[Haiti] Battles: Armed clash

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Armed clashes occurred in Mirebalais, Haiti on March 31, 2025, involving National Police, local self-defense groups, and gang members who attacked the police station and Civil Prison before being repelled by reinforced security forces. The incident represents high-severity violence in Haiti's ongoing security crisis affecting the Centre department.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar gang attacks spread to areas with critical infrastructure or transportation corridors.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of gang violence beyond Mirebalais to major population centers or transportation hubs in Haiti's Centre department
• Track whether similar coordinated attacks on government facilities occur elsewhere, potentially indicating broader gang offensive operations