti ===
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*Haitian National Police
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*Haitian Armed Forces
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*Armed civilians

== Casualties ==
36 people have been reported to have been killed since the fighting started on February 29, with 15,000 people being forced to leave their homes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://magneticmediatv.com/2024/03/haiti-worsens-pm-henry-unable-to-return-to-nation-as-15000-displaced-by-uprising/ | title=Haiti worsens, PM Henry unable to return to Nation as 15,000 displaced by Uprising | date=9 March 2024 }}</ref>


== Reactions ==
== Reactions ==

=== International ===
=== International ===
* {{flag|Colombia}}: The Colombian [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)|foreign ministry]] asked Haiti to provide "special protection" to the 18 ex-Colombian soldiers convicted of the [[assassination of Jovenel Moïse]] who remained in their cells during the jailbreak.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Sam |date=2024-03-04 |title=Haiti declares state of emergency after thousands of dangerous inmates escape |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/04/haiti-mass-jailbreak-violence-port-au-prince-gangs |access-date=2024-06-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
====Countries====
* {{flag|United States}}: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Joe Biden]] expressed concern about the deteriorating security situation in Haiti and emphasized the need for a coordinated international response to stabilize Haiti. The [[United States Department of State|State Department]] highlighted continued efforts to help the [[Haitian National Police]] and other local institutions improve their capacity in ensuring public safety and combating gang violence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haiti |url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/haiti/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Haiti |url=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=United States Department of State |language=en-US}}</ref>
*{{flag|Colombia}}: The Colombian foreign ministry asked Haiti to provide "special protection" to the 18 ex-Colombian soldiers who were convicted of the [[assassination of Jovenel Moïse]] after they remained in their prison, which was broken in by gangs.<ref name="24-jailbreak-guardian" />
* {{flag|Jamaica}}: [[Prime Minister of Jamaica|Prime Minister]] [[Andrew Holness]] called for a coordinated international response to address the deteriorating situation. The Jamaican [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Jamaica)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade]] has voiced significant worry about the recent jailbreak in Haiti, which resulted in the escape of many detainees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-15 |title=High-Level CARICOM Meeting on Haiti – Office of the Prime Minister |url=https://opm.gov.jm/speech/high-level-caricom-meeting-on-haiti/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*{{flag|Cuba}}: [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Cuba)|Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs]] [[Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla]] stated that the Cuban embassy in Haiti was taking steps to protect its citizens in Haiti and working to guarantee their safe return.<ref name="cubanembassy">{{cite news |title=Embassy in Haiti is arranging the safe return of Cuban nationals |url=http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/cuba/23848-embassy-in-haiti-is-arranging-the-safe-return-of-cuban-nationals |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Cuban News Agency |agency=ACN}}</ref>
* {{flag|Canada}}: [[Global Affairs Canada|Foreign Affairs]] Minister [[Mélanie Joly|Melanie Joly]] announced that Canada had airlifted 18 Canadians out of Haiti.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canada is evacuating 'most vulnerable' citizens from Haiti: Joly - National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10382485/canada-evacuating-citizens-from-haiti-joly/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref> The operation involved the deployment of [[Joint Task Force 2|Joint Task Force Two]] (JTF2), to assist with security and contingency planning at the Canadian embassy in [[Port-au-Prince]].
*{{flag|Dominican Republic}}: The Dominican Republic closed its airspace with Haiti, causing Prime Minister Ariel Henry to divert his flight to Puerto Rico.<ref name="voa-plane">{{cite news |title=Haiti's Prime Minister Locked Out of His Country, Faces Pressure to Resign |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/haiti-s-prime-minister-locked-out-of-his-country-faces-pressure-to-resign/7517733.html |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Voice of America |agency=Associated Press |date=7 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|France}}: Due to the disruption in commercial air services to [[Port-au-Prince]], the [[Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)|Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs]], in collaboration with the [[Ministry of Armed Forces (France)|Ministry for the Armed Forces]], is arranging special planes to assist the most vulnerable nationals to escape the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=étrangères |first=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires |title=Haiti – Special flights for vulnerable French nationals wishing to leave Port-au-Prince (24 Mar. 2024) |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/haiti/news/article/haiti-special-flights-for-vulnerable-french-nationals-wishing-to-leave-port-au |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs |language=en}}</ref>
