The deployment is meant to help the government of Haiti recover vast swaths of territory seized in the past year and now controlled by heavily armed gangs.
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Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital, U.N. says
An estimated 90% of the capital Port-au-Prince is now under control of criminal groups who are expanding attacks not only into surrounding areas but beyond into previously peaceful areas.
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U.S. arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country
Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers” who is wanted for 23 killings in Peru, was arrested in Endicott, N.Y. He is being held at a detention facility pending an immigration hearing.
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Gang violence in Haiti has displaced 300,000 children, the United Nations says
Children are more than half of the nearly 580,000 people who have become homeless in the last four months, the U.N.’s children agency said.
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New Bedford To Receive 87% Increase In Gang Violence Prevention Funding
Massachusetts is increasing state funding for cities to prevent gang violence, raising the total amount of money awarded from $6 million to $8 million.
