https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/salvadoran-troops-land-in-haiti-aboard-pentagon-plane-amid-crisis-over-ambushed-soldiersContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/salvadoran-troops-land-in-haiti-aboard-pentagon-plane-amid-crisis-over-ambushed-soldiershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/salvadoran-troops-land-in-haiti-aboard-pentagon-plane-amid-crisis-over-ambushed-soldiers#u164492Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:01:55 +0000El Salvador has deployed over 450 troops to Haiti, including 350 military personnel who arrived on four flights on Friday, and 100 special forces troops who arrived on Thursday, in response to the ambush of four Salvadoran soldiers by Haitian gangs. The deployment was made at the request of the Haitian government and with support from the US military, which provided a C-130 transport plane. The four missing soldiers were ambushed on October 18 in a gang-controlled territory east of Port-au-Prince.Why it mattersThe deployment of Salvadoran troops to Haiti is part of a UN-backed effort to combat