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Story summary
- Armed gangs from Port-au-Prince are expanding into rural Haiti with hit-and-run raids.
- The Kenscoff raid killed dozens and included a mass kidnapping.
- In Artibonite, gangs target communities, transport routes, and farmland, worsening security.
- Haitian security forces lack personnel, equipment, and training to counter mobile groups in mountainous terrain.
- The report urges protecting farmers, restoring local economies, and disarming and reintegrating gang members.
