More than a hundred Salvadoran soldiers arrived in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, October 22, 2026. This information was communicated to the Nouvelliste by two sources close to the matter. These soldiers were sent to Port-au-Prince to participate in the search for the 4 Salvadoran soldiers who went missing in Santo on Sunday, October 18, these two sources specified. The imminent arrival of other reinforcements is expected.<\/p>

For now, nothing has been confirmed about the fate of the 4 Salvadorans. "Haitian authorities, the FRG, everyone remains concerned about continuing the search operations. Time is becoming lengthy. We do not want to speculate on their condition at this time. We do not have too much information one way or the other. We hope to find them alive," one of the sources told the Nouvelliste.<\/p>

The day before, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele issued an ultimatum to the criminal groups responsible for the disappearance of the 4 Salvadoran soldiers. "We launched a military operation today to rescue them. We have only one goal: to bring our four compatriots back home, alive and unharmed. But I want you, gang leaders, to understand one thing very clearly: today’s attack is nothing compared to what awaits you if you do not release the four hostages alive," thundered the Salvadoran head of state in a message written in Creole on his X account.<\/p>

"And do not take our words as idle threats. We have already eliminated gangs in El Salvador, and we are capable of doing the same with you. There is still time to avoid this. Return our four compatriots alive and unharmed, and everything will return to how it was before their abduction. The decision is yours," he added.<\/p>