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Residents in Haiti's capital flee homes as gangs expand control
A gang attack in Port-au-Prince forced residents to flee their homes on Saturday as the gangs operating in and around the Haitian capital ramp up attacks on areas they do not yet control. Smoke from gunfights billowed above the capital's Solino neighborhood,
Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says
The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies.
Haiti gang violence reignites calls for international aid
Violence has reignited in the country following a lull in the first weeks after a Kenyan-led, U.N.-backed multinational security force arrived in July.
At least a dozen gang members drown near Haiti while ferrying ammunition: Official
A Haitian official says some 50 suspected gang members have died this week after attacking a coastal town near the country's capital
At least a dozen gang members drown near Haiti while ferrying ammunition to gunmen, official says
Some 50 suspected gang members have died this week after attacking a coastal town in Haiti, including at least a dozen who drowned after their boat capsized, a government official said Thursday. While the majority were killed by police,
Situation in Haiti worsens amid ‘acute violence’ as UN support mission falters under gang violence
The gang violence in Haiti has gotten worse despite the deployment of U.N.-sanctioned international police officers, forcing mass displacement, hunger among millions and even famine for thousands of Haitians.
Armed gangs in Haiti target U.S. Embassy vehicles in new attacks in capital, Artibonite
The United States maintains its strong condemnation against ongoing gang violence aimed at destabilizing Haiti’s government and jeopardizing a future of peace and security for the Haitian people.”
Haiti: UN warns of rising gang violence spreading 'terror'
Despite an international support mission to help Haiti's beleaguered police forces, the UN warns that gang activity is escalating out of control, including kidnappings of personnel from cargo shipping companies.
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These Are the Gangs to Worry About in Every State
Recent developments in gang activity across the United States are demonstrating an alarming trend of violence, among other ...
Gangs in Haiti open fire and hit a UN helicopter midair as violence surges
Gangs in Haiti have opened fire and hit a U.N. helicopter, forcing it to land in Port-au-Prince in the latest attack in the ...
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Gangs recruiting skilled drone pilots to smuggle drugs, ketchup and shower gel into prisons, police warn
Gangs are recruiting skilled drone pilots to fly everything from drugs, phones and even sachets of ketchup and mustard to ...
Gangs dropping drugs into jails using drones that can carry weight of bowling ball
Drones capable of carrying drugs the weight of a bowling ball are being deployed by organised crime gangs in record numbers ...
Men clashed over talk of gangs before church shooting in Bellefontaine Neighbors, lawyers say
Prosecutors say Derick Williams and a security guard both fired shots on July 14 in Grace New Covenant Church. Williams has ...
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Birmingham county lines gangs who crumbled including family-run affair and cash flaunting thugs
From cuckoo-ing the homes of vulnerable people to using sinister mass marketing ploys to run mobile phone 'lines', county ...
UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks
Haitian gangs are ramping up attacks on areas they do not yet control, the head of the United Nation's Integrated Office in ...
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Venezuelan Gangs, Affordable Housing, and Bad Policy
For years I have held up Venezuela in my economics classes as an example of bad government policy. Now it appears that the ...
Police Battle Gangs Attempting to Seize Haitian Capital
Police in Haiti are battling a powerful gang coalition as it seeks to seize control of the district of Solino, one of the few ...
Survey finds spike in Ga. gangs – and we’re at ground zero
Gangs are behind 65% of all crime in the Peach State, law enforcement agencies say. For violent crime in Richmond County, it's even higher, deputies say.