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| El Salvador launching military operation to rescue hostages held by Haitian gangs |
| 2026-10-22 |
| [NYPost] El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Wednesday he had launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti, warning of a more forceful response if they are not released alive and unharmed. The announcement comes three days after gangs in Haiti opened fire on an armored vehicle over the weekend, marking the first major attack since an international gang suppression force began operations in the violence-wracked Caribbean country. After fleeing the burning vehicle in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets, Port-au-Prince, the four men went missing. Addressing Haitian gang leaders, Bukele demanded that they return the Salvadorans “alive, unharmed” and warned that, if they do so, “everything will go back to the way it was before the kidnapping.” If not, the Salvadoran leader — who drew international attention for his contentious war on his own country’s gangs — said it would result in a more powerful operation. It was not immediately clear if Bukele intended any further action to be carried out by Salvadoran forces or wider security forces present in the area. Haiti’s government issued a news release on Wednesday evening saying that the “abduction” of the Salvadoran soldiers is an “absolute priority.” Related: Haiti: 2026-10-21 DHS launches nationwide ICE operation targeting illegal immigrants accused of SNAP food stamp fraud Haiti: 2026-10-12 An unknown projectile damaged an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz Haiti: 2026-10-10 Ex-UFC fighter Tim Kennedy among injured in Congo as Blackwater founder Erik Prince's forces suffer heavy casualties |
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