# El Salvador deploys troops to Haiti to seek four captured service members

https://mins.news/en/item/112012

- CNN, 2026-10-23 02:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/22/americas/el-salvador-troops-haiti-latam-intl?Date=20261023&Profile=CNN

> El Salvador has sent troops to Haiti in an effort to rescue four Salvadoran service members believed to have been captured by Haitian gangs, according to a spokesperson for the UN-authorized Gang Suppression Force security mission.

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