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Gangs in Haiti Target Foreign Troops in Biggest Attack Since New Force Began Operations

Headline from Military.com, from the development of Oct 19, 2026

Newest development Oct 19, 2026 · 4 reports4 troops from El Salvador missing after gang ambush in Haiti

Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., condemned the attack on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Haiti.

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    Gangs in Haiti Target Foreign Troops in Biggest Attack Since New Force Began Operations

    Headline from Military.com ·

  2. Newest

    4 troops from El Salvador missing after gang ambush in Haiti

    Headline from BNO News ·

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  1. Military.com

    Gangs in Haiti Target Foreign Troops in Biggest Attack Since New Force Began Operations (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., condemned the attack on Monday at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Haiti.

  2. KOB 4

    Gangs in Haiti target foreign troops in the biggest attack since a new force began operations (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Gangs in Haiti have attacked an armored vehicle, leaving four Salvadoran soldiers unaccounted for. This marks the first major attack since an international gang suppression force began operations. The attack happened Sunday in Croix-des-Bouquets, a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince.

  3. UPI

    Four Salvadoran soldiers missing after gang ambush in Haiti (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Four Salvadoran military with the international Gang Suppression Force in Haiti are missing after armed gangs ambushed their armored vehicle.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Search under way for four soldiers missing after gang attack in Haiti (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The UN Security Council holds a meeting on Haiti; the attack on UN-backed forces is expected to dominate the discussions.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Haitian gangs target foreign troops in biggest attack since force began operations (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Gangs in Haiti opened fire on an armored vehicle over the weekend, leaving four soldiers from El Salvador unaccounted for in the first major attack since an international gang suppression force began operations in the violence-wracked Caribbean country.

  6. Breitbart News

    Haiti Gangs Ambush Foreign Troops, Kidnap Four Salvadoran Air Force Members (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Deadly Haitian gangs over the weekend ambushed members of an international security force deployed in Haiti, kidnapping four Salvadoran Air Force members, authorities confirmed Monday.

  7. BNO News

    4 troops from El Salvador missing after gang ambush in Haiti (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Four troops from El Salvador are missing after heavily armed gangs ambushed their armored vehicle in Haiti, according to the Salvadoran military. Attempts to reach them by land and air have been blocked by intense fighting.

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