Tag: gangs

Another Vicious Assault of a Woman Caught on Camera, Repeatedly Run Over by a Car

Following the assault of four young women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, China, another brutal incident involving a woman happened in the same city. A video showing a local man repeatedly running over a woman in a parking lot has gone viral and sparked public outrage. On August 2, a number of videos posted…


Dozens Dead, Injured in Haiti’s Capital in Gang Clashes

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Dozens of people have died in four days of gang battles in a violent neighborhood of Haiti’s capital, the latest eruption of bloodshed in a wave of increasing violence sweeping the country, local officials said Tuesday. Jean Hislain Frederick, deputy mayor in Cite Soleil district of Port-au-Prince, said that the fighting erupted on July…


UK Prison Service Has ‘Underappreciated’ Danger of Islamist Gangs: Report

Britain’s independent reviewer of terrorist legislation, Jonathan Hall QC, says the Prison Service has failed to tackle Islamist gangs and has allowed some jails to become breeding grounds for terrorism. In his report “Terrorism in Prisons,” Hall said: “The impact of Islamist groups has been underappreciated for too long by the authorities … Islamist group behaviour has…


Nigerian Terrorist Warlords Offer Truce After Government Bombs Forest Hideouts

The Nigerian Air Force used recently-acquired fighter bombers to bomb the first hideouts of terrorist bandit gangs, prompting gang warlords to release abductees and extends peace offers to the government. Two feared bandit kingpins in battle-scarred Zamfara State are now offering to call it quits, provided they can escape the long reach of the law….


Colombia Captures 5 People Over Airport Bombing

BOGOTA—Colombia’s police captured five people during raids in the Andean country’s second city Medellin and surrounding areas in connection with a bombing earlier this month at an airport in the northern city of Cucuta, it said on Tuesday. Three people, including two police officers, were killed on Dec. 14 after bombs exploded at the airport,…


Haiti Crippled by Fuel Shortages as Gang Leader Demands Prime Minister Resign

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s streets were unusually quiet on Tuesday and gasoline stations remained dry as gangs blocked the entrance to ports that hold fuel stores and the country’s main gang boss demanded that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign. Days-long fuel shortages have left Haitians with few transportation options and forced the closure of some businesses. Hospitals, which…


US, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched by Gang

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted over the weekend by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion. The group was snatched by the 400 Mawozo gang, which controls the Croix-des-Bouquets area east…


Facts Matter (Sept. 16): 2 Officers Ambushed in Florida; Shootout on Camera; 91% Increase in Attacks This Year

In Florida, new dashcam footage shows two police officers being ambushed and attacked at a traffic stop. Miraculously, they both survived. However, this is not an isolated incident. According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, ambush-style attacks against the police have almost doubled this year. This reality has prompted the mayor of Chicago, Lori…


Facts Matter (Sept. 16): Pfizer Says Vaccine Efficacy Weakens Over Time, Cites Study Which Shows 47% After 5 months

In Florida, new dashcam footage shows two police officers being ambushed and attacked at a traffic stop. Miraculously, they both survived. However, this is not an isolated incident. According to the National Fraternal Order of Police, ambush-style attacks against the police have almost doubled this year. This reality has prompted the mayor of Chicago, Lori…


The Cost of a Safe Haven in an Open Drug Market Amid Gang Territories

CHICAGO—Some locals call it the pill capital of Chicago. Under broad daylight, drug peddlers associated with gangs hold up bags of drugs and solicit business from addicts from all parts of the city and beyond. Several gangs divide up the area anchored by a major commercial corridor on Madison Street in the West Garfield Park…