Bukele Launches Military Rescue for Kidnapped Salvadoran Technicians in Haiti
2026-10-22T02:44:20Z
The non-combatants, part of a UN-backed force saving lives, were kidnapped Sunday near Port-au-Prince when gangs attacked their armored vehicle. Bukele warned the captors in Haitian Creole that they face severe consequences unless all four return alive, drawing on his success dismantling gangs in El Salvador. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz said targeting the coalition was a gang mistake, as reports confirm the men are believed alive amid ongoing rescue efforts.
Pou chèf gang yo ak manm gang yo k ap kenbe kat konpatriyòt nou yo an otaj ann Ayiti:
Mesye nou kidnape yo pa konbatan. Yo se teknisyen nan domèn avyasyon ki fè pati misyon nou ann Ayiti, nan kad yon misyon entènasyonal. Misyon nou an gen sèlman pilòt ak pèsonèl teknik, ki gen kòm travay prensipal fè evakyasyon medikal epi sove lavi moun, pa fè lagè.
Men, nou te kidnape yo yon fason lach pandan yo t ap retounen apre yo te fin achte manje nan yon makèt nan zòn nan.
Se poutèt sa, jodi a nou te lanse yon operasyon militè pou pote yo sekou. Nou gen yon sèl objektif: fè kat konpatriyòt nou yo retounen lakay yo vivan, san okenn mal.
Men, mwen vle pou nou menm, chèf gang yo, konprann yon bagay byen klè: atak jodi a pa anyen devan sa k ap vini si nou pa remèt toule kat otaj yo vivan.
Epi pa pran pawòl nou yo pou menas san fondman. Nou deja fini ak gang yo nan El Salvador, e nou kapab fini ak nou tou.
Nou toujou gen tan pou evite sa.
Remèt nou kat konpatriyòt nou yo vivan, san okenn mal, epi tout bagay ap retounen jan sa te ye anvan kidnaping lan.
Desizyon an nan men nou.
NEW: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele launches military operation in Haiti, threatens to eviscerate Haitian gangs as he did to gangs in El Salvador if they don't return hostages.
The statement came after four Salvadoran men were kidnapped by Haitian gangs.
"Today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all four hostages back alive," he said.
Bukele says the four Salvadoran men are aviation technicians.
"They were kidnapped in a cowardly manner while returning after buying food at a market in the area.
"That is why, today, we have launched a military operation to rescue them. We have a single objective: to bring our four compatriots back home alive, without any harm."
Bukele then issued a warning if gang leaders harm any of the men.
"I want you, the gang leaders, to understand one thing very clearly: today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all four hostages back alive..."
"And do not take our word for empty threats. We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too..."
"Return our four compatriots to us alive, without any harm, and everything will go back to how it was before the kidnapping."
🚨 JUST NOW: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele just launched a massive military operation in Haiti to rescue four Salvadorans taken by Gang Leaders
"Today's attack is NOTHING compared to what is coming if we do not get all four h*stages back alive”
THIS IS HOW IT’S DONE 🔥
🚨 BREAKING: Right-wing El Salvador President Nayib Bukele just launched a military operation in Haiti to rescue four Salvadoran airmen taken HOSTAGE by gangs, and warns the gang bosses what's coming next...
"We have already FINISHED with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with YOU TOO." 🔥
"Today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all four hostages back alive."
BASED!! 🇸🇻🇺🇸
The four are aviation technicians who fly medical evacuations for the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force. Gangs ambushed their armored vehicle with gunfire and explosives Sunday near Port-au-Prince as they returned from buying food
U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz says all four are believed ALIVE.
Haiti's thugs picked the WRONG country to mess with! @nayibbukele
BREAKING:
Bukele announces that El Salvador is launching a military operation in Haiti against the gangs.
The goal is to free 4 Salvadoran citizens kidnapped by the Haitian gangs. Bukele threatens that El Salvador will eradicate the Haitian gangs if they hurt the kidnapped men:
“To the gang leaders and gang members holding our four compatriots hostage in Haiti:
Our kidnapped men are not combatants. They are aviation technicians who are part of our mission in Haiti, within the framework of an international mission. Our mission consists only of pilots and technical personnel, whose primary job is to carry out medical evacuations and save lives, not to wage war.
However, they were kidnapped in a cowardly manner while returning after buying food at a market in the area.
That is why, today, we have launched a military operation to rescue them. We have a single objective: to bring our four compatriots back home alive, without any harm.
However, I want you, the gang leaders, to understand one thing very clearly: today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all four hostages back alive.
And do not take our word for empty threats. We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too.
We still have time to avoid this.
Return our four compatriots to us alive, without any harm, and everything will go back to how it was before the kidnapping.
The decision is in your hands”
Didn’t have this on my bingo card.
Pou chèf gang yo ak manm gang yo k ap kenbe kat konpatriyòt nou yo an otaj ann Ayiti:
Mesye nou kidnape yo pa konbatan. Yo se teknisyen nan domèn avyasyon ki fè pati misyon nou ann Ayiti, nan kad yon misyon entènasyonal. Misyon nou an gen sèlman pilòt ak pèsonèl teknik, ki gen kòm travay prensipal fè evakyasyon medikal epi sove lavi moun, pa fè lagè.
