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Violence-displaced victims shelter in Artibonite in central Haiti

World Oct 01

UN Security Council approves larger international force to combat gangs in Haiti

By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press

World Mar 02

Residents flee their neighbourhood due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince
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What cuts in U.S. foreign aid may mean for children suffering in Haiti

In Haiti, years of chaos and instability have brought the country to the brink of collapse. More than 1 million people, nearly 10 percent of the population, have been displaced. Now, as the Trump administration eliminates most U.S. foreign aid…

By Ali Rogin

World Dec 25

Haiti's largest public hospital attack
Gang attack on reopening of Haiti’s biggest hospital kills 2 reporters, 1 police officer

The Haitian Association of Journalists said seven reporters were wounded in what it called "a macabre scene comparable to terrorism, pure and simple."…

By Evens Sanon, Associated Press

World Nov 14

Haitians flee homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince
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 Nov 11

Haitians flee homes from gang violence, in Port-au-Prince
Haiti’s main airport shuts down amid gang violence surge, U.S. embassy says

Haiti’s airport is temporarily closing as gangs were attempting to take control of it, the US embassy reported, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take over the direction of a country facing a surge of…

By Associated Press

Aug 28

Young Haitians join military as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities

By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press

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.

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Apr 03

Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than 3 weeks, UN says

By Evens Sanon, Associated Press

The exodus began shortly after powerful gangs launched a series of attacks on government institutions in late February.

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Mar 22

Over 33,000 have fled gangs’ 13-day rampage through Haiti’s capital, report says

By Associated Press

Scores of people have been killed and some 17,000 people overall left homeless since the gang attacks began on Feb. 29, with gunmen targeting police stations and the main international airport that remains closed.

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Jun 23

Gang violence pushes Haitians from their homes into makeshift shelters

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

A gang rampaged through the Cite Soleil slum, killing and raping and setting fire to hundreds of wood-and-tin homes.

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May 08

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Thousands try to flee Haiti as gangs terrorize innocent civilians

By Marcia Biggs, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

The U.N. Security Council expressed deep concern over the security and humanitarian crises in Haiti. The Caribbean nation is in freefall without effective governance or protection from gangs that routinely terrorize innocent civilians with kidnappings, sexual abuse and murder. That…

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