Haiti has been engulfed in crisis since 2018, with protests, a presidential assassination and widespread gang violence bringing the country to its knees.
But earlier this week, Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime hailed a major win in the battle against the violence, thanks to "the commitment of the Salvadorean forces in the fight against gangs."
El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele had earlier said a joint task force between the countries had "destroyed" what he called "the house of Lanmo San Jou and the 400 Mawozo gang's headquarters." He also tweeted out an as-yet unverified video of helicopters firing on a sprawling property.
A number of Salvadoran troops have been stationed in Haiti, nearly 2,000 kilometers from their homeland, since the beginning of 2025, mostly in an attempt to curb gang influence.
Last month, Bukele dispatched more than 2,000 troops and special forces to Haiti, ostensibly to rescue four Salvadorans who were ambushed on October 18 and have not yet been found.
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Writing on social media platform X, Fils-Aime thanked the Salvadorean military for helping "the fight against gangs."
