Gangs Terrorize Haiti's Artibonite Region

0:00Armed gangs hit Haiti's Artibonite region again on Tuesday. This key farming area under siege. Just days earlier, the Grand Griff gang stormed Jean-Denis over the weekend, leaving around 70 bodies according to rights groups in Localsway. More than the official count of 16. Police launched operations across parts of Artibonite that same day to push back. Videos online show a Grand Griff ally, the Cokerot San Ross gang, handing out cash to folks in nearby Martian desalines. Grand Griff's even labeled a terrorist group by the U.S. and Dominican Republic. Residents say locals of defense groups couldn't match the gang's firepower. Attackers lay low during the day when cops were around, then struck at night, shooting and burning homes. People stayed put, trusting those brigades for protection, but they pulled back under the assault. Rights monitors from R&D-DH talk to locals, police and officials, revealing weeks of threats before the raid. Police armored vehicles showed up briefly, Monday, but bounced, with most gear broken down,

1:04and U.N. forces waiting on approvals from the Capitol. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Alex Didier feels I may, met a U.N. team Tuesday to tackle the security forces' struggles, short on gear, troops, and cash for A. Full rollout. Artibonite's fight underscores Haiti's deepening gang crisis with more ops-likely ahead. That's your update from Vancouver News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.