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Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
World
April 7, 2026
Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.
As a new multinational force musters in Haiti, its foreign police and soldiers could soon find themselves face-to-face with hundreds…
Dozens killed as gang attacks ravage western Haiti ahead of international force’s arrival
World
March 31, 2026
Dozens killed as gang attacks ravage western Haiti ahead of international force’s arrival
Dozens of people have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homes after armed gangs ravaged Haiti’s major agricultural…
Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?
World
March 26, 2026
Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?
Haiti is about to get a new set of foreign boots on the ground. The goal sounds simple: fight the…
Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants
World
October 5, 2024
Gang attack in Haiti kills 70 people including infants
CNN — Scores of people including three infants were killed in a gang attack in central Haiti, the United Nations…
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
World
March 18, 2024
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
Port-au-Prince, Haiti CNN — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic…
Gang in Haiti opened fire on church-led protest, killing at least 7 people, human rights groups say
World
August 28, 2023
Gang in Haiti opened fire on church-led protest, killing at least 7 people, human rights groups say
CNN — At least seven people are dead after a gang opened fire on a church-led protest in a suburb…
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown
World
February 26, 2023
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown
Reuters — El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” on Friday, the…
‘The government is losing ground’ residents say as gangs take territory in Venezuela’s capital
World
July 18, 2021
‘The government is losing ground’ residents say as gangs take territory in Venezuela’s capital
CARACAS, July 18 (Reuters) – “Leave the area! Get the kids out!” screamed gang members walking through western Caracas’ El…
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
World
February 26, 2021
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
An armed gang has abducted an unknown number of children in an attack on a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a…
Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
World
May 18, 2020
Gangs deliver food in poor Cape Town area amid lockdown
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Preston’s new face mask is emblazoned with the stars and stripes of the US…