International Force Deploys to Haiti to Curb Gangs and Enable 1st Election in 10 Years
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Updated · ABC News · Sep 3
International Force Deploys to Haiti to Curb Gangs and Enable 1st Election in 10 Years
3 articles · Updated · ABC News · Sep 3
Summary
A new international force is now operating in Haiti to help wrest control from gangs and make possible the country’s first election in more than a decade.
More than 1 million people have been displaced as gang rule deepens, and Haiti now has the world’s highest homicide rate, underscoring why outside support is being brought in.
Port-au-Prince has become a war zone where gangs act with near impunity, while local police patrol with fewer officers and weaker firepower than the gunmen they pursue.
The deployment is aimed at restoring enough security for voting, a test of whether Haiti can reverse entrenched gang control and restart its stalled political process.