The government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is seeking to negotiate with armed gangs in Haiti for the release of four Salvadorans captured after an ambush in Croix-des-Bouquets , while maintaining a deployment of special forces to try to rescue them.
The information was published this Friday, October 23, by the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which quotes a person involved in the rescue operations and notes that Salvadoran authorities are trying to secure the release of the four men before resorting to a more severe military response.
According to the newspaper, the efforts have not received a response from the criminal organizations and, so far, no gang has demanded a ransom payment .
The four missing men are aviation technicians who are part of the Salvadoran contingent deployed in Haiti as members of the Gang Suppression Force ( GSF ), an international mission authorized by the United Nations Security Council .
Salvadoran and U.S. officials believe the soldiers survived the attack, although their whereabouts remain unknown and there is no confirmation as to which organization is holding them.
Posted Oct. 27, 2026