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PORT-AU-PRINCE – The military contingent deployed by El Salvador in Haiti has reached approximately 1,300 personnel following the arrival of 690 additional soldiers on Tuesday, according to official sources cited by local media. El Salvador, which was already participating in the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), increased its direct involvement in the Haitian crisis following an October 18 ambush on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. During that incident, a vehicle carrying four Salvadoran soldiers was attacked, and their whereabouts remain unknown. "This deployment is being carried out in communication with the Haitian government. It is a friendly country that is helping. It is not an invasion of the country," a government source told Le Nouvelliste, Haiti's oldest newspaper. Regarding the secrecy surrounding the operation, the source added, "The government prefers to remain silent and act." According to Haitian media reports, equipment for these troops was transported via three aircraft in recent days, with further resources expected to bolster the capabilities of forces combating the armed gangs that control much of Port-au-Prince. There are reports of potential additional charter flights arriving from El Salvador. This military deployment operates outside the mandate established in September 2025 by the United Nations Security Council for the GSF. The multinational force currently consists of over 1,000 soldiers from El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Chad, under the command of Mongolian Major General Edernebat Batsuuri. The administration of Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has maintained silence regarding the Salvadoran operation. While the stated objective is the rescue of the four missing soldiers, the scale of the troop mobilization has led to speculation that the mission may have broader goals in the conflict against local gangs. The Salvadoran contingent, which includes special forces members, represents the largest deployment by a single nation in Haiti since the conclusion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), which operated from 2004 to 2017. On Saturday, reports circulated regarding the discovery of human remains that were speculated to belong to the missing Salvadoran soldiers. However, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele dismissed those claims. Article source: El Nuevo Diario | Image credit: El Nuevo Diario
PORT-AU-PRINCE – The military contingent deployed by El Salvador in Haiti has reached approximately 1,300 personnel following the arrival of 690 additional soldiers on Tuesday, according to official sources cited by local media. El Salvador, which was already participating in the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), increased its direct involvement in the Haitian crisis following an October 18 ambush on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. During that incident, a vehicle carrying four Salvadoran soldiers was attacked, and their whereabouts remain unknown. “This deployment is being carried out in communication with the Haitian government. It is a friendly country that is helping. It is not an invasion of the country,” a government source told Le Nouvelliste, Haiti’s oldest newspaper. Regarding the secrecy surrounding the operation, the source added, “The government prefers to remain silent and act.” According to Haitian media reports, equipment for these troops was transported via three aircraft in recent days, with further resources expected to bolster the capabilities of forces combating the armed gangs that control much of Port-au-Prince. There are reports of potential additional charter flights arriving from El Salvador. This military deployment operates outside the mandate established in September 2025 by the United Nations Security Council for the GSF. The multinational force currently consists of over 1,000 soldiers from El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Chad, under the command of Mongolian Major General Edernebat Batsuuri. The administration of Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has maintained silence regarding the Salvadoran operation. While the stated objective is the rescue of the four missing soldiers, the scale of the troop mobilization has led to speculation that the mission may have broader goals in the conflict against local gangs. The Salvadoran contingent, which includes special forces members, represents the largest deployment by a single nation in Haiti since the conclusion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), which operated from 2004 to 2017. On Saturday, reports circulated regarding the discovery of human remains that were speculated to belong to the missing Salvadoran soldiers. However, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele dismissed those claims.
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