Salvadoran President Launches Mission in Haiti to Rescue Gang Hostages
President Nayib Bukele warned Haitian gang leaders, 'We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too.'
Four Salvadoran soldiers, working as aviation technicians for a UN mission in Haiti, were kidnapped by a gang on October 18th in Croix-des-Bouquets. Their armored vehicle was set on fire by the attackers. El Salvador, as part of a UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, has launched a military operation to rescue the soldiers.
- Four Salvadoran soldiers were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on October 18th.
- The soldiers were part of a United Nations mission as aviation technicians.
- The kidnapping occurred in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, a suburb of Port-au-Prince.
- The gang set the soldiers’ armored vehicle on fire.
- El Salvador is contributing troops to a UN-backed Gang Suppression Force in Haiti.
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