Haiti, UN and Gangs

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.
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies
UN Says Haiti Conflict Has 'Worsened' as Gangs Push Fresh Attacks
Haitian gangs are ramping up attacks on areas they do not yet control, the head of the United Nation's Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned on Tuesday, after days of renewed violence from an alliance of armed gangs in the Caribbean nation.
Gangs attack neighborhoods across Haiti's capital in fresh wave of violence
Multiple gangs attacked several communities in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Friday, setting fire to homes and a church as bullets whizzed through the area. At least one woman was killed as gangs opened fire in Solino,
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.
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 ...
Armed gangs in Haiti target U.S. Embassy vehicles in new attacks in capital, Artibonite
The United States maintains its strong condemnation against ongoing gang violence aimed at destabilizing Haiti’s government ...
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Haiti's Unrest: A Nation Under Siege by Armed Gangs
Armed gangs in Haiti have displaced over 10,000 people in a week, intensifying control around Port-au-Prince. This surge has ...
They Flew 7,000 Miles to Fight Haiti’s Gangs. The Gangs Are on Top.
Prince, trying to take the capital back from gangs, but financing and personnel shortages have hampered the effort.
Haiti asks for UN peacekeeping mission as gangs’ expansion worries leadership council
Five years after the last United Nations peacekeepers departed amid warnings they would soon be back, Haiti is now officially ...
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Haiti's Coastal Turmoil: Gang Attacks and Capsized Tragedy
In Haiti, 50 suspected gang members died following a coastal town attack. A dozen drowned when their boat capsized. The gangs ...
Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people
Gunmen have invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital, just a week after a massacre killed at least 115 people in the ...
Gangs in Haiti Open Fire, Hit UN Helicopter Mid-Air as Violence Surges
Ahead of landing of a UN helicopter in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, gangs opened fire and hit the helicopter; several rounds ...
At least a dozen gang members drown near Haiti while ferrying ammunition to gunmen, official says
A Haitian official says some 50 suspected gang members have died this week after attacking a coastal town near the country's ...