{
  "id": 3055676,
  "title": "Gang coalition unleashes violent new attack on farming community in Haiti",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/gang-coalition-unleashes-violent-new-attack-on-farming-community-in-3055676",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/haiti-gang-attack-kenscoff-viv-ansanm-485903ee45cd5ffc1b5270b268ba31e3"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Monrovia, Liberia (AP) — A powerful gang coalition launched a violent assault on a tranquil farming community near Haiti's capital, resulting in multiple deaths, according to a local official. The attack occurred late Sunday night when armed men stormed the area, setting ablaze homes and killing residents. Mayor Jean Massillon of Kenscoff, the affected town, expressed difficulties in determining the exact death toll due to logistical challenges and communication issues. Wailing echoed through Kenscoff as survivors unearthed the bodies of loved ones scattered across the streets early Monday. Massillon attributed the attack to members of Viv Ansanm, a gang the U.S. government labeled as a foreign terrorist organization last year. He described the assailants as instigators of chaos. The gang targeted a church and homes, including those of Dr. Jean \"Bill\" Pape, a respected physician who runs a non-governmental organization assisting patients with HIV and tuberculosis. No additional information about the incident was immediately available. A spokesperson from the U.N.-backed gang suppression force did not respond to a request for comment. Gangs reportedly control around 70% of Port-au-Prince, the capital, and Viv Ansanm has previously targeted Kenscoff. The escalating gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million individuals across Haiti, where over 3,100 people were killed from January to June, and another 1,189 were injured, as per U.N. statistics. The attack occurs just a week after the U.S. government deported over 160 individuals to Haiti for the first time since the Trump administration defeated a legal challenge to terminate Temporary Protected Status for around 350,000 Haitians.",
  "summary": "PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A powerful gang coalition attacked a once peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above Haiti’s capital, killing multiple people, an official told The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Gang coalition unleashes violent new attack on farming community in Haiti",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/gang-coalition-unleashes-violent-new-attack-on-farming-community-in",
        "published": "2026-08-24T14:53:53.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}