Downtown Port-au-Prince in Turmoil: Targeted Destruction of Schools, Hospitals, and Police Stations

On the evening of Friday, March 8, 2024, messages circulating on social media leave no room for doubt. The coalition of gangs is attacking police stations, bases of the Haitian National Police, and institutions located in the Champ de Mars area. There are even reports of intrusions into the Turgeau neighborhood. It's a systematic operation aimed at erasing any trace of police presence in the metropolitan region. But it's not only police stations that are targeted. Downtown Port-au-Prince has fallen; there is no doubt about it anymore. The