Kenscoff: Nearly Forty Criminals Killed According to RNDDH
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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KENSCOFF, Haiti.— A counter-offensive led by Haitian National Police units on the evening of May 10-11 resulted in the liberation of several people held captive by bandits. Nearly forty members of the Viv Ansanm terrorist coalition were reportedly killed during this operation.
The National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH), citing a police source, reports at least 38 bandits killed. Pierre Espérance, the executive director of RNDDH, reported that five kamikaze drones were deployed last Saturday in strategic areas occupied by terrorists.
These strikes neutralized at least 18 criminals, Espérance emphasized. In the hours that followed, specialized PNH units, accompanied by the commune's self-defense brigade, carried out a large-scale ground operation, which led to the capture or elimination of about twenty armed individuals entrenched in houses located in Viard.
Law enforcement is beginning to understand the modus operandi of armed gangs, which consists of occupying elevated residences to launch attacks from above, Espérance noted. In this regard, several of these houses have been liberated, indicated the RNDDH official, emphasizing that other localities under the control of criminals are now in the authorities' sights.
Pierre Espérance took the opportunity to call on the government to strengthen logistical and operational support for the security forces engaged on the ground. He also urged the PNH's Inspector General to initiate an internal purification process to remove corrupt elements or those complicit with gangs. “Faced with criminal terror, it is essential to strengthen citizen vigilance,” he declared, deploring the human and social consequences of this persistent insecurity: civilian victims, forced displacement, and the worsening humanitarian situation.
This operation constitutes a determined response to the attack on the Furcy sub-police station by the criminal coalition “Viv Ansanm”. Supported by the Kenscoff self-defense brigade, the security forces carried out a large-scale counter-offensive, restoring some hope to the residents.
