World Oct 19 Haitian gangs target foreign troops in biggest attack since force began operations By Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Nov 14 Masses of Haitians flee homes in the capital as gang violence explodes amid political turmoil Residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil. By Pierre-Richard Luxama, Evens Sanon, Associated Press
World Aug 28 Young Haitians join military as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce. By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Jun 15 Haitian leaders replace police chief as officer deaths rise amid gang violence Haitian leaders have ousted Frantz Elbé, the beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police, following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs. By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press
World Mar 04 Haiti orders curfew after armed gangs overran two prisons, releasing thousands of inmates A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other criminals who fled. By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press
Mar 03 Armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison in latest escalation of violent conflict with police By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:20 'We live in misery.' Haitians struggle to survive as country spirals in chaos By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Azhar Merchant The situation in Haiti seems to be progressively worsening, as gangs control half the country's territory and most of its capital. We hear from Haitians affected by the violence, and John Yang speaks with Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder and publisher of… Continue watching
Feb 16 As gang violence worsens in Haiti, Canada to deploy Navy vessels By Dánica Coto, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Thursday in the Bahamas at an annual meeting of Caribbean leaders. Continue reading
Jan 31 Gangs take control in Haiti as democracy withers By Megan Janetsky, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press The U.N. estimated in December that gangs controlled 60 percent of Haiti's capital, but nowadays most on the streets of Port-au-Prince say that number is closer to 100 percent. Continue reading
Oct 29 Cholera cases, deaths spike in Haiti amid fuel and water crisis By Evens Sanon, Associated Press A rapidly spreading cholera outbreak is straining the resources of nonprofits and local hospitals in a country where fuel, water and other basic supplies are growing scarcer by the day. Continue reading