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Haitian gangs are preparing to fight for territory as the deployment of an international force nears

Western diplomats and officials warn that the evolving power and sophistication of these gangs are a major challenge for the incoming force

Latin Times

Haiti's notorious gang leader, Barbecue, says his forces are ready for a long fight

Barbecue is the man who convinced many of Haiti's gangs to stop fighting each other and start fighting the government. He spoke to NPR about his latest plans.

WEKU

'Barbecue,' Haitian Gang Leader Willing to Consider Ceasefire, Conditioned on Inclusion in Transition Talks

Jimmy Chérizier also warned that a foreign peacekeeping mission would be treated as the enemy

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Can Haiti avoid history repeating as burning streets meet vying elites?

Plan for transitional council to rule after prime minister’s resignation brings strong sense of deja vu

The Guardian - US

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns after Jamaica talks

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said on Monday, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon held since 2021.

France 24

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 - 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

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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’

The Guardian - US

US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence

Washington says no despite ‘frantic’ talks between diplomats, as bodies lie in street and army battles gun-toting gang members

The Guardian - US

Haiti’s weekend of violence puts government future in doubt

Armed gangs attack international airport and free over 3,800 prisoners in seemingly coordinated effort to oust Ariel Henry

The Guardian - US

Kenya Agrees to Sign Agreement in an Attempt to Salvage the Deployment of Police Forces to Haiti

A Kenyan court determined the government's plan is unconstitutional

Latin Times

Math teacher who became powerful Haitian gang leader has been killed, former mayor says

A former mayor says that a powerful and feared gang leader in Haiti who was once a math and physics teacher was killed in a neighborhood within a sprawling seaside slum that he controlled for years

The Independent UK

Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier issued call to arms as US looks to UN to approve Kenya-led mission to stem country’s growing violence

The Guardian - US

Haiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force and urges revolt against government

An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader says he will welcome the deployment of an international armed force to the Caribbean country but vows to fight if it commits any abuses

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UN human rights chief calls for special forces to Haiti

The U.N.’s human rights chief is urging the international community to consider deploying a specialized force to Haiti

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Who's behind Haiti's most powerful gang alliance?

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that imposes sanctions on Jimmy Chérizier, leader of a powerful gang federation in Haiti

The Guardian - US

US and Mexico call for international force to break gangs’ stranglehold on Haiti

Scheduled session brought forward in view of dire conditions – rampant gang violence, a cholera outbreak and escalating famine

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