Escalating Gang Violence in Haiti Threatens to Override State Control By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/escalating-gang-violence-in-haiti-threatens-to-override-state-control/ UNITED NATIONS, Jul 10 2025 (IPS) - Over the month of June, the security situation in Haiti has taken a considerable turn for the worse, with armed gangs continuing to coordinate brutal attacks, seizing more territory, and obstructing critical humanitarian aid deliveries. In the past week, new waves of hostilities were reported in the nation’s Centre Department, which has elicited concern from humanitarian organizations that gang influence could soon completely overpower state control. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.