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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Edith M. Lederer

US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 to tackle gangs in Haiti, with the power to detain

The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating violence.

The two countries outlined their proposal to transform the Kenya-led multinational force now deployed in the Caribbean nation into a much larger force in a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

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