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El Salvador Sends Special Forces to Haiti After Four Soldiers Abducted

The deployment escalates efforts to recover four Salvadoran military personnel held by Haitian gangs, as President Nayib Bukele threatens stronger action and reports suggest efforts to establish contact.

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Chapters · 2

  1. 1El Salvador Launches Operation to Rescue Four Aviation Technicians in Haiti
  2. 2El Salvador Sends Special Forces to Haiti After Four Soldiers Abducted

Key moments · 11

Gang ambush leaves Salvadoran troops missing outside capital

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El Salvador sends helicopters to support its troops

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US embassy issues security alert after ambush

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Bukele announces new mission to rescue four hostages

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Haiti announces coordinated response and prioritizes soldiers' release

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Haiti makes release of Salvadoran men top priority

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Bukele says military operation launched to rescue four technicians

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El Salvador sends special forces to Haiti

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Salvadoran contingent arrives to reinforce search

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Report describes Salvadoran efforts to contact gangs

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Salvadoran troops reportedly arrive aboard Pentagon plane

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Coverage by day

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1 article

  1. Salvadoran troops land in Haiti aboard Pentagon plane amid crisis over ambushed soldiers
    World News News

4 articles

  1. Ambush of Salvadoran Soldiers Escalates Haiti’s Anti-Gang Mission
    NYT World News
  2. Gobierno de Bukele busca negociar la liberación de los cuatro salvadoreños capturados en Haití, según WSJ
    Infobae
  3. El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti after soldiers seized by gangs
    South China Morning Post
  4. El Salvador envió efectivos a Haití para reforzar la búsqueda de cuatro soldados desaparecidos
    Infobae

8 articles

  1. El Salvador sends special forces to Haiti in search of four soldiers missing since gang attack
    The Globe and Mail
  2. Bukele launches military operation to rescue Salvadorans held in Haiti
    World News News
  3. El Salvador's president threatens Haitian gangs over military hostages
    BBC News - World News
  4. Bukele says military operation launched to rescue Salvadorans held by gangs in Haiti
    NPR : National Public Radio
  5. El Salvador’s Bukele threatens Haitian gangs over abducted soldiers
    Al Jazeera

5 articles

  1. El Gobierno de Haití anuncia respuesta estatal tras el secuestro de cuatro soldados salvadoreños
    Infobae
  2. El Salvador’s President Issues Harsh Warning to Haitian Gangs After 4 Soldiers Are Abducted
    NYT World News
  3. Bukele lanza una "operación militar" en Haití
    RT en Español - Noticias
  4. Bukele lanzó un ultimátum a las pandillas de Haití que secuestraron a cuatro soldados salvadoreños tras una emboscada
    La Nacion
  5. El Salvador says Haiti gangs holding 4 force members hostage, announces new rescue mission
    Arab News

2 articles

  1. EE. UU. emite alerta de seguridad en Haití tras emboscada a militares salvadoreños
    Infobae
  2. Four soldiers from UN-backed force missing after gang attack in Haiti
    Sky News