El Salvador Sends 100 Troops to Haiti to Search for Four Missing

El Salvador deployed about 100 special forces troops to Haiti to help search for four missing military aviation technicians after a gang attack, according to reports on the deployment. The men’s location and condition have not been confirmed, and search operations were continuing. The soldiers arrived in Haiti on Thursday, October 22, according to reporting published that day. The technicians, assigned to an aviation unit supporting the gang-fighting force, were attacked on Sunday, October 18, as they returned to camp after shopping in the Santo area, according to accounts cited in the reports. El Salvador’s armed forces said the four men escaped the attack. They nevertheless remained unaccounted for, and the military did not report that they had been found. The deployment account was reported by two sources, though the evidence behind those reports does not establish independent confirmation of the troop movement. The attack involved an armored vehicle. A detailed account said armed members of the Chen Mechan gang fired on the vehicle, while members of the 400 Mawozo gang arrived as backup. The attackers then set the vehicle on fire with an explosive device, according to...