El Salvador troops arrive in Haiti to search for missing colleagues

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – At least 100 members of El Salvador’s special forces have arrived in Haiti following a warning by President Nayib Bukele for those responsible for abducting four Salvadorian soldiers last week to release them immediately.

The troops arrived Thursday to assist in the search for their colleagues, who have been missing since Sunday, amid a warning that another 100 Salvadoran soldiers could be sent to Port-au-Prince in the coming days.

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El Salvador has deployed military personnel as part of the United Nations authorised Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti, whose mission is to neutralise gangs in Port-au-Prince, secure infrastructure, protect civilians, and support humanitarian aid alongside Haitian forces.