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Haiti Gangs Loot National Library, Threatening Historic Documents

Haiti's National Library was looted Wednesday by armed gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation's capital Port-au-Prince amid extended political paralysis, its director told AFP. Dangelo Neard said the history of Haiti -- the Western Hemisphere's second-oldest republic -- was being threatened.

International Business Times

Mass Exodus From Haiti's Capital Due To Escalating Gang Violence

Over 53,000 flee Port-au-Prince due to gang violence, leaving 1,500 dead and 17,000 homeless. Ongoing turmoil prompts mass migration in search of safety an...

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‘It’s a siege, it’s a war’: Haiti’s gangs tighten violent grip in lethal insurrection

Port-au-Prince, the capital, has plunged into chaos, and gangs have shifted their offensive to places once considered safe

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Canada launches programme to get citizens out of violence-hit Haiti

Canada has organised helicopters to fly ‘vulnerable’ citizens out of Haiti and into the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

Al Jazeera

France to evacuate vulnerable citizens from Haiti as unrest rages

France will provide special flights for its "most vulnerable" citizens to leave Haiti, the French foreign ministry said Sunday, after air links with Port-au-Prince were cut during political chaos.

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U.S. is 'Prepared' to Deploy Troops to Haiti if Necessary, High-Ranking General Says

Gen. Laura Richardson, leader of U.S. Southern Command, said that, however, officials are not currently considering that scenario

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Haiti's Capital Faces Mass Exodus Amid Escalating Gang Violence

Over 33,000 individuals flee Port-au-Prince due to escalating gang violence, seeking refuge in the south. Gang attacks prompt displacement and homelessness...

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Gangs Make Advances As Conditions In Haiti Worsen

Haiti's gangs have made advances in Port-au-Prince, a UN official reported Thursday, with conditions in the capital worsening as talks drag on to form a transition government in the troubled Caribbean nation.

International Business Times

US starts to helicopter citizens out of Haiti as fighting erupts in wealthy areas

State department organizes evacuation after nearly 1,600 US citizens ask for help amid reports of continuing violence in capital

The Guardian - US

Talks Push On In Haiti As Gangs Choke Capital

Negotiations to form a transitional council to govern Haiti advanced on Wednesday, as the United States airlifted more citizens to safety from gang violence that has plunged the impoverished country into chaos.

International Business Times

Assailants Attack Central Bank As Gang Violence Grips Haiti

Security forces in Haiti killed at least three people, repelling an attack on the central bank as gang violence surges in the capital of Port-au-Prince, an employee said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Haiti unrest fuels fear, frustration in tight-knit Haitian diasporas

Despite myriad challenges, Haitians in US and Canada say they remain hopeful of a better future for Caribbean nation.

Al Jazeera

At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital

Gunmen looted homes in Laboule and Thomassin, forcing residents to flee previously peaceful neighborhoods

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US Citizens Evacuated From Haiti Amid Escalating Gang Violence

US citizens evacuated from Haiti amid escalating gang violence and political unrest. State Department closely monitoring the situation for safety.

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Haiti healthcare system on verge of collapse as gang warfare rages on

Only a single hospital in Port-au-Prince remains open, with others devoid of staff as patients look for care and the dead pile up

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UNICEF Reports Looting Of Critical Supplies In Haiti Amid Crisis

UNICEF reports looting of critical supplies in Haiti amid gang violence and healthcare crisis, urging urgent action.

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Haitians have learned to persevere through the worst crises, often with humor

Haiti is coming back to life after violent gangs took over most of the capital and the prime minister became stranded abroad. Some are even laughing it off.

WEKU

'This is not a time to get sick,' says a doctor in Haiti on the health-care crisis

The unrest has dealt a devastating blow to health care. Staff face the possibility of attack and abduction. Patients could lose their lives en route — or in a hospital where services are curtailed.

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International Business Times

As A Tense Haiti Awaits New Leadership, Fresh Violence Erupts

Haitians were waiting nervously Friday for the naming of a transitional governing body that they hope will begin restoring stability to the country wracked by gang violence.

International Business Times

Haiti's Emboldened Gangs Could Scuttle Political Solution

After years of chaos in Haiti, ultraviolent gangs have turned into their own power centers, posing a massive challenge as the international community pushes a political solution for the country's crisis.

Evening Standard

Haiti's Prime Minister announces he will stand down amid violence

Violent gangs have burned police stations and raided two of the country’s biggest prisons

Latin Times

Three Keys to Understand Why Haiti is Collapsing and What Might Happen Next

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Jamaica to discuss the rapidly deteriorating situation with the CARICOM.

Al Jazeera

Haiti emergency summit called as gang-fuelled security crisis spirals

Jamaica meeting comes as foreign diplomats evacuated from the Caribbean nation as gangs seek to oust its prime minister.

International Business Times

Emergency Summit In Jamaica To Address Spiraling Haiti Crisis

Envoys from key nations were set to meet Monday in Jamaica to address the spiraling instability in Haiti, where gang violence has crippled the impoverished nation's capital and forced foreign diplomats to evacuate over the weekend.

International Business Times

Emergency Caribbean Summit To Address Haiti Gang Crisis

Envoys from key nations will meet Monday in the Caribbean to address the spiraling situation in Haiti, as gang violence crippled the impoverished island nation's capital and forced foreign diplomats to flee over the weekend.

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