Men, nou te kidnape yo yon fason lach pandan yo t ap retounen apre yo te fin achte manje nan yon makèt nan zòn nan.
Se poutèt sa, jodi a nou te lanse yon operasyon militè pou pote yo sekou. Nou gen yon sèl objektif: fè kat konpatriyòt nou yo retounen lakay yo vivan, san okenn mal.
Men, mwen vle pou nou menm, chèf gang yo, konprann yon bagay byen klè: atak jodi a pa anyen devan sa k ap vini si nou pa remèt toule kat otaj yo vivan.
Epi pa pran pawòl nou yo pou menas san fondman. Nou deja fini ak gang yo nan El Salvador, e nou kapab fini ak nou tou.
Nou toujou gen tan pou evite sa.
Remèt nou kat konpatriyòt nou yo vivan, san okenn mal, epi tout bagay ap retounen jan sa te ye anvan kidnaping lan.
Desizyon an nan men nou.
BREAKING:
Bukele announces that El Salvador has launched a military operation in Haiti.
The goal is to free 4 Salvadoran citizens kidnapped by the Haitian gangs. Bukele threatens that El Salvador will eradicate the Haitian gangs if they hurt the kidnapped men:
“I want you, the gang leaders, to understand one thing very clearly… Today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all 4 hostages back alive. Do not take our word for empty threats. We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador and we can finish you too”
Haitian gangs kidnapped four Salvadoran airmen serving with the UN backed force in Haiti.
Big mistake.
Nayib Bukele just announced a military operation to bring them home.
His warning to the gang bosses: El Salvador already finished its own gangs.
He can finish yours too.
That is what strength looks like.
Bring them home.
JUST IN: El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announces a military operation in Haiti to rescue 4 Salvadoran aviation technicians reportedly kidnapped by gangs.
If you got kidnapped today, the British Government would never do anything like this for you.
Even if the SAS wanted to, the politicians would just dither in press conferences for years whilst you rot.
Good luck to you, Bukele.
Pou chèf gang yo ak manm gang yo k ap kenbe kat konpatriyòt nou yo an otaj ann Ayiti:
Mesye nou kidnape yo pa konbatan. Yo se teknisyen nan domèn avyasyon ki fè pati misyon nou ann Ayiti, nan kad yon misyon entènasyonal. Misyon nou an gen sèlman pilòt ak pèsonèl teknik, ki gen kòm travay prensipal fè evakyasyon medikal epi sove lavi moun, pa fè lagè.
Men, nou te kidnape yo yon fason lach pandan yo t ap retounen apre yo te fin achte manje nan yon makèt nan zòn nan.
Se poutèt sa, jodi a nou te lanse yon operasyon militè pou pote yo sekou. Nou gen yon sèl objektif: fè kat konpatriyòt nou yo retounen lakay yo vivan, san okenn mal.
Men, mwen vle pou nou menm, chèf gang yo, konprann yon bagay byen klè: atak jodi a pa anyen devan sa k ap vini si nou pa remèt toule kat otaj yo vivan.
Epi pa pran pawòl nou yo pou menas san fondman. Nou deja fini ak gang yo nan El Salvador, e nou kapab fini ak nou tou.
Nou toujou gen tan pou evite sa.
Remèt nou kat konpatriyòt nou yo vivan, san okenn mal, epi tout bagay ap retounen jan sa te ye anvan kidnaping lan.
Desizyon an nan men nou.
Haitian gangs just made a catastrophic mistake by kidnapping four Salvadoran aviation technicians. President Nayib Bukele posted Wednesday in Haitian Creole directly to the gang leaders, and the restraint in his language only makes the threat clearer.
The four men are not combatants. They are technical personnel on a UN-backed Gang Suppression Force mission whose job is medical evacuations and saving lives. They were ambushed while returning from buying food. Bukele said a military operation is already underway with one objective: bring the four home alive and unharmed. He added that today’s action is nothing compared with what follows if they are not released, and that El Salvador has already finished with its own gangs and can finish with Haiti’s.
The gangs have already lost. Either they return the hostages immediately or the consequences get worse. Bukele has a clear record of dismantling gangs at home. He’s not going to leave his people behind.
Haiti remains the country the Clintons raised hundreds of millions for after the earthquake and left in ruins. Democrats still push open immigration from a place where gangs have been documented eating people. Remember that when Democrats talk about “compassion” this fall.
The four Salvadorans have the right man in charge. Bukele will not fail them.
🇭🇹🇸🇻 Haiti's gangs may have just made the WORST and LAST mistake of their lives
Four Salvadoran aviation technicians disappeared after armed gangs ambushed their vehicle near Port-au-Prince.
Bukele emphasized that they were there to perform medical evacuations and SAVE LIVES.
Now, a military rescue operation is ongoing and Bukele delivered a BRUTAL ultimatum to the gang leaders, directly in Haitian Creole.
