El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti after 4 technicians vanish
What's new: Haiti pushed long-delayed presidential and legislative elections to July 18, 2027 as gang violence keeps worsening.
El Salvador is deploying more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti after four Salvadoran aircraft technicians disappeared following an ambush near Port-au-Prince. President Nayib Bukele has already sent hundreds of troops and now plans a larger operation focused on finding the missing personnel while also backing anti-gang security efforts. Haiti Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime confirmed coordination with El Salvador, but it remains unclear whether the new forces will operate within the UN-backed mission or separately. The move comes as Haiti's electoral council delayed presidential and legislative elections until July 18, 2027, extending a political deadlock that has lasted since the country last held elections in 2016.