Haiti, Gang and Port-au-Prince

Haiti Task Force Fails To Assassinate Top Gang Leader Controlling Most Of Port-au-Prince
Haitian forces failed to assassinate one of the country's top gang leaders over the weekend as criminal organizations continue advancing over the country's capital, now controlling about 90% of its metropolitan territory.
Haiti police launch raid on Port-au-Prince gang stronghold
Haitian police conducted a large-scale operation on Saturday in the Lower Delmas area of Port-au-Prince targeting the stronghold of powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, widely known as “Barbecue.”
Newly formed Haiti security task force strikes stronghold of notorious gang warlord
A specialized Haitian police task force hit the stronghold of the country’s most notorious warlord on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of several gang members, the country’s
Haiti police raid gang leader's stronghold in capital
Gang control in Port-au-Prince has led to an almost complete breakdown of law and order The government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by ...
Angry Kenyan Police Raid Gang Leader Berbecue's Hideout in Haiti
Haiti’s government has revealed that police have launched a large-scale operation in an area controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier alias Barbecue. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé said the operation conducted on March 1 targeted the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince,
Gangs launch a new and deadly attack on Haiti’s capital as dozens flee
Gangs have launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital and killed an unknown number of civilians in what used to be a peaceful ...
‘They are throwing live babies into the flames’: Victims of Haiti gang attack plead for help
The battle for control of Haiti’s volatile capital took another deadly turn on Tuesday as members of a powerful gang ...
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Govt announces burial plans for Kenyan police killed in Haiti: "We're proud of him"
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja confirmed the officer’s body will be expatriated back to Kenya, and is expected to ...
UN chief details his proposal to help mission in Haiti fight gangs in a letter obtained by AP
General António Guterres is proposing opening a U.N. office that would provide drones, fuel, ground and air transportation ...
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'The people of Haiti have something to say': Miami artist is featured at National Gallery
Modern Art from Haiti” — labeled as featuring "some of the most celebrated Haitian artists of the 20th century" — includes a ...
Haiti not ready for peacekeeping mission, UN chief says, offers alternative to fight gangs
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council dated Monday, Guterres recommends that the rules of engagement — which govern the ...
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What cuts in U.S. foreign aid may mean for children suffering in Haiti
In Haiti, years of chaos and instability have brought the country to the brink of collapse. More than 1 million people, nearly 10 percent of the population, have been displaced. Now, as the Trump ...
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Archbishop Wenski says deporting Haitians would be ‘unconscionable’ as TPS deadline looms
Basically Haiti is a house on fire, and you can’t push people back into a burning house,” Archbishop Wenski said. “We have to deal with the fire and create conditions for people to go back home.” ...