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El Salvador Deploys 2,000 Troops to Haiti After Four Soldiers Go Missing in Ambush

El Salvador has dispatched 2,000 military personnel to Haiti to locate four missing soldiers who disappeared during an ambush near Port-au-Prince.

Manouchka Pierre HVE News Desk · October 29, 2026

El Salvador Deploys 2,000 Troops to Haiti After Four Soldiers Go Missing in Ambush
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El Salvador has sent a force of 2,000 troops to Haiti to locate and recover four military personnel who recently went missing. The deployment marks a direct effort to find the lost service members following a hostile encounter.

The four soldiers disappeared after being targeted in an ambush. The incident took place on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital.

Salvadoran troops are now actively working in the region to search for and rescue the missing personnel as recovery operations get underway.

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