Haiti’s paramilitary gangs are expanding unchecked, armed with weapons of war and undeterred by the international security force funded by millions in U.S. aid.

Since Scripps News' reporting from Haiti’s capital a year ago, where we documented child soldiers and survivors of sexual violence, urban warlords have seized even more ground: an estimated 90% of Port-au-Prince.

The scale of lost territory is staggering: the international airport, the seaport, major roads, and more than 50 government buildings are now abandoned.

The National Palace is a no-go zone. The Supreme Court is occupied by gangs. The French Embassy is closed. The U.S. Embassy sits on the edge of being surrounded.

Cap-Haïtien: The City of Last Resort

In Cap-Haïtien’s port, where cargo ships should offload humanitarian

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