*{{flag|Jamaica}}: National Security Minister [[Horace Chang]] also stated that the government would receive orphans as well as [[World Bank]] staff who were forced to flee the violence.<ref name="jamaica-refugees">{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Nakinskie |title=Jamaica Will Accept Orphans, World Bank Staff Displaced By Violence In Haiti |url=https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/local/jamaica-will-accept-orphans-world-bank-staff-displaced-by-violence-in-haiti |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Radio Jamaica News}}</ref>
*{{flag|Kenya}}: Kenyan president [[William Ruto]] said he was committed to deploying 1,000 police officers to Haiti.<ref name="4-Guardian" />
*{{flag|Mexico}}: Mexico advised its citizens in Haiti to take shelter, and urged its citizens not to travel to Haiti.<ref name="mexican-gov">{{cite news |date=3 March 2024 |title=Pide SRE a mexicanos en Haití resguardarse por violencia |trans-title=SRE asks Mexicans in Haiti to take shelter in the face of violence |url=https://www.zocalo.com.mx/pide-sre-a-mexicanos-en-haiti-resguardarse-por-violencia/ |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Periódico Zócalo |language=es-MX |agency=Agencia Reforma}}</ref>
*{{flag|United States}}: The U.S. Embassy issued an updated security alert, urging U.S. citizens to leave Haiti.<ref name="abc-usembassy">{{cite news |last1=Rivers |first1=Matt |last2=Lash |first2=Jolie |title=State Department urges Americans to get out of Haiti, but how is the question |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-state-department-urges-american-citizens-leave-haiti/story?id=107870692 |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> While president [[Joe Biden]] said that American troops would not be sent to Haiti,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wilner |first1=Michael |last2=Charles |first2=Jacqueline |title=Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286256215.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306145131/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286256215.html |archive-date=6 March 2024 |access-date=6 March 2024 |work=Miami Herald |publisher=McClatchy Media Network}}</ref> there was the potential for a [[Marine Corps Security Force Regiment]] unit to be deployed.<ref name="mct-marine-deploy">{{cite news |last1=Loewenson |first1=Irene |title=Elite Marine security team deploys to Haiti amid gang crisis |url=https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/03/07/elite-marine-security-team-deploys-to-haiti-amid-gang-crisis/ |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Marine Corps Times |date=7 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> US officials denied putting pressure on prime minister Ariel Henry to resign, but advocated for a speedy transition that would allow for foreign military intervention.<ref name="aj-us-haiti">{{cite news |title=US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political 'transition' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/6/us-denies-pressuring-haiti-pm-henry-to-resign-urges-political-transition |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |date=6 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> However, the FBI offered support for Henry while he is in Puerto Rico.<ref name="FBI-LD">{{cite news |title=El FBI se encarga del alojamiento y la seguridad de Ariel Henry en Puerto Rico |url=https://listindiario.com/las-mundiales/20240306/alojamiento-seguridad-ariel-henry-puerto-rico-encarga-fbi_798706.html |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=Listin Diario |agency=EFE |date=6 March 2024 |language=ES}}</ref>
*{{flag|Venezuela}}: President [[Nicolás Maduro]] rebuked plans to deploy multinational police forces to Haiti at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Granados Ceja |first=José Luis |date=5 March 2024 |title=Venezuela's Maduro Rejects Haiti Military Intervention at CELAC Summit |url=https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelas-maduro-rejects-haiti-military-intervention-at-celac-summit/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308234604/https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelas-maduro-rejects-haiti-military-intervention-at-celac-summit/ |archive-date=8 March 2024 |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=[[Venezuelanalysis]]}}</ref>
*{{flag|Suriname}}: Suriname announced on March 9, that Haitians would no longer be allowed to enter the country.<ref>https://twitter.com/Radyo_32/status/1766637411029635224</ref>
*{{flag|El Salvador}}: President Nayib Bukele posted on X on March 10, in response to the violence in Haiti that "We can fix it. But we’ll need a UNSC resolution, the consent of the host country, and all the mission expenses to be covered."<ref>https://twitter.com/nayibbukele/status/1766698383132012674</ref>
*{{flag|Vatican City}}: Pope Francis expressed his "concern and pain" for this "serious crisis" in Haiti on 10 March.<ref>https://twitter.com/MARADIOFM/status/1766924851166482672</ref>


