Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti’s capital

Gangs unleash new attack on Haiti’s capital as police vow to hold them back
A powerful gang coalition has launched new attacks on Haiti’s capital, while police vow to hold the gunmen back.
Gangs Rule 85% of Haiti’s Capital — Police Say Enough Is Enough
Haiti’s police say they will step up efforts to combat the country’s deepening gang crisis after a series of fresh attacks in Port-au-Prince forced more families to flee their homes this week. Authorities evacuated students near the famed Oloffson Hotel after gunfire rang out in western parts of the capital,
Haiti police vow to ramp up fight against gangs after fresh attacks in the capital
More than 1 million people have been displaced by the violence, with gangs in control 85% of Port-au-Prince, according to a UN human rights expert. View on euronews
VOA Creole: Armed gangs attack neighborhood in Haiti
Armed gangs attacked the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, on Tuesday. According to VOA Creole's reporter on the ground, the attack lasted four hours, during which gangs set fire to homes and pillaged their contents.
Haiti police raid gang leader's stronghold in capital
The government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, who is widely known as Barbecue. The authorities say several gang members have been killed in the Lower Delmas area of the capital Port-au-Prince.
Haiti gangs set fire to building once home to nation's oldest radio station
Armed men set fire overnight to a building in Haiti's capital that had long served as headquarters for the nation's oldest ...
US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 as UN expert says gang violence is more dire
The United States has extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence.
FAA extends ban on U.S. flights landing in Haiti’s capital until at least September
The Federal Aviation Administration is extending its ban on U.S. jetliners flying into Haiti’s capital until September.
US government extends flight ban to Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The United States (US) has extended the flight ban to Port-au-Prince, Haiti until September 8 due to worsening security ...
Imprisonment, murder, extortion: Why U.S. deportees to Haiti are being targeted by gangs
In Haiti, one's status as a deportee brings an added level of risk. Here is why police and gangs are targeting such people ...
UN's Haiti rights expert says fixing Haiti crisis is 'doable'
The United Nations' Haiti rights expert on Tuesday said he believed solving a spiraling insecurity crisis in the Caribbean ...
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US bans flights to Haiti’s capital until September as UN expert warns of dire gang violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Tuesday extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence, which the U.N.’s human rights expert on ...