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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops
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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and…
Posted by John McCarthy November 25, 2024
Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
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Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping police to tackle escalating gang violence into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 21, 2024
Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in transition process
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Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in transition process

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé,…
Posted by John McCarthy November 11, 2024
El Salvador’s congress approves sending troop contingent to Haiti
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El Salvador’s congress approves sending troop contingent to Haiti

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Congress approved a proposal to send a contingent of soldiers to Haiti under the auspices of the United Nations to handle medical…
Posted by John McCarthy November 4, 2024
More than 1,200 have been killed in Haiti as gangs launch fresh attacks, UN says
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More than 1,200 have been killed in Haiti as gangs launch fresh attacks, UN says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — There is no sleeping inside Port-au-Prince’s Solino neighborhood. Since members of a powerful gang coalition began carrying out a new round of violent attacks, clouds of smoke billow…
Posted by John McCarthy November 2, 2024
Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted
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Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Some 1,740 people were reported killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester, according to the latest numbers…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2024
Armed gangs in Haiti target U.S. Embassy vehicles, UN chopper in escalation of attacks
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Armed gangs in Haiti target U.S. Embassy vehicles, UN chopper in escalation of attacks

P9RT-AU-PRINCE — Armed gangs have attacked U.S. Embassy vehicles in Haiti, where a fresh offensive by a powerful gang coalition has left at least one armored vehicle with a shattered…
Posted by John McCarthy October 26, 2024
Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
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Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once…
Posted by John McCarthy October 25, 2024
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital
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Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies, the top U.N. official in…
Posted by John McCarthy October 23, 2024
Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
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Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Saturday, forcing many people to leave their homes after gunfire raged through the night. Authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy October 20, 2024

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