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Haiti leader thanks Kenyan police force

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The first UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

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  1. Kenyan police officers may deploy to Haiti Tuesday, reports say

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  2. Newest

    Haiti leader thanks Kenyan police force

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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27 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Hundreds of Kenyan police officers were leaving Monday for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against the powerful gangs whose deadly violence spiked this year and helped bring about a change in government.

  2. Voice of America

    Kenyan police officers may deploy to Haiti Tuesday, reports say (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    This comes after multiple delays and court challenges

  3. The Boston Globe

    UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    It wasn’t immediately known what the Kenyans’ first assignment would be, but they will face violent gangs that control 80 percent of Haiti’s capital.

  4. Fox News

    Kenyan police depart for Haiti to tackle rampant gang violence (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kenyan police officers are preparing to depart for Haiti to address severe gang violence in Port-au-Prince, with 400 officers scheduled for deployment.

  5. Voice of America

    Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to combat gang violence (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Gangs reign over most of Haiti’s capital, where killings, kidnappings, and sexual violence are rampant

  6. Hot Air

  7. Breitbart News

    Report: Kenyan Police Finally Ready to Depart for Long-Stalled Haiti Mission (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A Kenyan Interior Ministry official said a force of police officers is finally ready to depart for Haiti after almost a year of hurdles.

  8. The Guardian

    Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    First contingent of multinational team lands in operation to end chaos in gang-controlled country

  9. France 24

    Kenyan police force arrives in Haiti for UN-backed security mission (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The first wave of Kenyan police disembarked a plane at the Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti on Tuesday as part of a UN-backed security mission to defeat the powerful gangs ravaging the island nation.

  10. Delaware Public Media

    Kenya is sending thousands of police officers to tackle Haiti's gang violence (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    After a long wait and many delays the first contingent of the Kenyan-led international force is on its way to Haiti.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed force to face gangs (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The contingent of foreign police officers has arrived in Haiti nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

  12. Digital Journal

    Kenyan security force arrives in violence-ravaged Haiti (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Kenyan police arrived in violence-ravaged Haiti on Tuesday on a UN-backed mission to help wrest the Caribbean nation from powerful gangs, just as deadly

  13. NPR

    Will Kenyan police officers be able to wrest back control of Haiti from gangs? (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The first contingent of Kenyan police officers arrive in Haiti after months of delays. The multinational force is there to curb gangs that have taken over most of the Haitian capital to bring order.

  14. The Week

    UN-backed Kenyan force arrives in Haiti (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    The long-awaited peacekeeping mission is intended to combat Haiti

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Haiti leader thanks Kenyan police force (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The first UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

  16. NBC News

    Kenya-led police force arrives in Haiti to tackle gang violence (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Kenyan police contingent arrives in Haiti as protests roil Nairobi (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hundreds of officers travelled to Haiti to begin a UN-backed mission to curtail the influence of the country’s gangs.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.