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Bukele to send thousands of troops to Haiti with Trump's OK
El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, is sending thousands of troops to Haiti to support the country's push against its gangs, Axios reported.[1] The deployment also aims to find four Salvadoran military personnel who were captured in a recent ambush, according to Axios; International Business Times reported the personnel went missing following an ambush.[1, 2]
Bukele called President Trump on Tuesday to make sure he had no problem with the military escalation, and Trump told him "Do what you have to…" per Axios.[1] Haiti's government has agreed to the deployment, Axios reported.[1]
Covered by Axios and International Business Times
Read first Scoop: Trump blesses El Salvador strongman's troop surge in Haiti
Where accounts differ (1)
- Earlier and later reportsAxios reported four Salvadoran military personnel were captured in the ambush; International Business Times described them as missing following an ambush.[1, 2]
- Axios · Center · Oct 30, 5:25 a.m. ET Scoop: Trump blesses El Salvador strongman's troop surge in Haiti
El Salvador's strongman president, Nayib Bukele , is sending thousands of troops to Haiti to boost the island's push to wipe out its gang problem — and find four of his military personnel who were captured in a recent…
- International Business Times · Center · Oct 30, 2:08 p.m. ET El Salvador is Sending Thousands of Troops to El Salvador to Fight Haitian Gangs. It Has Trump's Blessing.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is prepared to the troops following an ambush that left four military personnel missing.
- Axios · Center · Oct 30, 5:25 a.m. ET Scoop: Trump blesses El Salvador strongman's troop surge in Haiti
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