New horrors from Haiti’s war with gangs

Haitian and Kenyan police forces that were deployed over the summer are struggling to control the gangs that have taken over most of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and attacked new regions in the country. The gangs are said to have committed large-scale killings of civilians and are recruiting children. Harold Isaac, a journalist in Haiti, explains where the the fight stands.

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