# Haiti gangs shift operations into countryside, report says

https://mins.news/en/item/48688

- Reuters, 2026-09-07 17:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/haiti-gangs-shift-operations-into-countryside-report-says-2026-09-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9ef11babedf1000171c0c6

> Haiti’s armed gangs are increasingly moving from Port-au-Prince into rural areas, using hit-and-run tactics such as kidnappings, cattle theft and roadblocks, a new report said. Security and political responses remain focused on the capital.