El Salvador sends troops to Haiti to rescue 4 kidnapped soldiers

El Salvador has sent troops to Haiti in an attempt to rescue four of its soldiers who are believed to have been kidnapped by local armed gangs, according to a spokesperson for the United Nations-authorized Multinational Anti-Gang Force (FSG) in Haiti.

According to Salvadoran authorities, the missing soldiers - described as aviation technicians with non-combat duties, supporting the UN mission - were ambushed by gangs on 18 October.

For several days, the FSG has been conducting an operation to track them down, with armed clashes that have so far resulted in the death of at least seven members of the criminal organizations and the wounding of four members of the mission.

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In recent days, the president of El Salvador himself, Nayib Bukele, had announced a rescue operation for his compatriots by issuing an ultimatum to the Haitian gangs.