FTOForeign Terrorist Organization // Designated May 5, 2025 // U.S. State Dept.
Profile Overview //
Organization Type
Street Gang / Franchise
Designation Status
US FTO and SDGT
FTO Designation
Yes May 5, 2025
Designation Detail
FTO and SDGT designation by the U.S. State Department, May 2025 (listed May 5, 2025).
Area of Operation
Caribbean
Force Strength
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced figure.
Leadership
DATA DEFICIT: not confirmed in verified sources
Headquarters
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Coordinates
18.5944, -72.3074
Last Verified
2026-11-12
Operational Brief //
CommandEleven Intelligence Desk // Transnational Organized Crime Desk, status as of November 12, 2026
Bottom Line Up Front. Viv Ansanm is a coalition of Haitian gangs. The State Department designated it a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist in May 2025, saying it coordinated attacks that destabilized critical infrastructure including prisons, government buildings and the main airport, per NBC News. It is concentrated in Port-au-Prince, where most of the violence in Haiti has centralized since 2021.
What We Could Not Source. Leadership, force strength, financing and 2026 developments were not in sources we could verify. Treated as DATA DEFICIT.
History, Goals and Doctrine //
Ideology
None. Profit-driven criminal enterprise.
Terror Group Links //
Link Nature
Logistical / Smuggling
Evidence Tier
DATA DEFICIT
Capabilities and Finance //
Weaponry Focus
Small Arms (Pistols/Rifles)
Technology Profile
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced assessment. We do not publish technical specifics.
Financial Vectors
Protection Money / Extortion
Cyber Assessment
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.
Governance and Control //
Territorial Controllers
DATA DEFICIT: Plaza-level controllers are not publicly mapped.
Administrative Responsibility
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.
Administrative HQ
DATA DEFICIT: Not publicly confirmed.
Command Table
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.
Court Registry
DATA DEFICIT: No sourced information.