Haiti gangs launch deadly attack on capital's Delmas neighborhood

Armored vehicles of the Kenyan peace-keeping mission patrol as residents flee Delmas 30 neighbourhood due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jean Feguens Regala

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Armed gangs launched a fresh attack on Haiti's capital before dawn on Tuesday, killing residents in the Delmas 30 neighborhood and causing more residents to flee as gangs continue to operate unchecked in the Caribbean nation.

More than 1 million Haitians - close to 10% of the Caribbean's most populous country - have been internally displaced due to a years-long conflict in which well-funded and broadly allied armed gangs have expanded and cemented their control over much of the capital and surrounding areas.