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Gang Violence Grips Haiti Capital, 360,000 Displaced

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The unrest has seen 362,000 Haitians internally displaced. Port-Au-Prince: Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a “city under siege” after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Criminal groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as well…

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Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence

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Members of the General Security Unit of the National Palace, USGPN, set up a security perimeter around one of the three downtown stations after police fought off an attack by gangs the day before, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on March 9…

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Why is Kenya leading a UN-approved international mission for troubled Haiti? | Explained

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File photo: Students walk past a burning barricade that was set up by members of the police protesting bad police governance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Around a year after Haiti approached the United Nations seeking urgent help to combat deadly gang violence, the United Nations Security Council…

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