Salvadoran troops destroy gang headquarters in Haiti, Nayib Bukele says

Salvadoran troops deployed to Haiti destroyed the headquarters of a major gang in the Caribbean country, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said on Tuesday. France 24 reported that Bukele announced the destruction of the powerful gang headquarters. UA.NEWS reported that Bukele specifically identified the destroyed facility as belonging to the 400 Mawozo gang. [1][5]

France 24 and UA.NEWS both reported that El Salvador has sent more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti. The deployment began after four Salvadoran troops went missing in the country, France 24 reported. [1][5]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, El Salvador initiated the troop offensive following the disappearance of four Salvadoran personnel. Nayib Bukele has served as the 43rd president of El Salvador since 2019. The military intervention began in late October 2026 after four Salvadoran aviation technicians with the Gang Suppression Force were kidnapped during a gang ambush. [6][7][8][9]

Amnesty International has called on the governments of El Salvador and Haiti to ensure that the deployment of Salvadoran military personnel respects human rights, according to Amnesty International. Meanwhile, the president of the Dominican Republic declared support for Bukele and the Salvadoran troops operating in Haiti, ABC News reported. [2][3]