El Salvador-backed air assault destroys Haiti gang headquarters amid search for missing troops

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Helicopters struck Haiti gang compound, dozens fled and President Bukele touted the assault amid a search for four missing Salvadoran personnel.

El Salvador’s president said the operation destroyed a major Haiti gang’s headquarters believed to be used for kidnappings, weapons trafficking and extortion. (@nayibbukele/X)

El Salvador's president on Tuesday said the country's military helped deliver a devastating air assault against the headquarters of one of Haiti's most powerful criminal gangs, which has been linked to mass kidnappings, weapons trafficking and extortion.

Airstrikes targeted strongholds belonging to 400 Mawozo and the home of its leader, Lanmò San Jou, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said.

The attack took place Sunday near Port-au-Prince and was carried out by a Haitian police task force backed by Salvadoran troops, The Miami Herald reported.

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El Salvador’s president said the operation destroyed a major Haiti gang’s headquarters used for kidnappings, weapons trafficking and extortion. (@nayibbukele/X)

The operation appears to be part of an ongoing military effort in response to the disappearance of four Salvadoran members of a U.N.-backed security mission abducted in a gang ambush near Port-au-Prince Oct. 18.

Videos showed several helicopters launching airstrikes against multiple compounds inside sprawling complexes. Dozens of people were also seen fleeing the properties on foot and motorbikes after the strikes.

"Most of them ran away without even trying to fight. What cowards!" Bukele said.

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