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Haiti - Territory war in Cité Soleil, at least 20 dead and 40 injured
08/05/2022 09:46:03
Following the violent clashes between several gangs in the commune of Cité Soleil between May 2nd and May 5, for the expansion of their territory, no less than 20 dead and 40 injured have already been recorded, mostly innocent members of the population, informs Joel Janéus the Mayor a.i. of Cité Soleil.
A balance sheet which is added to that of the armed conflict started on April 24 between the gangs "400 mawozo" and "Chen Mechan" which left 75 dead and 68 injured https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36600-haiti-flash-gang-atrocities-on-the-population-the-number-of-victims-on-the-rise-partial-report.html
These 2 assessments are partial and provisional.
Fighting that affected the operation of the Varreux oil terminal (Cité Soleil, 70% of Haiti's fuel storage capacity) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36580-haiti-insecurity-disrupted-activities-at-the-varreux-terminal-6-tankers-hijacked.html and the hijacking of ten tank-trucks https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36587-haiti-insecurity-ten-fuel-trucks-hijacked-by-armed-gangs.html
See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36600-haiti-flash-gang-atrocities-on-the-population-the-number-of-victims-on-the-rise-partial-report.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36592-haiti-flash-gang-war-already-more-than-100-civilian-victims-provisional-report.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36587-haiti-insecurity-ten-fuel-trucks-hijacked-by-armed-gangs.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36580-haiti-insecurity-disrupted-activities-at-the-varreux-terminal-6-tankers-hijacked.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36571-haiti-flash-hundreds-of-people-flee-the-combat-zones.html
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-36545-icihaiti-anti-gang-operations3-police-officers-injured-in-the-combats.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36536-haiti-gang-war-the-pnh-in-the-combat-zone.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36528-haiti-flash-at-least-20-civilians-killed-in-gang-fighting-zones.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36512-haiti-flash-gang-war-the-plaine-du-cul-de-sac-transformed-into-a-battlefield.html
TB/ HaitiLIbre
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