2020 May • A coalition of 11 gangs (Delmas 19, Delmas 6, Delmas 95, Nan Barozi, Nan Belekou, Nan Boston, Nan Chabón, Nan Ti Bwa, Pilate Base, Simon Pele, and Wharf de Jeremie) attacked several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince as a way to secure and expand territorial control. The same month, they attacked civilians in the neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince, killing 34 people.
2021 April • Clashes between rival gangs in
Port-au-Prince result in hundreds of deaths, and 16,000 Haitians are displaced.
June • 1 June - A gang coalition seizes control of a key section of the only national road leading south from Port-au-Prince, isolating the capital from the rest of Haiti.
July • 50 Haitians are killed in clashes between G-Pèp and G9 gangs in
Cité Soleil. • 7 July - Haitian President
Jovenel Moïse is assassinated at his private residence in Port-au-Prince.
September • Gangs control parts of Haiti, imposing curfews and driving thousands from homes.
October • G9 holds up fuel trucks to cause fuel shortages and begins to demand Prime Minister
Ariel Henry's resignation.
November • A G-Pèp gang led by Gabriel Jean-Pierre attacks a hospital and takes hostages that include women and children. •
Jimmy Chérizier's G9 gang blockades Haiti's main fuel import route, causing island-wide shortages. • In
Tabarre, gangs forcibly remove a patient from a hospital, triggering a mass exodus of residents to the
US embassy.
2024 February • 22 February - Cherizier is seen patrolling the streets of
Delmas 3 in Port-au-Prince with G9 federation members. • 29 February - Coordinated gang attacks across Port-au-Prince kill at least four police officers. Chérizier claims responsibility, aiming to capture officials and block Henry's return from Kenya.
March • Gangs control approximately 80% of Port-au-Prince, effectively paralyzing the city.
July • Kenyan police officers are deployed near the
National Palace in Port-au-Prince as part of a peacekeeping mission.
October • 4 October -
Gang members attack Pont-Sondé, killing 70 people. The Gran Grif gang, armed with knives and assault rifles, launch the assault at night, using canoes for a quiet approach. • 6 October - Survivors of the Pont-Sonde attack, numbering 6,270 people, are left homeless. They are crowded into temporary shelters in
Saint-Marc, including a church and school. • 20 October -
Haiti's National Police seize control of several areas in Solino while continuing to pursue gang members. • 9 December - People flee their homes in the Poste Marchand suburb of Port-au-Prince due to weekend gang violence involving Viv Ansanm. • 10 December - Armed gangs set fire to cars in the Poste Marchand area. • 27 January – Armed gangs begin an assault on Belot and Godet communities of
Kenscoff, killing at least 50 people, injuring 11, and displacing 3,000 people. At least 20 gang members are reportedly killed by security forces.
March • 7 March -
Fritz Alphonse Jean officially becomes President of Haiti’s
Transitional Presidential Council (TPC). • 9 March - Police seize 10,000 bullets, weapons, and drugs in
Mirebalais, northeast of Port-au-Prince. • 11 March - Viv Ansanm initiates an attack on the Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood, trapping priests inside a church. • 26 March -
UNICEF warns that
Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food stocks are running short due to U.S. aid funding cuts. • 28 March - • UN Human Rights Chief
Volker Türk describes the situation as a "catastrophe" due to escalating gang violence, widespread impunity, and political instability, urging international action to address the crisis. • 31 March - Viv Ansanm takes control of Mirebalais and facilitates the escape of 515 prisoners from a local jail.
