Haitians cheer El Salvador’s Bukele amid gang war

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 8, 2026Country: Haiti

World / InternationalCrime & Law

Haitians cheer El Salvador’s Bukele amid gang war

Some Haitians have cheered Salvadoran troops deployed to fight gangs that have almost taken control of the Haitian capital. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele promised to wipe out the gangs after four Salvadoran citizens were kidnapped. The report does not specify the scale of the deployment or the circumstances of the kidnappings.

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