# El Salvador Sends 1,000 Troops to Haiti

> El Salvador deploys 1,000 soldiers to Haiti after four air force members go missing.
- Title: El Salvador Sends 1,000 Troops to Haiti · The Straits Times
- Summary: El Salvador deploys 1,000 soldiers to Haiti after four air force members go missing. El Salvador sent 1,000 soldiers to Haiti to recover four missing air…
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/around-1000-soldiers-from-el-salvador-have-deployed-to-haiti-source-says
- Published: 2026-10-27T17:56:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: el salvador, haiti, gangs, un-backed gang suppression force, salvadoran air force, military deployment, news, world
## El Salvador deploys troops to Haiti
Around 1,000 soldiers from El Salvador have been sent to Haiti in recent days after four Salvadoran members of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force went missing.
## Missing soldiers' fate unclear
It remains unclear who will command the new Salvadoran contingent and how long they will operate in Haiti.
## Haiti's gang crisis
The government has struggled to rally foreign support to fight armed gangs that displaced nearly 1.5 million people.
## Salvadoran president's claim
President Nayib Bukele said the missing soldiers were air force technicians returning from a market and believed to be held hostage by criminal groups.
## Key takeaway

El Salvador sent 1,000 soldiers to Haiti to recover four missing air force members after a gang ambush.