2026-01-26
QUICK SUMMARY FOR STAKEHOLDERS
US sanctioned two CPT members for gang ties without disclosing names, likely targeting dismissal
coalition signatories Leslie Voltaire and Louis Gerald Gilles or Edgard Leblanc Fils.
ZED Airlines suspended all Haiti operations after gunfire struck two aircraft January 25, leaving
Port-au-Prince airport with virtually no commercial service and Cap-Haitien as sole international
gateway.
Saint-Cyr and Fils-Aime held strategic meetings with PNH High Command and FAd'H leadership
January 25-26, demonstrating executive control over all armed state institutions ahead of February 7
transition.
Emmanuel Vertilaire reportedly admitted US Embassy pressure not to support PM dismissal,
fracturing the five-member coalition and reducing opposition bloc to potentially four members.
CPT-PM-PNH committed January 25 to unblock gang-controlled national roads and reconquer state
territory, setting stage for potential security offensive with civilian casualty risks.