Pictures of the Year International

Members of Tibebe Cougor’s gang in Gressier, an abandoned area once home to civilians and a site of recent clashes, Haiti, July 7, 2024. Gangs like Tibebe’s have seized control of once-peaceful tourist spots, turning luxury resorts into fortified hideouts for armed groups. These gangs, better organized than Haiti’s security forces, dominate the territory through illicit activities such as drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and kidnappings, which are key sources of funding.