2026-02-24

Daily Intelligence Brief (English) | 11 pages

PRIMARY SOURCES

AP via Africanews -- Downtown Port-au-Prince police-impersonation kidnapping shootout, February 23, 2026. U.S. Embassy Haiti -- Security Alert on kidnapping for ransom in Delmas. https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-haiti/ Fox News -- Fake police officers kidnapping warning Haiti. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fake-police-officers-kidnapping-americans-haiti-sparks-renewed-strong-travel- VantBefInfo -- ONI Gressier CIN distribution Kat Ou La operation, February 24, 2026. https://vantbefinfo.com/gressier-loni-lance-une-nouvelle-phase-de-distribution-des-cartes-didentification-nationa USA Today -- U.S. State Department kidnapping warning for Haiti, February 19, 2026. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2026/02/19/kidnappings-haiti-state-department/88766370007/ U.S. State Department -- Haiti Travel Advisory Level 4. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/haiti-travel-advisory.html OSAC -- Haiti Security Report. https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/48bee788-0714-4b65-8523-1d59d967d4b6 Human Rights Watch -- Haiti criminal groups trafficking children amid state collapse, February 20, 2026. https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/20/haiti-criminal-groups-trafficking-children-amid-state-collapse Crisis Group -- Undoing Haiti's deadly gang alliance, Report 110. https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/haiti/110-undoing-haitis-deadly-gang-alliance BINUH -- Child trafficking by gangs endangering Haiti's future. https://binuh.unmissions.org/en/communiques-de-presse/la-traite-denfants-par-les-gangs-met-en-peril-lavenir-d HaitiLibre -- General Haiti news coverage, electoral calendar standing reference, February 23-24. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/ ONI Official Website -- CIN reissuance and distribution procedures. https://oni.gouv.ht February 24, 2026