# Analysis: Bukele adds a wildcard to Haiti’s fractured security landscape

https://mins.news/en/item/121651

- CNN, 2026-10-30 00:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/29/americas/haiti-bukele-salvador-soldiers-intl-latam?Date=20261030&Profile=CNN

> El Salvador has been quietly sending troops to Haiti for more than a week. The scale became public only last night: more than 2,000 Salvadoran soldiers are being sent there.

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