El Salvador sends 1,000 soldiers to Haiti after UN peacekeepers go missing

Key facts

• Around 1,000 soldiers from El Salvador deployed to Haiti.
• Four Salvadoran UN-backed force members went missing.
• The missing members disappeared during a gang ambush.

Around 1,000 soldiers from El Salvador have been sent to Haiti in recent days. The deployment follows the disappearance of four Salvadoran members of the UN-backed force after a gang ambush, a security official in Haiti told Reuters on Tuesday. It remains unclear who will command the new Salvadoran contingent and how long they will operate in the country.