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Drones operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others in less than a year, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Of those killed, 17 were children and 43 were adults not believed to be members of any criminal group. Of those …
Read More »8 children killed in drone attack in gang-controlled Haitian neighbourhood
Explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader killed at least eight children inside a slum in Haiti’s capital and seriously wounded six others, relatives and activists told The Associated Press on Monday, as they blamed police for the attack. The explosions happened Saturday night in Cité Soleil, which is controlled …
Read More »Haitian leaders must all agree before Canada would lead a potential military intervention, Trudeau says
A potential Canadian military intervention in Haiti can’t happen unless all political parties in the troubled nation agree to it, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday. Speaking from Tunisia on the final day of the two-day Francophonie summit, Trudeau announced $16.5 million to help stabilize Haiti, where gangs are strangling …
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