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At Least 150 People Killed In Violence In Haitian Capital In Past Week: UN

Soaring violence in Port-au-Prince since last week has left at least 150 people dead, bringing the number of deaths in Haiti this year to over 4,500, the United Nations said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Haiti Police, Civilians Kill 28 Gang Members: Authorities

Police and civilian self-defense groups killed 28 gang members in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince in an overnight operation, authorities said Tuesday, as the government seeks to regain some control of the city.

International Business Times

Spiraling Haiti violence and airline shutdowns cut families off from adoptive kids

The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: “Mom, come get me.”

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US bans flights to Haiti for a month after gunfire hit Spirit airliner

One flight attendant was injured when gang gunfire struck the Spirit Airlines flight to Port-au-Prince on Monday

The Independent UK

US Bans Flights To Haiti As Gang Violence Rages

The United States on Tuesday banned all civilian flights to Haiti for a month, a day after a jetliner was shot at on approach to the capital and as a new prime minister took the reins of a nation ravaged by poverty and gang violence.

International Business Times

US Grounds Flights To Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence

US grounds flights to Haiti for a month due to escalating gang violence and incidents of planes being struck by bullets. Haiti's new prime minister vows to...

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US Airlines Jets Hit By Bullets Over Haiti, Flights Suspended

US airlines face gunfire damage in Haiti, leading to flight suspensions amid escalating gang violence. New prime minister aims to restore democracy and sec...

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Airlines halt flights to Haiti after plane hit by gunfire

Spirit Airlines flight heading from Florida to Port-au-Prince diverted to Dominican Republic after flight attendant was grazed by bullet, amid broader violence in Haiti’s capital

The Guardian - US

New Haiti PM Sworn In, Promising To 'Restore Security'

Businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aime was sworn in as Haiti's new prime minister on Monday, promising to restore security and tackle gang violence in the crisis-wracked country.

International Business Times

Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire as it was trying to land in Haiti

The US government is warning citizens not to travel to violence-hit Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Spirit Airlines Plane Hit By Gunfire Over Haiti's Capital

Spirit Airlines plane hit by gunfire in Haiti, leading to flight suspensions amid gang activity and political turmoil.

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Flight attendant injured as Spirit airlines flight hit by bullets coming in to land at Port-au-Prince

The attendant was grazed by a bullet, according to reports

The Independent UK

Haiti swears in new PM as gunfire at airport hits flight from US

Haiti’s main international airport closes after bullets hit Spirit flight, hours before new prime minister takes office.

Al Jazeera

‘It’s indescribable’: the hospital on the frontline of Haiti’s devastating gang war

Doctors in Port-au-Prince try to save lives as the bloodshed accelerates in the face of a powerless international security force

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Haiti sees a rise in killings and police executions with children targeted, UN says

U.N. officials say more than 1,740 people were killed or injured in Haiti from July to September, a nearly 30% increase over the previous trimester

The Guardian - US

‘This is effectively a civil war’: despair in Haiti as gangs step up assault on capital

Fighters wielding guns and machetes have taken a key zone of Port-au-Prince as the beleaguered authorities try to restore order

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Gangs Attack U.N. Helicopter In Haiti's Capital

Gangs target U.N. helicopter in Haiti, escalating violence prompts urgent calls for intervention. Stay informed with AP's coverage.

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Gang Violence Erupts In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Gangs target communities in Port-au-Prince, sparking violence and destruction. International support mobilized to address crisis.

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The Guardian - US

Haiti residents fear ‘fate is in God’s hands’ after gang commits worst mass killing in decades

The 3 October rampage in Pont-Sondé has led to entreaties for international support before gangs make their next move

The Independent UK

Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Esai Reed, at only 6 years old, has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities

Al Jazeera

Kenya’s Ruto lands in Haiti to assess police mission as insecurity deepens

Kenya-led police mission to Haiti’s mandate expires next month as country continues to reel from widespread violence.

Al Jazeera

Blinken announces aid, US support for peacekeeping force on Haiti visit

Antony Blinken arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince to meet with Haiti’s transitional government amid gang violence.

International Business Times

Blinken In Violence-torn Haiti To Assess Headway Against Gangs

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday paid a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti to evaluate progress in wresting control from gangs that have taken over much of the impoverished Caribbean nation.

International Business Times

Haiti Gangs 'Aren't Even Worried' By Kenyan Police

Two months after the first Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti, little progress has been made against the country's rapacious gangs -- and the buildup of an international policing mission appears stalled.

International Business Times

Sexual Violence Risk Soaring For Displaced Haiti Women, UN Warns

Thousands of women and girls displaced by Haiti's gang violence are under threat from a surge in sexual assaults, the United Nations warned Tuesday, denouncing deplorable living conditions in makeshift camps.

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