2025-12-27
DEVELOPMENT 4: ASYMMETRIC WARFARE CONTINUES WITH DRONE
STRIKES AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
The Haiti National Police conducted an operation in the Minoterie sector of Titanyen
on the night of December 24 2025 targeting the Bel Bos gang resulting in deaths of
several dozen presumed gang members. The operation utilized explosive drones to
target a gang celebration on Christmas Eve. This confirms the PNH ongoing
asymmetric warfare strategy using aerial platforms for lethal strikes against gang
concentrations. No official confirmation of exact casualty numbers has been released
but multiple sources reported dozens killed.
NPR and WUNC featured reporting on December 27 by Miami Herald correspondent
Jacqueline Charles documenting how gangs in Haiti use sexual violence as a tool of
terror to control communities. This aligns with the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights statement from December 24 noting a 1000 percent increase in cases
of sexual violence against women girls and adolescents in Haiti. The systematic use
of sexual violence represents a deliberate gang strategy to terrorize populations into
submission and prevent resistance.
December 27, 2025
The combination of PNH drone strikes and gang sexual violence demonstrates the
dual nature of Haiti's security crisis. State forces conduct targeted killings through
asymmetric warfare while gangs employ systematic sexual violence as population
control mechanism. Both strategies operate outside conventional law enforcement
frameworks. The December 24 operation occurred on Christmas Eve indicating PNH
willingness to conduct lethal operations during holiday periods when gang members
may be concentrated. The lack of official casualty confirmation suggests limited
transparency in drone strike operations.