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gangs, which have seized effective control over large parts of the Haitian capital since the assassination of Haitian President [Jovenel Moise](/news/2026/5/8/four-convicted-in-us-related-to-killing-of-haitian-president-jovenel-moise) in 2021, has led to [widespread violence](/news/2026/3/31/at-least-70-killed-30-wounded-in-haiti-gang-attack-rights-group-says) and strain on the civilian
violence](/news/2026/3/31/at-least-70-killed-30-wounded-in-haiti-gang-attack-rights-group-says) and political instability since the [assassination](/news/2021/7/7/jovenel-moise-haiti-president-assassinated-at-age-53) of President Jovenel Moise in 2021. The period following his death saw powerful gangs expand their influence on the island, seizing control of much