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El Salvador deploys 2,000 troops to Haiti following military ambush

El Salvador has deployed over 2,000 military personnel to Haiti to locate four Salvadoran aviation technicians who disappeared following a gang ambush on October 18. The technicians were part of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) when their armored vehicle was attacked in the Santo neighborhood of Croix-des-Bouquets, near Port-au-Prince.

Haitian National Police recently located the charred remains of the vehicle used by the technicians, though their whereabouts remain unknown. While President Nayib Bukele has framed the deployment as a mission to rescue his citizens and combat gang violence, the United Nations stated that the Salvadoran troops are operating outside the official GSF mandate.

The military presence has drawn mixed reactions from the Haitian population. In some areas, such as Canaan, citizens have protested against the intervention, citing risks to civilian safety and concerns over sovereignty. Conversely, thousands of others in Port-au-Prince and other cities have held demonstrations in support of President Bukele and the Salvadoran forces, calling for increased operations to eradicate gang control.

To address the ongoing security crisis, Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is scheduled to travel to El Salvador on November 16 and 17. The visit aims to discuss the future and continuity of the Salvadoran military mission during an international conference on democracy.

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Alix Didier Fils-Aimé · El Salvador · Félix Ulloa · Haiti · Nayib Bukele · United Nations · Wilson Joseph

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