{"id":2650102,"date":"2026-08-26T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-attack-leaves-47-dead-at-least-50-kidnapped\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:21:19","slug":"haitian-gang-attack-leaves-47-dead-at-least-50-kidnapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-attack-leaves-47-dead-at-least-50-kidnapped\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Gang Attack Leaves 47 Dead, At Least 50 Kidnapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaitian-gang-attack-leaves-47-dead-at-least-50-kidnapped%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Armed gangs in Haiti carried out a violent attack in the Kenscoff region near Port-au-Prince, resulting in at least 47 deaths- including five children- and over 50 kidnappings. The UN reports that victims were executed in a church shelter, with the gangs also burning dozens of homes. The attack highlights the severe security crisis in haiti, with armed groups controlling about 70% of the capital and other areas, leading to ongoing violence, mass displacement, and numerous crimes such as sexual violence. The incident occurs amidst increased deportations of Haitians from the United States, including those with criminal records, and reflects the deteriorating conditions and lawlessness in the contry. The Haitian government claims to be mobilizing security forces, but hostages remain in gang custody.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Armed gangs killed at least 47 people and kidnapped more than 50 others in a hillside community above Haiti\u2019s capital over the weekend, the United Nations said.<\/p>\n<p>The raid struck Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, on the night of Aug. 23.<\/p>\n<p>At least five of the dead were children, according to the U.N. office in Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-two victims were reportedly executed in a church compound where they had sought shelter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/8\/26\/at-least-47-killed-50-kidnapped-in-grisly-gang-raid-in-haiti-says-un\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guterres condemned the attack Tuesday and said it underscored \u201cthe alarming security conditions in Haiti,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/haiti\/50-kidnapped-violent-gang-attack-haiti-leaves-47-dead-rcna594386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said the attackers burned more than two dozen homes.<\/p>\n<p>Massillon blamed members of Viv Ansanm, a gang coalition the United States designated as a foreign terrorist organization last year.<\/p>\n<p>A gang figure who identified himself as Izo 2, also known as \u201cDidi,\u201d posted a video with a warning to Haiti\u2019s national police director, Vladimir Paraison, that his group will not hesitate to harm the hostages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParaison, if any of our soldiers are hurt, I will kill all of them,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/aug\/25\/gang-attack-kenscoff-port-au-prince-haiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> contains scenes of the aftermath of gang violence that some may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9 At least 47 people were killed and 22 wounded in a heavily armed gang attack on Kenscoff, a farming community in the hills above Haiti\u2019s capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<p>At least 5 children were among the dead, while more than 50 people were abducted in what the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DropSiteNews\/status\/2092334364415664465?\">August 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Officials described the abductions as one of the largest mass kidnappings in Haiti in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Armed groups control an estimated 70 percent of Port-au-Prince, as well as large portions elsewhere in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Gang violence killed more than 3,050 people in the first six months of 2025 alone, and has driven some 1.5 million people from their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 800 rapes were reported from April to June, and 87 percent of those cases were described as collective rapes.<\/p>\n<p>Kenscoff sits in the hills above the capital and overlooks routes into P\u00e9tion-Ville. Gangs, seeking to surround the upscale community and gain control of the roadways, have targeted the area since a major attack in January 2025. Sunday\u2019s raid was the largest so far.<\/p>\n<p>The violence comes as the Trump administration has begun removing Haitians from the United States after Temporary Protected Status ended. The Western Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-begins-deportation-haitians-tps-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported last week<\/a> that the first post-TPS flight carried more than 160 people to Haiti, most of them criminals with lengthy rap sheets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dhs-pedophiles-drug-traffickers-thugs-among-162-illegal-haitians-deported-home-tps-ends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Department of Homeland Security said<\/a> that flight included people with convictions for sex crimes against minors, drug trafficking and gang activity.<\/p>\n<p>DHS earlier this summer deported more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-admin-deports-100-haitians-convicted-heinous-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">100 Haitians<\/a> with criminal convictions, including sex offenses, carjacking, drug trafficking and fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti\u2019s government said security forces were on alert and that reinforcements were being sent to the area.<\/p>\n<p>The hostages remained in gang custody, as of the latest reports.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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