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Tag: Port a Prince

🇭🇹🇺🇳Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair

Gangs on Thursday opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in Haiti’s capital as violence surges once again. No one was injured as several rounds of gunfire hit the helicopter that was carrying three crew members and 15 passengers. The helicopter, which had departed from…
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November 4, 2024
Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital

Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital, Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday. Conille spoke at a hospital in Port-au-Prince where three Haitian policemen were recuperating after being injured in a shootout Tuesday during the joint…
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August 30, 2024
Haiti’s Prime Minister “resigns” as “gangs” seize control over country.

Blinken, Monday, announced the U.S. Department of Defense will contribute $300 million to a Kenyan-led “multinational security mission” to Haiti. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation and appealed for calm as the country descends into chaos. The 74-year-old announced he would step aside late on Monday following an emergency meeting of regional…
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March 12, 2024