Bukele Says El Salvador Launched Haiti Rescue Operation

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said Wednesday that the country had launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians missing in Haiti. Their condition and whereabouts have not been confirmed, and Bukele did not provide details about the operation or identify the forces involved. The men went missing Sunday after an armored vehicle carrying them was ambushed and caught fire near Port-au-Prince, according to accounts cited by officials. The technicians fled the vehicle and have not been seen since. Bukele described them as aviation personnel whose primary role is to conduct medical evacuations, not combat. Bukele warned Haitian gang leaders that El Salvador would respond more forcefully if the men were not returned alive and unharmed. He did not say which Salvadoran, Haitian or international forces might take part in any further action. The announcement does not establish that the four men are being held by a specific group or confirm that they remain alive. Haiti’s government said Wednesday that recovering the technicians was an absolute priority and that resources were being mobilized. It also said officials met at the prime minister’s office...