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El Salvador says Haiti gangs holding 4 force members hostage, announces new rescue mission

Straits Times21 October 2026, 20:11 UTCHaiti

Oct 21 - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday said that Haitian gangs were holding four Salvadaron members of an international UN-backed security force hostage, and that he had launched a military operation to being them back unharmed.

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