Haiti Gangs Hit Suburbs and Dominate 80% of Capital

PRAY WITH US about Haiti gangs hit suburbs, that God will:

Open the way for His solutions to arise in Haiti. Gather together His choices of local leaders of the police, government, and humanitarian aid to come into agreement. And unite His people in prayer and action to support His choices.
Show which international political and military leaders can best mobilize support for local leadership. Shield families and communities from gang chaos and help them grieve those whom they have lost.. And restore what the enemy has taken from them in kidnappings and lootings.
Undermine support for the violent gangs. Confuse their strategies, disrupt their evil alliances, and disarm them of their weapons. And cause them to give up quickly to the authorities You will establish in Haiti. In that way, surprise the world by restoring the peace and order than many are calling impossible.

PRAYER ALERT: Haiti Gangs Hit Suburbs and Dominate 80% of Capital

Armed gangs in Haiti are now hitting the suburbs of the capital city Port-au-Prince. They are blocking entrances to some areas, including the upscale Petion-Ville, where many diplomats live. So journalists are finding it hard to report on unfolding events. But they are hearing heavy gunfire and reporting that at least 15 people died around Petion-Ville alone. Apparently, local vigilantes killed and set on fire two gang members in retaliation.

While upscale suburbs like Petion-ville suffer attack, the rest of the Port-au-Prince fares worse. 33,000 fled the capital within two weeks. Large swaths of the city lost power when gangs destroyed four substations. They have also set fire to police stations. The US State Department called Haiti “one of the most dire humanitarian situations in the world.” Gangs dominate more than 80% of the capital. They have prevented interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry from re-entering Haiti after seeking outside help…

There, Kenya’s efforts to bring together international armed forces to restore Haiti’s peace have stalled. So Kenya has decided to wait until a transitional presidential council forms to facilitate elections. Henry has agreed to resign once it does form. Meanwhile, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel called Haiti’s security situation untenable. “It is not hyperbole to say that this is one of the most dire humanitarian situations in the world.”

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