==See also==
====Organizations====

*{{flag|United Nations}}: On 5 March, [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[António Guterres]] stated his desire for "urgent action, particularly in providing financial support for the multinational security support mission".<ref name="UN-support1">{{cite news |date=5 March 2024 |title=Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for 'urgent action' to end rampant insecurity |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147262 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305193423/https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147262 |archive-date=5 March 2024 |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=United Nations |publisher=}}</ref>
* [[2021 Croix-des-Bouquets jailbreak]]
*[[File:Emblem of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas.svg | 20px]] [[ALBA| The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples' Trade Treaty]]: ALBA expressed "their concern about the serious and prolonged situation."<ref>{{cite web |last=@teleSURtv |date=6 March 2024 |title=La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos manifestaron "su preocupación por la grave y prolongada situación" en #Haití |trans-title=The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty expressed "their concern over the grave and prolonged situation" in #Haiti. |url=https://twitter.com/teleSURtv/status/1765446262197715435 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=es}}</ref>
*{{flag|Caribbean Community}}: CARICOM officials proposed that prime minister Ariel Henry resign.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Charles |first1=Jacqueline |last2=Wilner |first2=Michael |date=4 March 2024 |title=Exclusive: Rushing home on a rerouted jet, Haiti's prime minister is pressured by U.S. to resign |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article286303630.html |work=Miami Herald}}</ref>
*{{flag|Organization of American States}}: [[Secretary-General of the Organization of American States]] [[Luis Almagro]] criticized the international inaction in response to the events in Haiti, stating: "It is more necessary than ever to promote cooperation efforts in the United Nations to restore security in the country. It is irresponsible that the necessary measures and actions continue to be delayed."<ref name="ht-oas">{{cite news |last1=Blaise |first1=Juhakenson |title=OAS Secretary-General Condemns International Inaction Amid Haiti's Security Crisis |url=https://haitiantimes.com/2024/03/05/haiti-emergency-gang-attacks-prison-haiti-mission-deployment/ |access-date=8 March 2024 |work=The Haitian Times}}</ref>


==References==
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Battle of Port-Au-Prince (2024)[1]
Part of the Gang war in Haiti and the Haitian crisis (2018–present)

Map of Haiti
Date28 February 2024 – present[2]
Location
Mainly Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Result

Ongoing

Belligerents
Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies

Haitian security forces


Armed civilians
Commanders and leaders
Jimmy Chérizier
Guy Philippe		 Haiti Ariel Henry
Haiti Michel Patrick Boisvert
Casualties and losses
38 dead,[3] 15,000 homeless, 362,000 displaced[4][5][6][7]
Gang war in Haiti
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]

Background

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Haiti has been undergoing a crisis since 2018, including political assassinations and a gang war since 2023.

On 1 March 2024, Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry signed an agreement in Nairobi, Kenya attempting to allow the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti.[9]

Events

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Jimmy Chérizier, the leader of the "G9 Family and Allies" gang in Port-au-Prince, released a video announcing his intention to prevent Ariel Henry from returning to Haiti with the operation. On 1 March, when asked if it was safe for him to return to Haiti, Henry shrugged.[10] Chérizier apparently had the backing of some other gangs as part of a coalition named "Viv Ansanm", Haitian Creole for "living together". Though that coalition was quick to dissolve, other gangs launched attacks, together with Chérizier's G9 gang.[11]

On 2 and 3 March, armed gangs stormed the two largest prisons in Haiti, one in Croix des Bouquets, the other in Port-au-Prince.[12] More than 4,700 inmates escaped.[10] Police were reported to be undermanned and outgunned by the gangs, with only 9,000 operating in Haiti at the time of the fighting.[13] The 400 Mawozo gang operates in the Croix-des-Bouquets area and has influence at its prison, according to Insight Crime.[14] Chérizier, who took responsibility for the surge in violence, said his goal was to capture Haitian government officials, including the police chief.[15] Over 12 people have been killed in the conflict.[12] The UN estimated that 15,000 people fled the violence in Port-au-Prince.[15]

