Rising Threats: International Troops Go Missing Amid Gang Violence in Haiti

10/20/2026

A U.N.-backed force sent to combat gang violence said it was looking for the soldiers, who were in a gang-controlled area when they were attacked.

10/20/2026

The Salvadorans, members of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force, came under attack in Croix-des-Bouquets, where 17 members of a U.S. missionary group were abducted in 2021.

10/20/2026

Gangs in Haiti have attacked an armored vehicle, leaving four Salvadoran soldiers unaccounted for

10/19/2026

Gangs in Haiti opened fire on an armoured vehicle over the weekend, leaving four soldiers from El Salvador unaccounted for in the first major attack since an international gang suppression force...

10/19/2026

A new U.N.-backed military force is fighting to wrest control of the Haitian capital from violent gangs. Previous efforts by international troops failed to restore security. Can this one succeed?