US to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources
Violence is intensifying in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince this week, which saw a United Nations helicopter hit by gunfire and two gangs apparently target US embassy vehicles.
Haiti: Gangs attack UN helicopter as violence surges
But a wave of gang violence in recent weeks, including an incident where a UN helicopter was shot at, has raised concerns about the situation in the country.Armed gangs in Haiti opened fire and hit a UN helicopter on Thursday,
Armed gangs in Haiti target U.S. Embassy vehicles, UN chopper in escalation of attacks
The United States maintains its strong condemnation against ongoing gang violence aimed at destabilizing Haiti’s government and jeopardizing a future of peace and security for the Haitian people.”
Haiti's Crisis: Displacement and Armed Gang Influence Surge
Over 10,000 Haitians have been displaced amid escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince. The U.N. reports an insufficiently resourced international force, although an appeal to convert it into a peacekeeping mission was blocked by China and Russia.
Two Killed, 5,000 Flee As Haiti Gangs Attack In Port-au-Prince
At least two women, including one who was eight months pregnant, were killed and 5,000 people displaced as Haitian gangs attacked neighborhoods in the impoverished Caribbean nation's capital, its Civil Protection agency said Monday.
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Kenya to deploy additional 300 officers to Haiti
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Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
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They Flew 7,000 Miles to Fight Haiti’s Gangs. The Gangs Are on Top.
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Internet blackout cuts lifeline for millions as gang attacks in Haiti worsen
Two breaks in Digicel's fiber optic infrastructure in Arcahaie have caused an Internet outage for all its millions of customers while criminal gangs launch attacks in the commune, as well as in ...