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  1. Follow-up: Remains found in Port-au-Prince during hunt for 4 missing Salvadoran soldiers; Bukele says they are not his troops

    Four Salvadoran soldiers on a UN-backed Haiti anti-gang force went missing this month after a gang ambush, and El Salvador then sent troops to help locate them. The New York Times, citing multiple Haitian sources, reported that four sets of remains found in Port-au-Prince might be those soldiers. President Nayib Bukele replied on X that they were 'not our people', saying an NGO had brought remains to the airport claiming they were four aviation technicians, but that the remains belonged to a child and others.

    Oct 25, 2026 Afternoon
  2. Follow-up: El Salvador sends about 100 elite troops to Haiti to search for 4 missing soldiers

    El País reported that four Salvadoran soldiers on an anti-gang mission in Haiti have been missing since an ambush last Sunday, and President Nayib Bukele has deployed elite troops, with six aircraft carrying about 100 soldiers arriving in Haiti. The New York Times said the ambush has escalated Haiti's anti-gang mission.

    Oct 24, 2026 Afternoon
  3. El Salvador's President Bukele says military rescue under way in Haiti for four missing air force personnel, threatens escalation

    BBC reported that El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said a military operation had been launched in Haiti to rescue four air force personnel missing since Sunday, warning that Wednesday's strike would be 'nothing' if they did not return alive. El Salvador's armed forces said the four were ambushed by heavily armed criminal groups in Croix-des-Bouquets and lost contact, stressing they were not combatants. They serve with the multinational Gang Suppression Force.

    Oct 23, 2026 Afternoon
  4. Follow-up: Four Salvadoran soldiers missing after gang ambush in Haiti; Bukele says military rescue under way

    The New York Times and BBC Mundo reported that four Salvadoran air force technicians were ambushed by gangs on the afternoon of Oct 18 in Croix-des-Bouquets near Port-au-Prince while returning to base from a supermarket; their armoured vehicle was blown up and set alight, and the four escaped but remain missing. They belong to the multinational Gang Suppression Force created by the UN Security Council in October 2025. President Bukele addressed the gangs in Creole on X on Oct 21 demanding their release and said a military rescue operation was under way; Haitian police and the force said several gang members were killed in local operations.

    Oct 22, 2026 Afternoon