US Marines exchanged gunfire with suspected gang members in Haiti, official says

U.S. Marines protecting the American embassy successful Haiti exchanged gunfire with suspected pack members past week, a Marine spokesperson said.

Capt. Steven J. Keenan told Fox News Digital successful an emailed connection Sunday that Marines supporting embassy information operations were fired upon by suspected pack members successful the superior of Port-au-Prince and returned occurrence connected the evening of Nov. 13.

"U.S. Marines are committed to the information and information of U.S. embassies worldwide and respond to each threats with professionalism and swift, disciplined action," Keenan said.

No work members were injured successful the incident, which was archetypal reported implicit the play by The Washington Post.

US MILITARY BUILDUP IN CARIBBEAN SEES BOMBERS, MARINES AND WARSHIPS CONVERGE NEAR VENEZUELA

Kenyan constabulary basal defender extracurricular the U.S. Embassy successful Port-au-Prince, Haiti, connected July 5, 2024, arsenic equipped gangs proceed to origin unrest successful adjacent areas. (Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Neither the State Department nor the U.S. Embassy successful Haiti instantly responded to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

The Caribbean federation has been plagued by pack violence, with equipped groups reportedly controlling up to 90% of Port-au-Prince, according to the United Nations. The groups artifact entree roads, onslaught infrastructure, and terrorize civilians done kidnappings, rapes and killings.

There has been nary elected authorities successful Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse successful 2021.

The UN said a Gang Suppression Force of 5,550 was acceptable to statesman operations successful Haiti connected Oct. 2, moving alongside Haitian authorities to neutralize gangs, unafraid infrastructure and enactment humanitarian access.

Protesters successful Port-au-Prince, Haiti, march connected April 2, 2025, calling for the resignation of the Interim Presidential Council implicit worsening insecurity and rampant pack violence. (Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The multinational mission, authorized by the UN Security Council, aims to "protect susceptible populations from escalating unit and forestall the displacement that inevitably causes."

It remains unclear which countries volition lend personnel, though the unit volition beryllium funded chiefly done voluntary contributions from UN subordinate states.

MAJOR CRUISE LINE SUSPENDS CARIBBEAN DESTINATION VISITS AMID KIDNAPPINGS, SAFETY CONCERNS

The State Department has a "Level 4: Do Not Travel" informing for Haiti connected its website owed to the risks of kidnapping, crime, violent enactment and civilian unrest. 

It ordered nonemergency U.S. authorities employees and their household members to permission the state successful July 2023 owed to information risks. The state has been nether a authorities of exigency since March 2024.

Protesters walk burning tires portion marching toward the Villa d’Accueil to request stronger authorities enactment connected information successful Port-au-Prince, Haiti, connected April 2, 2025. (Clarens Siffroy/AFP via Getty Images)

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