El Salvador to send more than 2,000 troops to Haiti after four soldiers go missing

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-10-29 08:46:10 UTC

El Salvador plans to send more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to search for four missing Salvadoran personnel, the country's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, according to BBC and Al Jazeera. [1] [2]

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1. El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers

   BBC World · 2026-10-29 06:24:56 UTC · Full text

2. El Salvador pledges more than 2,000 soldiers as Haiti delays elections

   Al Jazeera · 2026-10-29 07:36:38 UTC · Full text

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