The Haitian government, under finance minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, declared a 72-hour state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in an attempt to curb the violence and chaos.[16] Chérizier claimed responsibility for the increase in attacks, and demanded Henry's resignation, adding that the goal of the increase in attacks was to capture important government officials, including the police chief.[9] Many escaped gang leaders joined the attacks,[17] fueling speculation that an alliance between rival gangs in the Haitian gang wars was forming to overthrow the Haitian elite.[18]

On 4 March, at around 1 p.m. local time, armed gangs attacked the heavily fortified Toussaint Louverture International Airport, exchanging gunfire with police and the Haitian Armed Forces, in an attempt to take control of the facility after rumors that Henry would return to Haiti.[19] Johnson André, the leader of the 5 Seconds gang, appeared to be linked to the attacks.[10] The attacks resulted in the closure of the airport and prevented Henry from entering the country.[20] Other riot leaders, including Guy Philippe, indicated that they would try to take over the presidency of Haiti.[21] The Stade Sylvio Cator[22][23] and national bank[23] were attacked. Other public institutions, including schools and banks, were closed.[24]

There was another reported jailbreak on 5 March, leading to the death of three inmates. Haitian police were able to stop attempts at escape.[25][26][better source needed] On 6 March, a police station in Bas-Peu-de-Chose was attacked and burned down by gangs.[27]

On 7 March, the state of emergency in the Ouest Department, including a nightly curfew and bans on protests, was extended from three days to a month (3 April).[27]

On 8 March, gangs attacked two police stations near the National Palace,[28] as well as the palace itself,[29] and burned down the interior ministry.[30] The security perimeter around Toussaint Louverture International Airport was breached by gangs, while gunfire was heard throughout Port-au-Prince.[31]

On 9 March, gangs attacked and occupied the headquarters of the Institute of Social Welfare in Port-au Prince, while the government of the Dominican Republic announced plans to evacuate its officials and citizens from Port-au-Prince.[32]

On 21 March, one of the gang leaders, known only as Makandal, was killed by the bwa kale in Petion-Ville.[33] A day later, Ernst Julme, the leader of Delmas 95 who had escaped from prison earlier in the month, was killed by police in the same area. Julme's death was described as a significant setback for Cherizier in his attempts to take over Port-au-Prince.[34][35]

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Haitian police spokesman says new gang attacks overwhelmed officers: 'The city center was at war'". AP News. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ @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.
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  20. ^ Buschschlüter, Vanessa (5 March 2024). "Haiti gangs try to take over Port-au-Prince airport". BBC News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  21. ^ Berg, Matt; Toosi, Nahal; Ward, Alexander (5 March 2024). "'Catastrophic' fears in Washington as Haiti crisis worsens". Politico. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  22. ^ Wyss, Jim (4 March 2024). "Violent Prison Break Sparks Murder, Mayhem in Haiti". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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  25. ^ @NouvellesA1 (6 March 2024). "Deux morts et cinq blessés. Tel est le bilan des victimes lors de la tentative d'évasion à la prison civile de Jacmel dans la nuit du 5 mars 2024. L' information a été confirmée par le directeur départemental de la police du Sud-Est, Serge Allande Jolicoeur. #NouvellesDesAmériques" [Two dead and five injured. These were the casualties of the attempted escape from Jacmel civil prison on the night of 5 March 2024. The information was confirmed by Serge Allande Jolicoeur, Departmental Director of the South-East Police. #NewsFromAmericas] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ @Radio_Metronome (6 March 2024). "Update : Tentative d'évasion à la prison civile de Jacmel. 3 morts et 6 blessés, selon le Directeur départemental de la PNH dans le Sud-est. D'après Serge Allande Jolicoeur, la prison avait 700 détenus. À la question de savoir comment ces prionniers ont pu trouver la mort, le Directeur départemental n'était pas en mesure de donner des détails.#metronomehaiti" [Update: Attempted escape from Jacmel civil prison. 3 dead and 6 injured, according to the Departmental Director of the PNH in the South-East. According to Serge Allande Jolicoeur, the prison had 700 inmates. When asked how the prisoners died, the Departmental Director was unable to give any details. #metronomehaiti] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
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