Haiti uprising
(Reuters)
Updated: 2004-02-17 11:05

A Haitian rebel gestures in front of a barricade on the road into the city of Gonaives, Haiti, February 16, 2004. Emboldened by the arrival of a former police chief and a notorious militia leader, Haitian rebels holed up in Gonaives said Monday they now felt strong enough to take their armed revolt across the Caribbean country. [Reuters]

A Haitian rebel stands guard at a barricade on the road into the city of Gonaives, Haiti, February 16, 2004.  [Reuters]

A Haitian child stands outside his home in the city of Gonaives, Haiti, February 16, 2004.  [Reuters]

A Haitian student prays during an opposition march in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 15, 2004. The revolt against Haitian President Aristide, who is midway through a second term as president, came on top of months of protests against what critics condemn as corruption and mismanagement.  [Reuters]

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