Haitians asked Nayib Bukele to blow up a known gang's house. Today he kept his promise

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We kept our promise…

We destroyed the Lanmò San Jou house and the 400 Mawozo gang’s headquarters.

Most of them ran away without even trying to fight.

What cowards!

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President Nayib Bukele deployed more than 2,000 Salvadoran troops to Haiti following the October 18, 2026, kidnapping of four Salvadoran military aviation technicians who were serving with the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF).

Primary Reasons for the Intervention

• Hostage Rescue: Bukele’s immediate and stated goal is to rescue the four kidnapped Salvadoran air technicians. The deployment escalated sharply after gangs allegedly attempted to pass off the bodies of four random civilians as the missing men, prompting Bukele to reject the deception and order a large-scale military response.

• Expanding the "Anti-Gang" Model: Bukele has drawn direct parallels between Haiti’s catastrophic security crisis and El Salvador’s past struggle with criminal cartels. Having severely cracked down on gangs at home, critics and analysts suggest he is seeking to project his hardline "gangbuster" brand and regional influence into Haiti.

• U.S. and Local Backing: The intervention has received tacit approval and backing from the U.S. administration (which designated the Viv Ansam gang coalition as a foreign terrorist organization), as well as support from some Haitians fatigued by years of severe gang control.

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