El Salvador sends troops to Haiti to rescue four service members | CNN
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El Salvador has deployed troops to Haiti to try to rescue four Salvadoran service members believed to have been captured by Haitian gangs, according to a spokesperson for a UN-authorized multinational security mission in Haiti known as the Gang Suppression Force (GSF).
Armored police vehicles that are part of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) patrol near the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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El Salvador has deployed troops to Haiti to try to rescue four Salvadoran service members believed to have been captured by Haitian gangs, according to a spokesperson for the UN-authorized multinational security mission in Haiti known as the Gang Suppression Force (GSF).
The missing service members, described as non-combatant aviation technicians that were supporting the GSF mission, were ambushed by gangs on October 18, Salvadoran officials have said.
