Mar 03 Rebel Chief in Haiti to Disarm His Forces Haiti's rebel leader Guy Philippe said Wednesday his fighters would lay down their arms as more troops from the United States and other countries began arriving to help secure the strife-torn Caribbean nation. Continue reading
Mar 01 U.S., French Troops Arrive in Haiti to Restore Order About 200 U.S. Marines and 50 French troops arrived in Haiti Monday seeking to restore stability a day after embattled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and fled the chaotic country. Continue reading
Feb 29 Aristide Bows to Pressure, Resigns As Haitian President By PBS NewsHour Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, resigned and left the country early Sunday after hundreds of armed rebels converged on the capital Port-au-Prince. Continue reading
Feb 27 U.S. Mulls Sending Marines to Haiti By PBS NewsHour Three warships with 2,000 Marines are ready to sail to Haiti, where armed rebels are seeking President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster, as the Pentagon considers its options for dealing with the crisis. Continue reading
Feb 24 Opposition Groups Reject Peace Plan for Haiti By PBS NewsHour Opposition leaders in Haiti, who have been trying to pressure President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to resign, said Tuesday that they rejected a U.S.-backed peace proposal because it does not require the embattled president to step down. Continue reading
Feb 23 U.S. Marines Head to Haiti to Guard Embassy By PBS NewsHour Fifty U.S. Marines left for Haiti on Monday to protect the American Embassy and diplomats as armed rebels overran the country's second-largest city, Cap-Haitien, and threatened to attack the capital, Port-au-Prince. Continue reading
Feb 20 U.S., Allies Urge Aristide to Compromise in Haiti Crisis By PBS NewsHour The United States and its regional allies are sending delegates to Haiti on Saturday to urge Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to reach a political compromise with his foes, U.S. officials said. Continue reading
Feb 19 Aristide Loyalists Defend City; U.S. to Assess Security By PBS NewsHour Militant defenders of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide vowed to shield Cap-Haitien from rebel forces Thursday, setting up barricades of car parts, scrap metal and trees on highways leading into the Caribbean country's second-largest city. Continue reading
Feb 17 Aristide Seeks Help As Rebels Capture Another Town By PBS NewsHour Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is calling for international assistance in ending the conflict between rebels and armed government supporters that has raged across parts of the island nation for 12 days. Continue reading
Feb 10 Police Reclaim Towns From Haitian Rebels By PBS NewsHour Haitian police this week were able to reclaim two of 11 towns taken over by armed rebels in protests that have been broiling over the past five days aimed at ousting President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from office. Continue reading