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.

The United States is rushing support to Haiti’s depleted police force, which is awaiting international help as it tries to restore order and quell violence.

With that body in place, Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned and the new leaders turned to the task of establishing order in a gang-ridden country.

A governing council was finalized after a month of negotiations. It is tasked with restoring law and order by appointing an acting prime minister.

Adisson Pierre Maalouf, who is from Georgia, was kidnapped two weeks ago by a gang leader after traveling to Haiti.

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.

As gangs have united in concerted attacks against the state, the prime minister is stranded in Puerto Rico, and food, water, fuel and medical care are in short supply.

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.

Martine Moïse, the widow of President Jovenel Moïse, was charged by a Haitian judge with conspiring in his assassination. She was seriously injured in the attack.

A Haitian prosecutor has issued a criminal complaint naming several people as potential conspirators in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, including his wife.