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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

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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

The Guardian - US

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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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.

WEKU

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.

International Business Times

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

Evening Standard

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

US airlifts embassy staff out of Haiti as gangs besiege political area

Officials say marines deployed for night-time evacuation amid intense fighting in Port-au-Prince, while German and EU representatives also leave

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The Guardian - US

Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti?

Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past

The Guardian - AU

Haiti crisis: heavy gunfire reported close to Port-au-Prince’s national palace

Large-scale gang assault on multiple government buildings in capital reported as violence causes political crisis to spiral out of control

The Guardian - UK

Haiti: what caused the gang violence and will it end now the PM has quit?

After two weeks of violence and chaos, Ariel Henry has announced his resignation – here’s all you need to know

The Guardian - US

‘It has been pure terror’: Haiti’s seven days of bedlam

Politically connected gangs launched a wave of attacks across the capital, sowing mayhem and challenging the government

International Business Times

UN Security Council Meeting Raises Alarm On 'Critical' Haiti Situation

The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry to secure a political settlement.

WEKU

Haiti's prime minister is stranded abroad as gangs threaten 'civil war'

Haiti's embattled prime minister is in neighboring Puerto Rico, still unable to return to Port-au-Prince, as calls for him to resign grow louder by the day.

The Guardian - US

Haiti gang boss tells absent prime minister to quit or face civil war

Silence from Ariel Henry, who remains abroad, as Jimmy Chérizier, AKA ‘Barbecue’, warns country will ‘become a paradise or a hell’

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