Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair

Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in the country's capital as violence surges once again.
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.
Haiti gang violence reignites calls for international aid
Violence has reignited in the country following a lull in the first weeks after a Kenyan-led, U.N.-backed multinational security force arrived in July.
Situation in Haiti worsens amid ‘acute violence’ as UN support mission falters under gang violence
The gang violence in Haiti has gotten worse despite the deployment of U.N.-sanctioned international police officers, forcing mass displacement, hunger among millions and even famine for thousands of Haitians.
Haiti sees worsened gang violence
UN warns crisis in Haiti is escalating as gang violence across the country continues to worsen. (Video courtesy of AP, thumb courtesy of Reuters)
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
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 the country said Tuesday.
Haiti: UN warns of rising gang violence spreading 'terror'
Despite an international support mission to help Haiti's beleaguered police forces, the UN warns that gang activity is escalating out of control, including kidnappings of personnel from cargo shipping companies.
US to evacuate 20 embassy staff from Haiti following car attack and intensifying gang violence, say sources
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Haiti's Escalating Crisis: Internal Displacement Surges
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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 ...
Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
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DHS resumes Haiti deportations to gang-ridden Port-au-Prince
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They Flew 7,000 Miles to Fight Haiti’s Gangs. The Gangs Are on Top.
Hundreds of Kenyan police officers are in Port-au-Prince, trying to take the capital back from gangs, but financing and personnel shortages have hampered the effort. Kenyan police officers in an ...
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Haiti PM Conille Meets Kenyan Police Team to be Deployed to Port-au-Prince
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said Saturday the third batch of the Kenya police units will be ready for ...
Haiti’s Justice Ministry warns of threats against the prime minister and his Cabinet
Haiti's Justice Ministry called Tuesday for a boost in security for Prime Minister Garry Conille and other Cabinet officials ...