{"id":17902,"date":"2026-08-29T14:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17902"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T14:40:29","slug":"haiti-gang-frees-13-women-and-children-days-after-deadly-raid-that-killed-at-least-47-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=17902","title":{"rendered":"Haiti gang frees 13 women and children days after deadly raid that killed at least 47 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133614163,imgsize-185752,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/the-attackers-targeted-kenscoff-a-farming-community-on-august-23.jpg\" alt=\"Haiti gang frees 13 women and children days after deadly raid that killed at least 47 people\" title=\"The attackers targeted Kenscoff, a farming community, on August 23\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The attackers targeted Kenscoff, a farming community, on August 23\">The attackers targeted Kenscoff, a farming community, on August 23<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A violent Haitian gang has released 13 hostages \u2014 seven women and six children \u2014 from among 50 people it kidnapped nearly a week ago following a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/overnight-raid-near-haiti-capital-kills-around-50-here-is-what-happened\/articleshow\/133504167.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadly attack<\/a> on a farming community near the capital, Port-au-Prince.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Unicef, the United Nations\u2019 children\u2019s agency that helped secure their release, said late Friday that those freed included three children under the age of 2, a 7-year-old and two teenage girls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>According to Unicef, it worked with leaders of Kenscoff, the targeted farming settlement, to help secure the release of the women and children. It was not immediately clear whether they needed medical treatment or whether more women and children remained in captivity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cThis release offers a rare moment of hope amid the violence threatening children in Haiti. The Kenscoff abduction was not an isolated incident but another stark reminder of the scale and frequency of attacks on children across the country,\u201d Yannig Dussart, Unicef\u2019s deputy representative in the Caribbean nation, told The Associated Press.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Gangs killed at least 47 people during the August 23 attack on Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community in the hills above Port-au-Prince.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>A gang leader known as Izo 2 had threatened to execute all the hostages if police killed any gang members during their efforts to secure the abductees. Izo 2 leads an armed group in the area on behalf of, and in coordination with, other gang leaders, including Izo, who is considered one of Haiti\u2019s most powerful gang leaders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>UN estimates show that attacks in Kenscoff over two months in early 2025 killed more than 260 people and resulted in the destruction or burning of 200 homes. <!-- -->Around 3,000 people were forced to flee. Nearly a dozen further attacks have occurred since then, involving rape, kidnapping, arson and livestock theft.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Kenscoff overlooks routes leading to Petion-Ville, where several embassies, upscale hotels and the temporary seat of government are located. It also overlooks a major road connecting the capital with southern Haiti.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>While individual kidnappings are commonplace in Haiti, mass abductions are less common. Their outcomes vary: Some hostages are released without a ransom being paid, while others are killed despite multiple ransom payments.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/haiti-gang-frees-13-women-and-children-days-after-deadly-raid-that-killed-at-least-47-people\/articleshow\/133613838.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The attackers targeted Kenscoff, a farming community, on August 23 A violent Haitian gang has released 13 hostages \u2014 seven women and six children \u2014 from among 50 people it kidnapped nearly a week ago following a deadly attack on a farming community near the capital, Port-au-Prince.Unicef, the United Nations\u2019 children\u2019s agency that helped secure 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