April • 2 April - Mass protests against gang violence in Port-au-Prince as thousands of citizens demand the resignation of government coalition leader
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. • 3 April - Two nuns, Evanette Onezaire and Jeanne Voltaire (
Order of Saint Teresa), are killed in Mirebalais during a gang attack by the Vivre Ensemble coalition. • 10 April - The government confirms drone strikes on gangs amid escalating violence. • 16 April - The
Haitian Army patrols Port-au-Prince during public protests against insecurity. • 17 April - A
UN-backed report warns that over half of Haiti’s population will face severe hunger through June 2025. • 21 April - UN Special Representative
María Isabel Salvador warns that Haiti is nearing "total chaos" due to escalating gang violence. • 23 April - Viv Ansanm attempts to force the closure and evacuation of the
Mirebalais University Hospital.
May • 1 May - The United States designates Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as
terrorist organizations. • 2 May - •
Reporters Without Borders ranks Haiti 111th in its
2025 World Press Freedom Index, citing state collapse and gang violence. • UN reports a worsening healthcare crisis in Haiti, as 42% of healthcare facilities are closed in Port-au-Prince. •
University Hospital of Mirebalais suspends operations due to a wave of insecurity, contributing to a healthcare collapse in the
Centre Department. • 12 May - Kenya and Dominican Republic call for more funding for the MSS mission, citing struggles to curb gang violence due to limited resources. • 13 May - Protesters shut down the
Péligre hydroelectric plant, resulting in a total power outage in Port-au-Prince and central Haiti. • 16 May - The UN-backed 2025 Global Report on Food Crises is released, identifying Haiti as one of the countries severely impacted by hunger due to conflict. • 17 May - Kenya formally requests Brazil's support in both funding and expertise for the MSS. • 22 May - At an
Organization of American States meeting, Haitian ministers appeal for urgent regional security assistance to combat armed gangs. • 24 May - At least 50 people are killed in a gang attack in Preval in central Haiti. • 25 May - Reports confirm Haiti is running out of
HIV medication after
USAID cuts, as protests are held in Port-au-Prince by HIV-positive individuals calling for government action. • 27 May -
Dominica Prime Minister
Roosevelt Skerrit publicly urges negotiation with Haitian gangs. • 29 May - The government employs private military contractors to use drones and other means to kill gang members as part of a task force aimed at reclaiming gang-controlled territory.
June • 3 June - Around 14,000 people are displaced from
Kenscoff, Ouest, after gang violence leads to homes being burned. • 8 June - Haitians are seen at the country's only functioning airport boarding planes to the United States amid fears of violence and kidnapping. • 9 June - • Trump's travel ban on Haitians to the US takes effect. • 12 June - The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security announces the immediate revocation of temporary legal status and
work permits for Haitians under the
humanitarian parole program. • 13 June - Brazil President
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during a meeting with
Caribbean leaders in
Brasília, calls on the United Nations to finance the current Haiti mission. • 16 June - The UN’s Hunger Hotspots report identifies Haiti as one of five countries at immediate risk of starvation. • 17 June - Haiti officially restarts its stalled investigation into the assassination of Moïse. • 24 June - The US embassy urges American citizens to
“depart Haiti as soon as possible
” due to escalating gang violence and instability. • 26 June - Prime Minister
Alix Didier Fils-Aime attends an event marking one year since the start of the MSS. •
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan blocks an early termination of
Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, preserving protections through 3 February 2026, citing unlawful procedures by Homeland Security. • The Organization of American States adopts a resolution calling for a 45-day action plan to improve security and support political dialogue. • 28 June - Protests begin in Port-au-Prince against insecurity, with demonstrators calling for drones to protect people rather than target them. • 29 June - The US Embassy issues an urgent warning for Americans to leave Haiti immediately due to the ongoing violence and instability.
