President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador shared videos Wednesday of 2,000 Salvadoran troops in Port-au-Prince supporting a United Nations-endorsed operation against Haitian gangs days after four aircraft technicians went missing from an October 18 ambush. Haitian National Police recovered the burned vehicle Monday in Croix-des-Bouquets during a joint effort with Salvadoran forces and the Gang Suppression Force that met only barricades and did not locate the men.

Bukele threatened to destroy the gangs unless the technicians return safely as Salvadoran forces clashed November 2 in Plaine du Cul-de-Sac with Chen Mechan and 400 Mawozo, whose leader Wilson Joseph sought United Nations mediation while denying the killings in a letter received without endorsement. He also told Haitians the troops are not invaders and will help take back the country from those who betrayed Jean-Jacques Dessalines.