tal, 8 days ago There’s something off to me about the media exclusively referring to them as gangs. I think that “strongmen” or maybe “warlords” is normally reserved for people who control a lot more territory than this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gang_war_in_Haiti.svg Each group here controls tiny patches of territory. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti By 2022, researchers estimated that about 200 gangs operated across Haiti. Of these, half were located in Port-au-Prince. The more influential gangs control large swathes of territory, including entire municipalities and communes.
There’s something off to me about the media exclusively referring to them as gangs.
I think that “strongmen” or maybe “warlords” is normally reserved for people who control a lot more territory than this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gang_war_in_Haiti.svg
Each group here controls tiny patches of territory.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_war_in_Haiti
By 2022, researchers estimated that about 200 gangs operated across Haiti. Of these, half were located in Port-au-Prince. The more influential gangs control large swathes of territory, including entire municipalities and communes.