Haitian PM thanks El Salvador for support in fight against gangs

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Nov 4, 2026
It's long awaited support
in Haiti's desperate fight against gang violence.
El Salvador's government decided to send in 3,000 soldiers
after four of its soldiers serving in a UN mission
in Haiti went missing in an ambush on 18th of October.
Haiti's Prime Minister thanked El Salvador for the troops.
It's the Haitian state.
The Haitian state bears political
and strategic responsibility for combating national insecurity.
...contain security national.
International forces have not come to replace the state.
They have come to support us,
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
strengthen our capabilities and assist us in eradicating the gangs.
Thanks.
Haiti has been attempting for several years now to rein in armed gangs
which control about
80% of its capital.
International forces have been essential in this struggle.
Any operation carried out by any force within
this country's borders will be conducted in
in accordance with its laws
and international commitments that have been signed.
We are not fighting against the population.
We are fighting the gangs that take people hostage.
Thank
Civilians must be protected.
You have to join a protection.
Bandits must be punished.
I wish to attend it.
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Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president,
is known for his brutal crackdown on gang violence in his own country.
very
Under his leadership, there have
been mass arrests of suspected gang members
and the country's number of prisoners has increased dramatically.
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