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US seeks UN authorization for new 'Gang Suppression Force' to tackle escalating violence in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed groups ...
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NC's gang prevention task force to begin this fall, applications open soon

Some of the state's top gang experts say more kids are joining gangs and committing more violent crimes. According to the Gang Prevention Legislative Report released by the Governor's Crime Commission ...
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US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council to authorize a 5,550-member force with the power to detain gang members in Haiti to help stop the escalating ...
Miami Herald

Proposed ‘Gang Suppression Force’ for Haiti to be larger, more lethal, U.S. says

The Gang Suppression Force the U.S. is proposing for Haiti would be far larger, more like a military in makeup and more lethal than the current police-led Kenyan mission, the top U.S. diplomat in Port ...