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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to search for four missing soldiers after gang ambush

· ≈ Port-au-Prince, Haiti · single source so far

El Salvador is sending more than 2,000 troops into Haiti to look for four soldiers who went missing after a gang ambush. A Haitian gang leader wanted by the US has asked the UN to mediate.

Location
≈ Port-au-Prince, Haiti · Haiti live map
Coordinates
≈ 18.54°N 72.34°W
Reported
3 Nov 2026, 12:00 UTC
Category
Conflict · Ground fighting
Impact
3 of 5 · Serious
Situation
Haiti gang crisis