A leader of a powerful gang in Haiti is injured in a police shootout ...
Oct 15, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A leader of one of Haiti’s most powerful gangs was injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police in their first major incursion into gang-controlled territory since a U.N.-backed mission began earlier this year, police said Tuesday.
Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti
Oct 3, 2023 · The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the deployment of international forces led by Kenya to curb escalating gang violence in Haiti. The Caribbean country of more than 11...
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to fight violent gangs | AP News
Jul 16, 2024 · A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
Kenya’s Police Battle Haitian Gangs While Understaffed and …
Oct 9, 2024 · Kenyan police officers in an armored personnel carrier during a patrol last month in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. They Flew 7,000 Miles to Fight Haiti’s Gangs. The Gangs Are on Top.
Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs? - BBC
Oct 2, 2023 · The UN has backed Kenya's offer to lead a multinational security force in Haiti in response to a plea from the Caribbean nation's prime minister for help restoring order. Haiti has suffered...
Kenyan officials arrive in Haiti ahead of planned security mission ...
May 21, 2024 · A delegation of Kenyan “command staff” has arrived in Haiti, according to a law enforcement source in the country, ahead of the long-delayed arrival of a Kenyan-led multinational security support...
UN-backed Kenyan police arrive in Haiti, prepare to face gangs - AP News
The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police officers has arrived in Haiti nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. A couple hundred officers from Kenya landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.
As Kenyan Police Force Deploys in Haiti, Gang Violence Shifts
Aug 11, 2024 · The first wave of Kenyan police officers to deploy in Haiti as part of the multinational force lacks the numbers or the armaments to dismantle the powerful gangs, experts said.
Why are Kenyan forces set to intervene in Haiti and how is the US ...
May 22, 2024 · The planned deployment of police to Haiti – a first for the East African country outside the continent – has sparked fierce debates in Kenya’s Parliament and in its courts. Here’s what we know...
Kenya’s police could be sent to Haiti to quell gang violence. Some ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Kenya’s plan to lead a multinational force in Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission to restore order is facing intense scrutiny and resistance at home, even as violence in the...