# El Salvador’s Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/el-salvadors-bukele-touts-military-intervention-in-haiti/
- Published: 2026-11-05T02:10:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T03:28:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/el-salvadors-bukele-touts-military-intervention-in-haiti?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Bukele publicised Salvadoran troops patrolling Haiti.
- More than 2,000 troops were sent after four men disappeared.
- The UN raised questions about oversight and respect for rights.

## Summary

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has highlighted his country’s military deployment in Haiti, posting videos of Salvadoran soldiers patrolling and promising support against gangs. The intervention follows the disappearance of four Salvadoran aviation technicians in a gang attack and has raised questions about who controls the troops and how force is used.

Haitian police say they found the burned vehicle used by the four men in Santo, near Port-au-Prince, but have not located them. Bukele sent more than 2,000 troops and military equipment after their disappearance on 18 October; about 200 Salvadoran soldiers are under the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force’s jurisdiction, according to a UN spokesperson. Haiti’s prime minister says foreign forces are supporting the Haitian state, while the UN has stressed that operations must comply with international law and protect people’s rights.

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