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El Salvador Has Invaded Haiti. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Name: El Salvador Has Invaded Haiti. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Uploaded: 2026-10-29T22:00:13.000Z
Duration: 1038 s
Channel: Fronts Staff
Description: El Salvador has deployed roughly a thousand troops to Haiti after gang members ambushed and kidnapped four Salvadoran soldiers serving with an international peacekeeping mission. President Nayib Bukele, renowned for his aggressive anti-gang crackdowns domestically, launched the military operation threatening severe consequences unless his men are returned alive and unharmed.

Fronts Staff • October 29, 2026

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In the Caribbean nation of Haiti, a coalition of gangsters is in control.

Between 70 and 90% of the capital city of Porty Prince is under the direct

Command,

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El Salvador has deployed roughly a thousand troops to Haiti after gang members ambushed and kidnapped four Salvadoran soldiers serving with an international peacekeeping mission. President Nayib Bukele, renowned for his aggressive anti-gang crackdowns domestically, launched the military operation threatening severe consequences unless his men are returned alive and unharmed.