El Salvador Sends About 1,000 Troops to Haiti After Hostage Crisis
Reuters reported that around 1,000 Salvadoran soldiers arrived in Port-au-Prince on 27 October, continuing the operation to locate four members of the UN-backed security force who had been ambushed by Haitian gangs. According to Reuters, President Nayib Bukele said on 21 October that Haitian gangs were holding four Salvadoran members of the UN-backed force hostage and announced a military rescue mission. Euronews noted that the hostages were aviation technicians and warned of stronger action if they were not released alive.
Miami Herald said the Salvadoran government dispatched 100 special-forces troops to Haiti, and three military flights, including a U. S. C-130, landed in Port-au-Prince to search for the missing soldiers.