El Salvador to send over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti for rescue while elections postponed
The deployment aims to rescue four missing Salvadoran technicians and bolster anti-gang operations as Haiti pushes elections back to 2027.
- President Nayib Bukele announced on Wednesday that El Salvador will deploy more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to rescue four missing personnel and support anti-gang security operations.
- Four Salvadoran aircraft technicians were ambushed in Port-au-Prince over a week ago, prompting Bukele to initially deploy hundreds of soldiers to the Caribbean nation to conduct the rescue.
- During their Wednesday call, Bukele and Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime reaffirmed commitment to the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, discussing reinforced bilateral coordination to address security challenges.
- Haiti's electoral council postponed planned presidential elections until next year, scheduling the first round for July 18, 2027, followed by local elections on October 4, 2027.
- The Caribbean nation has not held elections since 2016 and its last president was assassinated in 2021, as successive transitional leaders repeatedly delayed voting amid expanding criminal territorial control.
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El Salvador Sends 2,000+ Soldiers to Haiti After Four Military Technicians Disappear in Gang Ambush
El Salvador has sent more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to search for four missing military technicians after an ambush and assist operations against armed gangs.
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Haiti announces new election dates as 2,000 Salvadoran troops help fight gangs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government has announced new election dates as police and soldiers backed by the recent arrival of more than 2,000 troops from El Salvador
The soldiers disappeared on 18 October when gangs attacked the armoured vehicle in which they were returning to their base.
By Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español El Salvador is gradually increasing its military presence in Haiti, which will exceed 2,000 soldiers, President Nayib Bukele's government confirmed this Wednesday in a statement, following a telephone conversation with Haiti's Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.
El Salvador deployed a contingent of more than 2,000 military personnel to Haiti for the rescue operation of four Salvadoran soldiers who had disappeared.
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