Shortly after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced a military operation Wednesday to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped in conflict-ridden Haiti, reports late last week said 100 special forces operators from the Central American country had been deployed.
LOCATION: Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti OCT 22 The Gang Suppression Force says Salvadoran special forces arrived to search for 4 of their soldiers missing since an Oct. 18 gang ambush. AP: 100 arrived, 100 more due. 📍 ≈ Croix-des-Bouquets (approx. 10 km): 18.58°N, 72.23°W https://t.co/hAcrjtn1JJ
— Condition One News (@CONDITION1NEWS) October 25, 2026
The Miami Herald and the AP News reported Friday that El Salvador had deployed 100 special forces operators to Haiti to rescue the aviation technicians. By the weekend, unconfirmed footage had surfaced showing what appeared to be intense confrontations between the special forces and Haitian gangs.
Unconfirmed footage circulating on X:
IMAGENES DIFUNDIDA DEL INTENSO ENFRENTAMIENTO DE LAS BANDAS HAITIANAS LOS 400 MAWOZO CON LAS FUERZAS ESPECIALES UNIDAS HAITI Y SALVADOR ** https://t.co/f5z2g8HmE2
— Rolfy Martínez (@RolfyMartinez) October 24, 2026
Intense clashes are underway in Ha
