{"id":16812,"date":"2024-03-11T01:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T01:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/11\/armed-men-attack-police-stations-near-national-palace-as-haitis-gang-violence-spirals\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T01:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T01:04:10","slug":"armed-men-attack-police-stations-near-national-palace-as-haitis-gang-violence-spirals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/11\/armed-men-attack-police-stations-near-national-palace-as-haitis-gang-violence-spirals\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed men attack police stations near National Palace as Haiti\u2019s gang violence spirals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two police stations near Haiti\u2019s National Palace were attacked by armed individuals Friday night, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation\u2019s capital of Port-au-Prince continued to spiral. <\/p>\n

The Haitian capital has been gripped by a wave of highly coordinated gang attacks on law enforcement and state institutions in what gang leader Jimmy Cherizier has described as an attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry\u2019s government. <\/p>\n

Armed groups have burned down police stations and released thousands of inmates from two prisons, and Cherizier has warned of \u201ca civil war that will end in genocide\u201d if the prime minister does not step down. <\/p>\n

The US State Department arranged for the evacuation of non-essential personnel from the US embassy overnight due to \u201cheightened gang violence.\u201d US Southern Command said in a statement Sunday the move was consistent with \u201cstandard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOur Embassy remains focused on advancing U.S. government efforts to support the\u00a0Haitian people,\u201d US Southern Command said, adding that the evacuation helps to \u201callow our Embassy mission operations to continue.\u201d <\/p>\n

President Joe Biden approved the operation, according to a National Security Council spokesperson, and remains \u201cdeeply concerned\u201d about the situation. <\/p>\n

Henry has had difficulty returning to the country since leaving for Kenya last week to sign an agreement for a Kenyan-led multinational mission to restore security back home. <\/p>\n

On Friday, Haitian police union Synapoha encouraged all police officers to reinforce their police stations. \u201cWe need to stay united to not lose our symbol, the police. The leadership needs to put adequate support for all the units,\u201d the union said. <\/p>\n

The violence comes just a day after intruders broke into Port-au-Prince\u2019s Caribbean Port Services (CPS) terminal, a major player in Haiti\u2019s food import supply chain. <\/p>\n

But the UN said Friday the police had been \u201cable to push back coordinated gang attacks on key infrastructures, including the airport.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating security situation amid ongoing gang violence and sporadic confrontations between heavily armed gangs and police forces in some parts of Port-au-Prince,\u201d Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said. <\/p>\n

The Haitian government has decreed a state of emergency will run until April 3 in the country\u2019s West Region and the capital Port-au-Prince and a curfew will remain in force until March 10. <\/p>\n

The chaos in Haiti has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the past few days, adding to the more than 300,000 already displaced by gang violence. <\/p>\n

The head of Doctors without Borders in Haiti said she is concerned about the civilian displacement, pointing to the lack of necessities. <\/p>\n

Hospitals have been targeted by gangs. Only one public hospital is still operating in Port-au-Prince\u2019s metropolitan area, according to an official from the country\u2019s Civil Protection. <\/p>\n

Pierre Esp\u00e9rance, Executive Director of NGO the Haitian Human Rights Defense Network, called Haiti\u2019s situation \u201cchaotic\u201d with \u201cno end in sight\u201d and said the country had \u201ccompletely collapsed.\u201d <\/p>\n

Canada said a protest lasting 90 minutes broke out in front of its embassy on Thursday, with a burning tire being thrown over the outside gate,\u00a0while the US has said it\u2019s looking into \u201ccontingency options\u201d at its embassy. <\/p>\n

CARICOM (the Caribbean Community and Common Market), a regional bloc of 25 countries which works on economic integration, security and social development, is to hold a meeting on Haiti in the Jamaican capital of Kingston on Monday, according to the UN. <\/p>\n

Haiti is a member state, but it is unclear if\u00a0Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry will be at the meeting. <\/p>\n

Jim Rogers,<\/em> Rafy Rivera, Michael Conte and Abel Alvarado contributed to the reporting.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n

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