El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue missing soldiers
· Security · El Salvador · Haiti
El Salvador deployed 2,000 troops to Haiti to recover four Salvadoran members of a UN-backed force who went missing in a gang ambush on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. The deployment is the first major overseas test of President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang tactics, days after the four went missing. Haiti's UN-backed mission has struggled against powerful armed gangs that control large parts of the capital and surrounding areas.
Why it matters：Bukele's export of his security model could reshape how outside forces fight gangs in Haiti and set a precedent for interventions elsewhere in Latin America.
Key points
- 2,000 Salvadoran troops were sent to Haiti.
- Four Salvadoran soldiers went missing in a gang ambush near Port-au-Prince.
- It is the first major overseas test of Bukele's anti-gang tactics.
Sources (original reporting)
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