Haiti, Heavily armed gangs

US has frozen some funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The United Nations says that the U.S. has given notice that it is halting funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital.
Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that's home to the country's elite
Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals
Unyielding Agony: Gangs Plague Haiti's Elite Neighbourhood
Heavily armed gangs have attacked Haiti's elite neighbourhood of Kenscoff, killing at least 40 people. Despite warnings, police lack resources to repel the assault, which has left over 1,660 homeless.
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves not currently under their control, the multinational fight to end their terror is being impeded by the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.
Armed gangs kill 50 in attack near Haiti’s capital
Security forces kill 20 gang members, reinforcements sent to region, says Haiti National Police - Anadolu Ajansı
Soldiers from El Salvador join U.N.-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
Seventy soldiers from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help fight gangs that killed thousands of people last year and control much of the capital.
US has frozen funding for UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti, UN says
The US has frozen $13.3 million in funding for a UN-backed security mission in Haiti, led by Kenyan police, aimed at countering gangs controlling 85 p
US has frozen funding for the UN-backed mission to quell gangs in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The United States has notified the United Nations that it is freezing funding to a UN-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Armed gangs attack luxury neighborhood, killing 40, as Haiti falls into anarchy
The armed attack on the Kenscoff neighborhood began last month, with the death toll expected to rise as gangs wreak havoc on the area.
Haitian Capital Closer To Falling As Gangs Attack Neighborhood Harboring The Country's Elite
Kenscoff has been under attack for over a week now. The mayor said the area is surrounded and called for reinforcements
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Haiti’s government failed to prevent deadly Kenscoff gang attack
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has vowed stronger security measures, but public outrage remains over the government’s ...
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How Haiti gangs shattered peace in a mountainous region, exposed deadly police failings
But then Gracia, 83, remembered the cool temperatures that make the town of Kenscoff and its surrounding steep mountain vistas one of Haiti’s hidden havens. Ignoring her husband’s pleas ...
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Police fend off gang attacks in Haiti’s Kenscoff as special forces kill several bandits
The police reported that several gang members attempting to take control of Kenscoff were killed in a shootout after ...
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Haiti's terrorizing gangs sow terror on the rural farmers in Port-au-Prince's Kenscoff area
Since Monday, a coalition of armed gangs in Haiti have waged war on mountaintop communities above Port-au-Prince, the capital ...
Haiti leader says elections can be held this year even as gangs continue their rampage
Leslie Voltaire acknowledged that the election plan amid Haiti’s ongoing gang violence and worsening humanitarian situation is ambitious.
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iciHaiti - Health : The Government comes to the aid of the Fermathe hospital
On Wednesday, January 29, following the attack that occurred earlier this week in the commune of Kenscoff, the Minister of Health visited the hospital and provided medical supplies to help the ...