El Salvador Has Invaded Haiti. Here’s What You Need to Know.

El Salvador has deployed roughly a thousand troops to Haiti after gang members ambushed and kidnapped four Salvadoran soldiers serving with an international peacekeeping mission. President Nayib Bukele, renowned for his aggressive anti-gang crackdowns domestically, launched the military operation threatening severe consequences unless his men are returned alive and unharmed. References https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/around-1000-soldiers-el-salvador-have-deployed-haiti-source-says-2026-10-27/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/el-salvador-soldiers-deployed-haiti-9.7398494 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article317789933.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ly097zw1xwo https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/world/americas/el-salvador-military-haiti-gangs.html https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/22/americas/el-salvador-troops-haiti-latam-intl https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/el-salvador-launches-military-operation-in-haiti-to-free-four-kidnapped-aviation-technicia https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-haiti-special-forces-gangs-03ec2bf89616d8b313c54da34c24eab1 https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-haiti-bukele-gangs-hostages-822efd292abcd7caa13cf085956f93cc https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/el-salvador-attempts-rescue-of-military-personnel-after-gang-ambush-in-haiti-8ca67b13 https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/27/can-bukele-beat-haitis-gangs/ https://www.latintimes.com/el-salvador-troops-haiti-missing-technicians-600562 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article317750804.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world/americas/salvadoran-soldiers-haiti-dead.html https://www.diplomacyandlaw.com/post/el-salvador-haiti https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/26/confusion-haiti-over-whether-bodies-belong-missing-salvadoran-soldiers/ https://www.sanjuandailystar.com/post/why-el-salvador-s-strongman-is-directing-threats-at-haitian-gangs https://latinamericanpost.com/americas/haitis-gang-crackdown-can-more-boots-and-force-restore-what-the-state-cannot/