El Salvador deploys troops in Haiti to search for missing soldiers; Bukele threatens gangs

El Salvador has deployed troops in Haiti to locate military personnel missing for nearly a week, reportedly victimized by a criminal gang. President Bukele issued a threat to eliminate the gangs, framing the operation in religious terms. The incident marks a potential escalation of foreign military involvement in Haiti's gang crisis, with uncertainty over the soldiers' fate and the scope of the Salvadoran response.

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