Haitians Cheer as Bukele’s Helicopters Take On the Gangs

On October 18th, four Salvadoran aviation technicians went missing after they were ambushed by Haitian gangs. Nearly three weeks later, their whereabouts remain unknown. In response to the attack, President Nayib Bukele deployed more than 2,000 Salvadoran troops to Haiti along with armored vehicles and attack helicopters. This video examines the first week of El Salvador's military intervention in Haiti: an offensive against gangs in the Cul-de-Sac plain, the discovery of a burned vehicle in Santo, a powerful gang leader seeking negotiations with the UN, and the first nighttime helicopter operations. But major questions remain. Who is commanding the Salvadoran forces? Can Bukele's approach to gang violence succeed in Haiti? And what happened to the four missing Salvadorans? Sources The ambush and the search El Salvador at the UN Security Council, Oct. 19, 2026 (UN Web TV, 10246th meeting): https://webtv.un.org AP, Haitian police say they found vehicle of 4 missing Salvadorans (Nov. 4, 2026): https://abcnews.com/International/wir... Nago, Croix-des-Bouquets vehicle found (Nov. 4, 2026): https://nago.tv/en/news/croix-des-bou... The deployment UN News, Haiti gang leader seeks UN talks as El Salvador sends 2,000 troops (Nov. 2026): https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/11/... AP Archive, 2,000 Salvadoran troops take quarters in Haiti (Oct. 30, 2026):    • 2,000 Salvadoran troops take quarters in H...   Pucará Defensa, MD500E, UH-1N and Huey II helicopters in Haiti: https://www.pucara.org/post/el-salvad... Haitian Times (citing Axios), Trump to Bukele: "Do what you have to do" (Oct. 30, 2026): https://haitiantimes.com/2026/10/30/d... President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Oct. 31, 2026 (LiveNOW from FOX, via Rapid Response 47 on X) The first week El Diario de Hoy, Salvadoran soldiers launch offensive against gangs in Haiti (Nov. 3, 2026): https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/i... Infobae, Bukele says Salvadoran forces assisted Chadian soldiers attacked by gangs (Nov. 4, 2026): https://www.infobae.com/el-salvador/2... Revista E&N, Bukele denies bombing civilians; helicopters had not flown a mission (Oct. 31, 2026): https://www.revistaeyn.com/centroamer... Al Jazeera, El Salvador's Bukele touts military intervention in Haiti (Nov. 5, 2026): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1... AP, Haitian gang leader writes UN seeking dialogue (Nov. 2, 2026): https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/... Who's in charge Haiti's prime minister, Nov. 3, 2026 (africanews, English voice-over):    • Haitian PM thanks El Salvador for support ...   EFE via El Universo and AP on the prime minister's remarks (Nov. 3, 2026) Haiti and El Salvador UN BINUH, people killed in Haiti in 2025: https://binuh.unmissions.org/en/node/... Le Nouvelliste, police chief says gangs control 72% of the metropolitan area (Apr. 2026): https://lenouvelliste.com/en/article/... AP via PBS, gangs overrun Haiti's main prisons (Mar. 2024): https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ha... InSight Crime, homicide round-up (El Salvador's murder rate before Bukele): https://insightcrime.org/el-salvador-... The New York Times, Inside the Gang Suppression Force Promising Change in Haiti (Oct. 19, 2026):    • Inside the Gang Suppression Force Promisin...   Footage Nayib Bukele on X; Infos Partage; Antoutfranchiz Media; AP; africanews; CNN; The New York Times; UN Web TV; LiveNOW from FOX; #ÚltimaHora (shared videos); Saroj Bertin; El Salvador government (CECOT, 2023, via Reuters). Satellite images contain modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026. Original score. #Haiti #ElSalvador #Bukele #NayibBukele #PortAuPrince #GangSuppressionForce #Haití #UN