July • 2 July - • Haitian police raid a medical facility in
Pétion-Ville suspected of involvement in
illicit organ trafficking. • The UN reports gangs are disrupting key trade routes including
Belladere and
Malpasse with attacks on police and customs officials. • 3 July - • A wave of gang attacks in
Centre Department displaces nearly 27,500 people in a single day, leading to the creation of 23 displacement sites. • Kenyan police patrol areas near Port-au-Prince's airport. • 6 July - Gangs set fire to the historic
Grand Hôtel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince during an armed assault on the Pacot neighborhood. • 7 July - Six UNICEF employees are kidnapped during an authorized mission in gang-controlled territory in Port-au-Prince. • 10 July -
Fritz Jean issues an open letter calling for more transparency from Fils-Aimé regarding drone task force operations. • 11 July - The UN releases a joint report by UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and
OHCHR documenting severe human rights violations in Haiti amid escalating gang violence, particularly in the
Artibonite and Centre Departments. • 12 July - Haiti appeals to
CARICOM for regional solidarity, as the incoming TPC president Laurent Saint Cyr emphasized the need for unity in supporting Haiti’s security and development. • 13 July - The
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for international intervention in Haiti, citing both gang violence and increasing human rights abuses by self-defence groups. • 14 July -
U.S. Deputy Secretary Landau meets with Fils-Aimé to discuss security, support for the MSS mission, and sanctions against destabilizers. • 15 July - • The U.S. State Department reissues a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory for Haiti due to high levels of kidnapping, violent crime, terrorism, and civil unrest. • The
United Nations Security Council unanimously extends the mandate of BINUH until 31 January 2026 to support Haiti's democratic transition. • 16 July - A substitute pilgrimage is held in Port-au-Prince as gangs control
Saut-d’Eau, with the gang leaders appearing at the original church. • 17 July - Pierre Reginald Boulos is arrested in
Miami by
ICE for gang support and actions contributing to Haiti's destabilization. • 18 July - Gangs attack the Marchand-Dessalines area in Artibonite Department, setting fire to the local police station, forcing officers to flee and killing one civilian. • 19 July - Colombian President
Gustavo Petro visits Port-au-Prince, focusing on security cooperation amid the escalating gang violence.
August • 1 August – A UN report confirms over 1,500 Haitians were killed between April and June in 2025 due to gang violence. • 5 August – Irish missionary Gena Heraty, a child, and seven staff are
kidnapped from an orphanage in
Kenscoff. • 27 August – Haitian police and MSS forces recapture a telecommunication base in Kenscoff Mountain after it was captured by Viv Asanm members a week prior. The security forces killed or captured a dozen gang members and captured weapons and equipment.
September • 12 September – At least 42 people are reported killed following
an attack by the Viv Ansanm gang on the village of
Labodrie. • 15 September – A gang attack on an
armored vehicle kills the driver and injures two
police officers in
Kenscoff. • 20 September – Fifteen people are killed, including at least eight children in a drone attack on a birthday party in
Cité Soleil where an alleged gang leader was distributing gifts.
November • 13 November – A shootout occurs between suspected gang members and
US Marines guarding the US embassy in
Port-au-Prince. • 14 November – Port-au-Prince police is forced to destroy its own helicopter after it made an emergency landing following an operation in
Croix-des-Bouquets that leaves seven gang members dead. • 18 November – Haitian masculine senior soccer team qualifies for the
World Cup. That leads to their second participation. • 22 November – Specialized units of the Haitian National Police, supported by a kamikaze drone unit, launched an offensive against the Viv Ansamn coalition in Viar, Godet, Bélot, and other areas near Kenscoff. • 30 November – Heavily armed fighters from the Gran Grif gang attacked the towns of Bercy and Pont-Sondé during the night, killing dozens of people and set fires to homes. Survivors were forced to flee to nearby towns. Police has asserted that 50% of the Artibonite region had fallen under gang control.
December • 8 December – At least 49 people are killed in clashes between gangs in
Port-au-Prince.
2026 March • 29 March - 1 April – At least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during attacks by the Gran Grif gang on the areas of Petite-Rivière, Jean-Denis, Pont-Sondé and Marchand-Dessalines in Artibonite region. Dozens of houses have been burned down and nearly 6,000 people were forced to flee.
April • 2 April – First Chadian troops from the UN-backed
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