October 31, 2026 | Sovereign Canadian | International News

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has deployed approximately 2,000 soldiers to Haiti following the disappearance of four Salvadoran military aviation technicians during a gang ambush on October 18.

What began as a rescue operation involving special forces has rapidly expanded into one of the largest foreign military deployments by El Salvador in recent history.

The operation is particularly significant because of the man directing it. Bukele transformed El Salvador from one of the world’s most violent countries into a nation with dramatically lower reported homicide rates through an uncompromising campaign against organized gangs.

Now, his approach faces its first major international test.

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