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Bukele warned that failure to free the men who have been missing since Sunday’s attack on an armoured vehicle would trigger a far more powerful operation.
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who → warn → operation
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced Wednesday that he had launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti, warning of a far more forceful response if they are not returned alive and unharmed.
The four men have been missing since Sunday, when gangs opened fire on an armoured vehicle in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.
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gangs → announce → Prince
The technicians fled the burning vehicle and have not been seen since — marking the first major attack on the international gang suppression force since it began operating in Haiti.
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it → flee → Haiti
Addressing Haitian gang leaders directly, Bukele issued a stark ultimatum.
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Bukele → address → ultimatum
“Today’s attack is nothing compared to what is coming if they do not release the four hostages alive.
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they → compare → hostages
And do not take our words as empty threats,” he wrote on X, sharing a video of armoured vehicles with shattered windows moving through smoke.
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he → take → smoke
He added that if the men were returned safely, “everything will go back to the way it was before the kidnapping” but stopped short of specifying whether any further action would involve Salvadoran, Haitian or international forces.
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action → add → forces
Bukele stressed that El Salvador’s mission in Haiti is strictly non-combat.
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mission → stress → Haiti
The four men are aviation technicians whose primary role is to carry out medical evacuations, he said, adding that the Salvadoran contingent “consists only of pilots and technical personnel — not to wage war.”
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contingent → carry → war
Haiti declares rescue an “absolute priority”
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rescue → declare → ?
Haiti’s government responded Wednesday evening, saying the abduction of the technicians was an “absolute priority.”
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abduction → respond → technicians
A meeting was held at the prime minister’s office to assess ongoing operations and coordinate with the Gang Repression Force, according to a government statement.
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meeting → hold → statement
“All necessary resources are being mobilised to achieve this goal,” the statement said.
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statement → mobilise → goal
It was not immediately clear whether Haitian authorities had confirmed that the four men are still alive.
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men → confirm → ?
A spokesperson for the gang suppression force did not respond to requests for comment.
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spokesperson → respond → comment
The attack underscores the scale of the challenge facing international forces in Haiti, where gangs are estimated to control around 70 percent of Port-au-Prince.
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gangs → underscore → Prince
The country is also preparing for its first general election in more than a decade.
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country → prepare → decade
El Salvador is one of several countries, including Chad, Jamaica and Guatemala contributing to the multinational gang suppression force, which has more than 2,000 troops on the ground.
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which → include → ground
The UN originally approved up to 5,550 security personnel and more than 50 civilian staff for the mission in 2025.
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UN → approve → 2025
The force received at least a six-month extension through March 2027 from the UN Security Council.
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force → receive → Council
In early October, El Salvador passed a law extending its own participation in the force for a year, also broadening its mandate beyond medical evacuations to allow the deployment of civilian and military personnel according to the mission’s broader needs.
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