The United States has reportedly offered full support for El Salvador’s ongoing operation to locate four missing military aviation technicians in Haiti, according to a report by Faytuks Network citing The Wall Street Journal.

The reported offer comes as El Salvador has deployed approximately 100 special forces personnel to assist in the search, with additional troops expected to join the mission. The operation follows an October 18 ambush in Port-au-Prince, where armed gangs attacked an armored vehicle carrying members of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force, after which four Salvadoran technicians went missing.

President Nayib Bukele has vowed to intensify the response if the missing personnel are not returned alive and unharmed. Salvadoran authorities have emphasized their determination to recover the technicians as Haiti continues to face severe insecurity driven by heavily armed criminal groups.

The reported U.S. support builds on previous cooperation, including the transfer of helicopters to assist with medical evacuations in Haiti. Such assistance highlights the role of international coordination in supporting security operations and responding to urgent humanitarian needs amid the country’s ongoing instability.

El Salvador’s participation in the multinational effort underscores its expanding role in the mission to address gang violence in Haiti, while the immediate priority remains locating the four missing personnel.