President Nayib Bukele has shared footage of Salvadoran military personnel conducting patrols in Haiti, highlighting their presence in urban areas as part of El Salvador’s participation in international security efforts.
In a November 4 post on X, Bukele published several videos showing troops moving through city streets, accompanied by Haitian and Salvadoran flags and a message in Haitian Creole: “It seems the gangs no longer want to fight with us.”
The footage shows military patrols and groups of soldiers advancing through populated neighborhoods, while local residents observe their movements. Some civilians appear to approach or interact with the personnel, and the scenes shared by the president show no visible armed confrontations.
The publication comes after four Salvadoran aviation technicians serving with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) disappeared following an October 18 ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets. In response, El Salvador announced an expanded deployment aimed at supporting security operations and locating the missing personnel.
Bukele’s latest post presents the patrols as evidence of the Salvadoran contingent’s presence on the ground. However, the government has not yet publicly confirmed the whereabouts of the four missing technicians.