Andre Paultre

Weeks after an international police force began arriving to take on gangs, armed groups are redirecting their campaign of terror outside the capital.

With violence overrunning his country, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he would step down once a transitional council was established. But it was unclear when that would happen.

The assault on prisons is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged by gangs who have vowed to oust the prime minister.

The shooting reflects escalating tensions as vigilante groups push back against gangs in areas around Port-au-Prince.

Even wealthier areas in the capital, Port-au-Prince, are no longer immune to violence as gangs attack police officers and destroy police stations.

Trapped by unending violence in the country’s largest slum, a mother makes a desperate attempt to save her teenage daughter.

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A gang abducted 17 people associated with a Christian aid group, including five children. Most of those being held are Americans; one is Canadian.

“We are the only thing here,” said a cleric in Les Cayes, one of the cities worst hit by the quake. In some towns, not a church was left standing.