Drone Explosion in Haiti Kills 2 SWAT Members, Injures 6 Others

A drone intended for attacking gang members detonated at a police base, raising questions about how the deadly operations are conducted.

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Why Is the U.S. Offering a $5 Million Reward for a Haitian Gang Leader?

A major bounty has been offered for help apprehending Jimmy Cherizier, a gang leader known as “Barbecue.” Experts have doubts about whether it will make any difference.

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UNICEF Employees Held Hostage For 3 Weeks in Haiti

Haitian gangs are increasingly abducting people and holding them for ransom to raise funds for other criminal activity, experts say.

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Haiti’s Landmark Oloffson Hotel is Destroyed in an Apparent Arson Fire

Haiti’s famed Oloffson Hotel, a cultural landmark and celebrity haven, was incinerated amid rising violence by gangs that control most of the country’s capital.

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Haiti is Using Drones to Fight Gangs. Here’s Why That’s Likely Illegal.

The Haitian government has turned to drones to go after gang leaders who have captured much of the capital. But legal experts say that violates international law.

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Trump Labels Haiti’s Powerful Gangs as Terrorists

The move will enable harsh sanctions on the gangs, which control important sectors of the country’s economy, and anybody that does business with them.

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Haiti’s Biggest Hospital, Dependent on U.S.A.I.D., Goes Up in Smoke

A fire set by gangs at the country’s largest public hospital underscores long-simmering problems in Haiti, which is heavily dependent on international aid.

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Kenyan Police Officer Deployed to Tackle Gangs in Haiti Killed

The officer’s death appeared to be the first among the Kenyan forces that were sent to Haiti last year as part of an international effort to subdue gang violence.

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Gunfire and Bandits Make School an Impossible Dream for Haitian Children

Some school buildings are in gang-occupied territory or have become de facto shelters for those forced from their homes, leaving hundreds of thousands with no chance for formal learning.

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Armed Attack at Haiti Hospital Kills at Least 3

Two journalists and a police officer died and at least seven others were wounded in the shooting before the reopening of a hospital wing in Port-au-Prince.

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