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El Salvador’s Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti

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The deployment was triggered by the disappearance of four Salvadoran technicians, whose burned truck was recently recovered in the gang-controlled Croix-des-Bouquets community during joint security operations. Although Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime affirmed that foreign personnel support rather than replace state authority, only about 200 Salvadoran troops operate under the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. Escalating clashes have prompted the 400 Mawozo gang leader to seek dialogue with the United Nations over civilian casualties. Meanwhile, severe instability has forced authorities to delay national elections until July 2027 while leaving an estimated 5.94 million Haitians facing a…

Key points

  • Transitional authorities delayed national elections until July 2027 because persistent ga…: Transitional authorities delayed national elections until July 2027 because persistent gang violence obstructs voter registration efforts.
  • Wilson Joseph, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, appealed to the United Nations Secretary-Ge…: Wilson Joseph, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, appealed to the United Nations Secretary-General for dialogue regarding civilian casualties.
  • Escalating insecurity and disrupted aid deliveries have left approximately 5.94 million H…: Escalating insecurity and disrupted aid deliveries have left approximately 5.94 million Haitians experiencing acute hunger.

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Haitian police have found a vehicle used by four missing Salvadoran technicians as Salvadoran troops deploy to Haiti.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has posted videos of heavily armed soldiers from his country patrolling streets in Haiti and being greeted by locals.

“Gather your gangs so we can go fight with them,” Bukele wrote in a post on X on Wednesday.

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The posts come as Haitian authorities say they have found the vehicle used by four Salvadoran aviation technicians who were attacked by gangs more than two weeks ago, but have yet to find the men themselves.

The country’s national police posted photos of the burned remains of a truck it said was used by the group, found in the Santo neighbourhood in the Croix-des-Bouquets community outside the capital of Port-au-Prince…

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