El Salvador deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti
El Salvador has deployed more than 2,000 troops to Haiti to search for four Salvadoran Air Force technicians missing since an Oct. 18 gang ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets. El Salvador’s Foreign Ministry said the operation was announced after President Nayib Bukele spoke by phone with Haitian interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé; troops will also support anti-gang security operations.
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El Salvador has deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to search for four Salvadoran Air Force technicians missing after a gang ambush and support operations against armed gangs. The Wednesday announcement followed a telephone discussion between President Nayib Bukele and Haitian interim Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. The four technicians were serving with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force when armed men attacked their armored vehicle on Oct. 18 in Croix-des-Bouquets, east of Port-au-Prince. Their whereabouts remain unknown, and no gang has claimed responsibility. The Foreign Ministry said locating and rescuing them was the operation’s immediate priority, while troops would also continue security operations against gangs. Earlier in the week, Haitian officials handed over four bodies they said belonged to the missing men; Bukele said the bodies did not match.
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- Around Prague — El Salvador Sends More Than 2,000 Troops to Haiti to Find Four Missing Airmen
- United Press International — El Salvador deploys more than 2,000 troops to Haiti to fight gangs - UPI.com
- Latin Times — El Salvador Deploys More Than 2,000 Troops to Haiti as Search for Missing Soldiers Intensifies
- Saudi Gazette — El Salvador to send over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to rescue missing soldiers - Latest News from Saudi Arabia and the World
- Al Jazeera — El Salvador pledges more than 2,000 soldiers as Haiti delays elections | Conflict News | Al Jazeera
- inquirer.net — El Salvador sends more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti
- dailymaverick.co.za — El Salvador to send over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti for rescue while elections postponed
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The results consistently report El Salvador’s deployment or planned deployment of more than 2,000 troops to find four soldiers missing after an ambush, matching the proposed event and its timing. The Inquirer, UPI, Latin Times, Daily Maverick, Saudi Gazette, and Al Jazeera report the deployment; Around Prague explicitly attributes its account to the BBC.