El Salvador to send over 2,000 soldiers to Haiti for rescue while elections postponed
The deployment aims to recover four missing Salvadoran technicians and bolster UN-backed anti-gang operations as Haiti delays elections again.
- 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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Bukele mobilized armored and helicopters to Haiti in support of more than 2,000 military personnel who deployed to rescue four Salvadoran soldiers.
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The Salvadoran troops were nearing the strength of the 2,526-members of the U.N.-authorized multinational force, which included 200 Salvadorans under them. By Thursday, Salvadorans were expected to be 2,500, two sources said, making it the largest security force represented.
The Haitian government has announced new dates for the elections, while the police and army are still fighting against gangs.
The Salvadoran president ordered a large-scale military operation after four members of a UN-backed international force disappeared after an ambush near Port-au-Prince.
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