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Port-au-Prince is now a patchwork of territories whose brutal leaders - largely free of political influence - are now free to operate as they please, warring over territory and revenging on each-other in what has become an ever-escalating spiral of violence.
The US and Canada have been leading efforts to stem the spread of the gangs, taxi Pelion greece sending armoured vehicles for the country's police force and extraditing the leader of the 400 Mawozo gang - Germine 'Yonyon' Joly - to an American jail last year.
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Though many of Haiti's gangs are involved in traditional underworld activities such as drug running and gun smuggling, Pelion airport bus many control large parts of the country's regular economy - factories, airports, power grids and business districts.
In one ten-day orgy of violence in the capital Port-au-Prince back in July, 300 people were killed and at least 50 women and girls were subjected to rapes - many of which happened in front of their young children.
President Moise was said to have benefited taxi from Meteora to delphi this, including allegations that he allowed G-9 - now the country's largest coalition of gangs - impunity in the capital provided they targeted his political opponents.
Into that power vacuum have moved hundreds of highly organised and extremely violent criminal groups which often have links to politicians and Meteora transport police - meaning they are free to kidnap, murder and commit atrocities such as gang rapes at will.
Most of the city is controlled by G-9, a coalition of ten gangs, which is led by Jimmy 'Barbecue' Chérizier - a former police officer who led his own Delmas 6 gang while still in the force but who now focuses on crime full-time.
Unable to find stable jobs, many were recruited into gangs which were steadily growing in influence and power beginning around 2018, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime.
In one ten-day orgy of violence in the capital Port-au-Prince back in July, 300 people were killed and at least 50 women and girls were subjected to rapes - many of which happened in front of their young children. Pictured: Cops patrol an area controlled by gangs
