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Posted: 2024-03-11T03:44:52Z | Updated: 2024-03-12T03:16:06Z

The U.S. military airlifted some embassy staff from Haiti amid spreading gang violence and sent security forces to better protect the U.S. compound there, officials said on Sunday.

Haitian officials declared a state of emergency last week amid a surge in violence in the capital of Port-au-Prince, including at the airport and at state offices.

The attacks began while the countrys prime minister, Ariel Henry, was out of the country.

Last week, armed groups took over the citys main port and cut off access to food and supplies, worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. Attacks on prisons helped set thousands of inmates free. And more than 15,000 Haitians have been forced to flee their homes amid gunfire and murder.

A top gang leader has threatened civil war if Henry does not step aside.

The U.S. Embassy in Haiti remains open. Heightened gang violence in the neighborhood near U.S. embassy compounds and near the airport led to the State Department's decision to arrange for the departure of additional embassy personnel. All arriving and departing passengers work

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The U.S. Embassy in Haiti remains open. Heightened gang violence in the neighborhood near U.S. embassy compounds and near the airport led to the State Department's decision to arrange for the departure of additional embassy personnel. All arriving and departing passengers work

U.S. Embassy Haiti (@USEmbassyHaiti) March 10, 2024

The situation has quickly spiraled into one of Haitis worst periods of unrest and has complicated the U.S. position in a region where it has long held political sway.

The Biden administration has stressed it does not plan to send troops to the nation, but the White House encouraged Henry to assist in some sort of transfer of power.

The U.S. Embassy said Sunday it realized there were few ways for Americans to leave the country but said its ability to assist citizens was extremely limited.

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