Scoop: El Salvador blasts U.S. State Dept. over Haiti gang war
Summary
El Salvador and U.S. State Department officials have disputed how Salvadoran forces coordinated military operations against gangs in Haiti. The dispute followed President Donald Trump’s support for El Salvador’s deployment and a U.S. diplomatic protest that El Salvador later rebutted.Key Facts
- Four Salvadoran aviation technicians supporting medical evacuations were captured by gangs in Haiti on Oct. 18, according to the article.
- President Nayib Bukele sent special forces to Haiti after receiving support from President Donald Trump on Oct. 27.
- Salvadoran forces conducted operations against gangs in Port-au-Prince, including responding to attacks on international forces.
- U.S. Chargé d’Affaires David Howell told Haiti’s prime minister on Nov. 4 that Salvadoran forces were not coordinating with the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) and could endanger its troops and civilians.
- A Nov. 5 U.S. diplomatic note said Salvadoran forces had failed to coordinate and that their gunfire struck the U.S. embassy, nearly hitting U.S. personnel.
- El Salvador’s government issued a rebuttal on Monday, disputing the U.S. claims about embassy gunfire and coordination with the GSF and Haitian officials.
- State Department officials said they did not know who authorized the diplomatic note and declined to comment on Howell’s message.
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