Who are Haiti’s gangs and what do they want? All you need to know:
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Quick Glance: Understanding Haiti’s Armed Gangs: Origins and Demands
- Armed groups have long rocked daily life and politics in Haiti.
- The rivalry between the two major gang coalitions - G9 and GPep - dominates Port-au-Prince.
- The origins of the gangs are closely associated with political parties and elites in Haiti.
- The armed groups have become autonomous entities and seek political power.
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How the gang leader ‘Barbecue’ became one of Haiti’s most powerful men: Jimmy Chérizier helped chase Prime Minister Ariel Henry from office. His command of the ...
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The Biggest Misconception About the Crisis in Haiti: If the world fails to understand this, it could ultimately exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
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Haiti's political parties reject plan to install new leaders: High-profile Haitian politicians declined to participate in the proposed transitional council.
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How the gang leader ‘Barbecue’ became one of Haiti’s most powerful men: Jimmy Chérizier helped chase Prime Minister Ariel Henry from office. His command of the ...
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The Biggest Misconception About the Crisis in Haiti: If the world fails to understand this, it could ultimately exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.
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Haiti's political parties reject plan to install new leaders: High-profile Haitian politicians declined to participate in the proposed transitional council.
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Haiti violence: Plan to install new leaders crumble after political parties reject it
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U.S. forces fly in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti and evacuate nonessential personnel
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What’s happening in Haiti? Leader resigns as gang-led violence worsens.: Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti ...
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“Empire’s Laboratory”: How 2004 U.S.-Backed Coup Destabilized Haiti & Led to Current Crisis
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Haiti's most notorious gang leader plots its future amid rebellion: Jimmy Chérizier, who is known as "Barbecue," spoke with ABC News.
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Kenya's government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation
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Team of US Marines sent to provide more security at US embassy in Haiti: Haiti has been engulfed in civil unrest over the past several weeks.
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Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
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Haitian PM tenders resignation after Jamaica talks: Haiti's unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary ...
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Ariel Henry: The rise and fall of Haiti's prime minister: Ariel Henry promised to tackle gang violence and restore the presidency. He failed to do either.
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US military evacuates some US Embassy personnel in Haiti, bolsters security amid ongoing violence
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As leader resigns, Haitian politicians rush to create a new government: Following Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation, political leaders were given ...
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Haiti: US to boost funding for foreign security force as violence grips country: Armed gangs in Haiti have united to demand the resignation of unelected Prime ...
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DePetris: Haiti has gone from chaos to anarchy: The most powerful figure in Haiti today isn’t the president, assassinated more than two years ago ...
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What's happening in Haiti? Prime minister resigns amid gang violence: The Caribbean island nation of Haiti is on the brink of catastrophe amid weeks of ongoing ...
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Haitian prime minister says he’ll resign, clearing way for new government: Ariel Henry, who has headed the beleaguered Caribbean nation since the 2021 ...
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Haiti spirals to collapse as gangs tighten grip: With a prime minister unable to return and violent criminals in control, Haiti is fast descending into anarchy.
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Ariel Henry, Haiti’s Leader, Says He Will Resign: With violence overrunning his country, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he would step down once a transitional ...
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Haiti's prime minister says he'll resign once a transitional council is created: The de-facto prime minister of Haiti agreed to resign once a transitional ...
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns, says regional leader: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has issued his resignation as the Caribbean nation's head of government ...
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US missionaries trapped in Haiti beg for help amid violent gang takeover: 'The gunfire never stops'
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Haiti’s prime minister to resign, Caricom chair says: The embattled prime minister of Haiti, whose capital has been wracked by out-of-control gang violence ...
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Haitian hospital reopens after deadly confrontation with gang: A hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reopened last week after it was forced to shut down in ...
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Haiti’s prime minister is resigning. Will that bring calm to the gang-ravaged country?
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Paid articlePaid Haiti: US evacuates embassy staff amid gang violence: The move follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations and prisons this week.
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Only Henry can sign off on Haiti’s transitional council, embattled PM’s office tells CNN
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Haiti crisis boils over, forcing pivot in US policy: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation on Tuesday marks a watershed moment for U.S. diplomacy ...
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Who are Haiti’s gangs and what do they want? All you need to know: Haitian armed groups have grown more autonomous, experts say, and force alone will not resolve ...
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Blinken will attend an urgent meeting with Caribbean leaders as Haiti's violent crisis grows
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Blinken to meet with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica amid escalating violent crisis in Haiti
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Haiti's top gang leader threatens politicians, capital jail on fire: A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders ...
