The Haitian Times · PUBLISHER SUMMARY

‘We can deal with you too’: Bukele warns Haitian gangs over missing soldiers

22 October 2026, 9:25 am EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele warned Haitian gangs Wednesday that they could face a stronger military response if they do not return four Salvadoran soldiers who went missing after an ambush in the Santo area of Croix-des-Bouquets — a few miles northeast of Port-au-Prince’s downtown. In his first public reaction to the incident, Bukele said the search and rescue operation that began in the aftermath of the incident was only a fraction of what could follow

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