Armed clashes broke out on Thursday, March 12, in downtown Port-au-Prince, where the Haitian National Police (PNH) continued its operations against armed groups controlling several sectors of the capital. Heavy gunfire from automatic weapons has been reported since Wednesday evening. From the early hours of Thursday morning and throughout the day, the clashes continued. Explosions from kamikaze drones were also heard.

According to information reported to Le Nouvelliste by witnesses, law enforcement forces carried out offensives against members of the criminal coalition Viv Ansanm, particularly in Chareron Street, Joseph Janvier Street, Grand-Rue, Fort Saint-Clair, Monseigneur Guilloux Street, among other locations. The operations mobilized several police units and the Task Force.