Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
Dec 6, 2024 · An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of the violence confronting the United Nations-backed force almost daily in Port-au-Prince.
UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya …
Jun 25, 2024 · A couple hundred police officers from Kenya landed in the capital of Port-au-Prince, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.
Kenyan police in Haiti stage operation in Port-au-Prince slum
3 days ago · The MSS Mission, headquartered in Port-au-Prince, is an international operation led by Kenya and authorised by the United Nations Security Council to assist the Haiti National Police in restoring ...
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 …
Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Police Force, Makes First Visit
Sep 21, 2024 · The president of Kenya visited Port-au-Prince on Saturday for his first tour of the base where an understaffed and ill-equipped contingent of nearly 400 of his country’s police officers are...
Kenya deploys 200 more cops to help Haiti fight gangs | Miami …
Jan 18, 2025 · A new contingent of 217 additional police officers from Kenya arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday aboard a chartered airplane escorted by the U.S. military, after months of uncertainty about ...
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.
UN Force Faces Relentless Gang Violence in Haiti's Capital
Dec 6, 2024 · Kenyan police officers who have been deployed to combat escalating gang violence in Haiti are confronting daily hostilities in Port-au-Prince. Police have been situated in a Kenya -led...
Kenya sends another 200 police to fight gangs in Haiti
Jan 18, 2025 · PORT-AU-PRINCE - Kenya sent more than 200 police officers to Haiti on Saturday, providing backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where rampant gang violence has...
Armed gunmen attack U.S. embassy van in Haiti | Miami Herald
Jan 20, 2025 · On Saturday, as a new contingent of 217 Kenyan police were arriving in Port-au-Prince to reinforce the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission, human rights groups were receiving reports ...