ToplineHaiti is asking the United States to send troops to the country to quell instability, multiple media outlets reported Friday, two days after the assassination of Haiti’s president threw the impoverished island nation into crisis. Police patrol outside the Embassy of Taiwan in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 9, 2021. “The United States remains engaged and in close consultation with our Haitian and international partners,” Psaki told reporters. Key BackgroundHaiti was tossed into turmoil early Wednesday morning, when attackers assassinated President Jovenel Moise in his home. Surprising FactThe United States has repeatedly sent troops to Haiti over the last century, but not always at the government’s request.

Source: Forbes July 09, 2021 22:43 UTC