# El Salvador pledges more than 2,000 troops as Haiti delays elections

https://mins.news/en/item/120329

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-29 07:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/29/el-salvador-pledges-more-than-2000-soldiers-as-haiti-delays-elections?traffic_source=rss

> El Salvador plans to send more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to search for four missing Salvadoran aviation technicians and fight armed gangs. Haiti moved the first round of presidential and parliamentary elections to July 18, 2027, citing the dangers gang violence poses to preparations.

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