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El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to help find 4 missing soldiers who came under attack

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Coto, D., & Janetsky, M. (2026, October 22). El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to help find 4 missing soldiers who came under attack. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/el-salvador-deploys-special-forces-to-haiti-to-help-find-4-missing-soldiers-who-came-under-attack/article_47ce3f52-2e28-54fa-a664-92436bca9f7e.html

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El Salvador sent 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to assist in locating four missing soldiers who were attacked by gangs. The deployment came after Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele vowed military action to rescue the technicians, emphasizing that they must be returned alive and unharmed.

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El Salvador launched a military operation on October 21, 2026, to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by Haitian gangs three days earlier when their armored vehicle was ambushed outside Port-au-Prince. President Nayib Bukele warned of a stronger response if the hostages are not returned alive and unharmed. The Gang Suppression Force (GSF), an international UN-backed security unit, had announced efforts to recover the missing Salvadorans but faced intense fighting in the area. On October 22, El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to aid in the rescue mission.

Written for “El Salvador's Military Operation In Haiti” on 2026-10-23, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Both articles describe El Salvador launching a military operation to rescue four kidnapped aviation technicians in Haiti on the same day, involving the same threat and response by President Bukele.”

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“Both articles describe El Salvador deploying special forces to rescue four abducted soldiers in Haiti on the same day, directly following President Bukele's announcement of a military operation.”

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“Both articles describe El Salvador's military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by Haitian gangs, initiated by President Bukele on the same day.”

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Dánica Coto

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — El Salvador deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti on Thursday to help rescue four missing soldiers from the Central American country who recently came under attack by gangs, two officials told The Associated Press. asserted

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The special forces arrived a day after Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele announced a military operation to rescue the four aviation technicians and threatened a more forceful response if they’re not released alive and unharmed. asserted

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El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti to help find 4 missing soldiers who came under attack

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