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.
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.
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...
UN extends Kenya-led force to tackle gangs in Haiti, but sidelines …
Sep 30, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti to start talks on …
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...
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...
Kenyan officials arrive in Haiti ahead of planned security mission ...
May 21, 2024 · CNN — 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...
Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs? - BBC
Kenya's police, who have faced criticism at home, will be tested on unfamiliar ground in Haiti. The UN has backed Kenya's offer to lead a multinational security force in Haiti in...
Foreign Police Officers Land on the Ground in Haiti - The New York Times
Jun 25, 2024 · Dozens of armed men in military fatigues filed out of a Kenya Airways plane at Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport in the capital, Port-au-Prince.