Cul-de-Sac Plain: Intra-Viv Ansanm Gang War — Duvivier/Pyè 6 Clash with Chen Mechan and Taliban Factions Over Cargo Route Extortion; 8 Dead, Hundreds Displaced

Gang clashes erupted in the Cul-de-Sac Plain east of Port-au-Prince around May 10–12, 2026, between factions nominally belonging to the Viv Ansanm coalition but competing for control of profitable cargo truck extortion routes supplying the metropolitan area. The Haitian Times reported on May 12 that hundreds fled the area as rival armed groups within Viv Ansanm — specifically the Duvivier-based and Pyè 6 factions against Chen Mechan and Taliban gangs from Croix-des-Missions and Canaan — clashed for territorial control. Spanish-language coverage by NODAL also named the 400 Mawozo gang as participating alongside Chen Mechan and Taliban against Pyè 6, reporting 8 dead and hundreds displaced in this specific confrontation. French-language Haitian outlet vantbefinfo.com placed the displaced figure at approximately 5,000 persons. The fighting disrupted hospitals, schools, and cargo transit through the corridor. The Cul-de-Sac escalation is significant beyond its immediate toll: the Plain is the main supply corridor for goods entering Port-au-Prince from the Dominican Republic and Haiti's eastern regions, and gang control of this corridor allows extortion of virtually all commercial cargo entering the capital. The intra-coalition character of the clashes — within Viv Ansanm itself, not against security forces — reflects fragmentation of the gang federation as individual groups contest revenue streams during a period when GSF joint operations in central Port-au-Prince have disrupted some established extortion networks. The Cul-de-Sac fighting, combined with the concurrent Cité Soleil hospital evacuations, represented the most acute Port-au-Prince security deterioration since the February–March 2024 gang offensive that ousted PM Ariel Henry.