In Haiti, as a result of the uprising of armed groups against the country's acting Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, the capital Port-au-Prince was under siege.
What is happening in Haiti
It is noted that due to the events, the USA is conducting the evacuation of its own diplomatic mission.
Danger is growing nationally, with violence in Artibonite, roadblocks in Cap-Haitien and fuel shortages in the south. People living in the capital are closed, they have nowhere to go. People who flee cannot find refuge in the rest of the country. The capital is surrounded by gangs. This city is under siege, - notes the representative of the International Organization for Migration, Philippe Brancha.
According to the newspaper's journalists, after an attempt by Haitian gangs to storm the government quarter in Port-au-Prince, the United States decided to send a marine unit to Haiti to evacuate its embassy personnel.
According to the representatives of the US Ministry of Defense, the operation to evacuate American personnel took place at night with the help of a helicopter. The State Department requested the evacuation.
What is known about the insurgency of criminal gangs in Haiti
Last week, gangs seized two prisons in Haiti and freed 4,000 prisoners, including those involved in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021.
After that, the Haitian authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a night curfew in the capital.
The other day, it became known about a large-scale attack by Haitian gangs on government buildings in Port-au-Prince, after which the USA thought about sending a unit of marines to Haiti to ensure the security of its embassy.
Haiti's most powerful gangs have united and carried out a series of attacks on government offices, forcing Haiti's Acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry to return from a trip abroad.
A state of emergency was declared in Haiti due to the rebellion.
The latest attack by Haitian gangs was massive, coordinated and swift.
The gangs simultaneously attacked the presidential palace, the Ministry of the Interior and the police headquarters of the Western District of Haiti. During the fighting, about a dozen attackers were killed.
