[Haiti] Battles: Armed clash

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 3, 2025, police in Miragoane, Nippes department, Haiti, killed two alleged members of the Viv Ansanm Gang in an armed clash, resulting in 2 fatalities. This incident reflects ongoing security deterioration in Haiti amid widespread gang violence.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether gang violence spreads to affect regional trade flows or port operations in Haiti's broader supply network.

Watch points

• Monitor for escalation of gang violence in Nippes department or retaliatory attacks that could disrupt local commerce
• Track whether security incidents spread to affect major Haitian ports or cross-border trade with the Dominican Republic