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After Haiti prime minister pledges to step down, uneasy quiet in capital: Prime Minister Ariel Henry promised to resign in a video released from Puerto Rico late ...
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Daniel DePetris: Haiti is in a state of anarchy: The most powerful figure in Haiti today isn’t the president or the prime minister but rather a gang leader ...
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to Resign as Nation is Engulfed in Chaos: Ariel Henry says he’ll remain prime minister in a “caretaker” role until a new ...
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Caribbean country: UN sets up airlift for Haiti: There is no end in sight to the serious crisis in Haiti, which has been rocked by gang violence ...
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Gang violence escalates: German ambassador leaves Haiti: Powerful gangs want to overthrow Haiti's interim government. The country has been in chaos for ten days ...
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Why did Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry resign? How gang violence pushed Henry out — and what allowed it t…
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US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security: The U.S. military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift ...
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Disastrous situation in the Caribbean state: why violence is escalating in Haiti: Hundreds of thousands on the run, attacks on courts, hospitals and police ...
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Kenya's Haiti mission in limbo as urgency grows: Just 11 days ago, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William Ruto signed an agreement that ...
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Haiti works on establishing interim government as gang leader promises to fight on
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Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry to Resign After Losing Support of Washington: Haiti’s unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he will resign once a ...
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US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security: The U.S. military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift ...
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Who Is Ariel Henry? Controversial Haiti Prime Minister Stepping Down After Delaying Elections For Years
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Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
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Haiti PM Henry's road to resignation: (Reuters) - An uneasy quiet hung over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday after the resignation of Prime ...
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U.S. airlifts some embassy personnel from Haiti and boosts security amid gang violence
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Calm in Haitian capital extends into second day as US, UN withdraw staff: Haiti's capital was calm on Wednesday, two days after the prime minister said he would ...
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US pledges support for security leading to Haiti elections as prime minister resigns
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German ambassador leaves Haiti after escalated violence: Powerful gangs in Haiti demand the resignation of Prime Minister Henry - and therefore threw large parts ...
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Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier: The former cop-turned-gang leader bringing Haiti to its knees
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Haiti Prime Minister Henry Resigns as Violence Escalates: Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, potentially sparking a power struggle that could have ...
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Haitian PM Ariel Henry resigns amid surge in gang violence - UPI.com: Embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti announced late Monday that he was resigning ...
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Kenya Postpones Police Mission to Haiti Amid Political Upheaval: Kenya announced a delay in sending 1,000 police officers to Haiti to combat gangs on March 12 ...
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Kenya pauses police deployment to Haiti after PM Ariel Henry resigns: The move means the actual dates for the deployment of the MSS mission to Haiti ...
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Haiti: Top gang leader threatens politicians, jail ablaze: A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who take ...
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Haiti: CARICOM Holds Emergency Meeting as Calls Grow for Ariel Henry to Resign: Caribbean leaders are holding an emergency meeting in Jamaica today to discuss ...
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Political wrangling, a pause in Kenyan deployment complicate path out of Haiti’s crisis
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The Best Thing the US Can Do for Haiti Is Get Out of Its Way: Haiti has a chance at returning to a more stable, democratic path, but only if the Biden ...
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US forces boost security at embassy in Haiti: The U.S. has sent in forces to tighten security and extract personnel at the embassy in Haiti as gang violence ...
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Who Are The G9 Family And Allies? Armed Gang Alliance Terrorizes Haiti After Jailbreak
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Kenya pauses police deployment to Haiti after PM's resignation: Kenya has decided to pause its deployment of 1,000 police officers to lead an international ...
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Haiti PM agrees to leave in regional push to end crisis: KINGSTON, Jamaica: Haiti’s prime minister agreed late Monday to step aside as armed gangs plunge his ...
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns amid security crisis: Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid the escalation of violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince ...
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Haiti: Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign: Prime Minister Henry says he will step down once a transitional presidential council is created and an ...
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Video: Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns: Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation as head of the Caribbean nation on Monday (March ...
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Blinken goes to CARICOM Haiti meeting as US airlifts embassy staff: Hundreds of thousands have been displaced and thousands killed in Haiti amid gang conflict
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Haiti’s leader resigns as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis: The embattled leader of Haiti, Ariel Henry, has resigned after weeks of mounting ...
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No plans to evacuate Taiwanese from Haiti: ministry: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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US pledges more funds for Haiti security force as situation ‘untenable’: KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on ...
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Haiti prime minister Ariel Henry to resign as powerful gang leader calls on international community to give the country a chance
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Haitian PM Ariel Henry to resign following chaos and unprecedented wave of violence
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