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El Salvador launches military operation in Haiti to free kidnapped technicians
President Nayib Bukele said El Salvador launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran air force technicians serving with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, taken hostage after gangs attacked their armored vehicle on October 18. The US backed the effort, and Bukele warned of a far more powerful operation if the men are not freed.
Why it matters
The operation tests the international force set up to confront armed gangs that control much of Haiti's capital.
Background
Armed gangs have controlled large parts of Port-au-Prince for years. A UN-backed Gang Suppression Force with foreign contingents was created to support Haitian police.
The story so far
- Four Salvadoran soldiers missing after gang ambush in Haiti
- Four Salvadoran soldiers missing after gang attack in Haiti
- El Salvador launches military operation in Haiti to free kidnapped technicians
- Bukele says bodies found in Haiti are not abducted Salvadoran soldiers
- El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti
- El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti
- El Salvador sends 2,000 soldiers to Haiti
- Salvadoran troops deploy to Haiti; gangs retaliate
Sources
- UPI ↗Oct 22, 1:08 PM ET
- BBC News ↗Oct 22, 6:17 AM ET
- NPR ↗Oct 22, 4:39 AM ET
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