“We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with yours too.”
Writer: Sol
For those who still don’t understand:
President #Bukele means every word.
He is not bluffing.🔥
The Salvadoran military has spent years preparing for this.
They’re going full force.
Take Nayib Bukele’s message very seriously.
No mercy, Mr. President. 👊🔥
🚨 BOOM: Nayib Bukele just launched a military operation in Haiti and put the gangs ON NOTICE.
Haitian gangs ambushed four Salvadoran aviation technicians on Sunday, and they've been holding them since.
Their mission was medical evacuations.
They were there to save lives, not to fight.
Bukele's message to the gang leaders was "Today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all four hostages back alive."
Then he told them "We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too."
That's what a leader sounds like.
Bring them HOME.
I think Haiti would and should welcome Bukele to conquer the island and make it an outpost for El Salvador. Finally, someone would get rid of the gangs and everyone would see how useless left wing NGO’s "fixing Haiti" have been for the psst few decades. Bukele would have it running well within 5-6 years. Potentially the biggest mistake Haitian gangs have made in a long time. I dont really care what international bodies think about it. Restore sanity and break the evil on the island.
Pou chèf gang yo ak manm gang yo k ap kenbe kat konpatriyòt nou yo an otaj ann Ayiti:
Mesye nou kidnape yo pa konbatan. Yo se teknisyen nan domèn avyasyon ki fè pati misyon nou ann Ayiti, nan kad yon misyon entènasyonal. Misyon nou an gen sèlman pilòt ak pèsonèl teknik, ki gen kòm travay prensipal fè evakyasyon medikal epi sove lavi moun, pa fè lagè.
Men, nou te kidnape yo yon fason lach pandan yo t ap retounen apre yo te fin achte manje nan yon makèt nan zòn nan.
Se poutèt sa, jodi a nou te lanse yon operasyon militè pou pote yo sekou. Nou gen yon sèl objektif: fè kat konpatriyòt nou yo retounen lakay yo vivan, san okenn mal.
Men, mwen vle pou nou menm, chèf gang yo, konprann yon bagay byen klè: atak jodi a pa anyen devan sa k ap vini si nou pa remèt toule kat otaj yo vivan.
Epi pa pran pawòl nou yo pou menas san fondman. Nou deja fini ak gang yo nan El Salvador, e nou kapab fini ak nou tou.
Nou toujou gen tan pou evite sa.
Remèt nou kat konpatriyòt nou yo vivan, san okenn mal, epi tout bagay ap retounen jan sa te ye anvan kidnaping lan.
Desizyon an nan men nou.
Take a good look @GOP (and I mean every fucking one of you)
This is leadership.
Based, Red pilled, white pilled, countrymaxxing, you name it, Bukele is doing it.
Pou chèf gang yo ak manm gang yo k ap kenbe kat konpatriyòt nou yo an otaj ann Ayiti:
Mesye nou kidnape yo pa konbatan. Yo se teknisyen nan domèn avyasyon ki fè pati misyon nou ann Ayiti, nan kad yon misyon entènasyonal. Misyon nou an gen sèlman pilòt ak pèsonèl teknik, ki gen kòm travay prensipal fè evakyasyon medikal epi sove lavi moun, pa fè lagè.
Men, nou te kidnape yo yon fason lach pandan yo t ap retounen apre yo te fin achte manje nan yon makèt nan zòn nan.
Se poutèt sa, jodi a nou te lanse yon operasyon militè pou pote yo sekou. Nou gen yon sèl objektif: fè kat konpatriyòt nou yo retounen lakay yo vivan, san okenn mal.
Men, mwen vle pou nou menm, chèf gang yo, konprann yon bagay byen klè: atak jodi a pa anyen devan sa k ap vini si nou pa remèt toule kat otaj yo vivan.
Epi pa pran pawòl nou yo pou menas san fondman. Nou deja fini ak gang yo nan El Salvador, e nou kapab fini ak nou tou.
Nou toujou gen tan pou evite sa.
Remèt nou kat konpatriyòt nou yo vivan, san okenn mal, epi tout bagay ap retounen jan sa te ye anvan kidnaping lan.
Desizyon an nan men nou.
Bukele promises to send military to wipe out Haitian gangs if kidnapped Salvadoreans not returned.
Meanwhile France can't stop rioters stripping 80-year-olds naked in the middle of Paris.
Disorder is a choice.
BREAKING:
Bukele announces that El Salvador is launching a military operation in Haiti against the gangs.
The goal is to free 4 Salvadoran citizens kidnapped by the Haitian gangs. Bukele threatens that El Salvador will eradicate the Haitian gangs if they hurt the kidnapped men:
“To the gang leaders and gang members holding our four compatriots hostage in Haiti:
Our kidnapped men are not combatants. They are aviation technicians who are part of our mission in Haiti, within the framework of an international mission. Our mission consists only of pilots and technical personnel, whose primary job is to carry out medical evacuations and save lives, not to wage war.
However, they were kidnapped in a cowardly manner while returning after buying food at a market in the area.
That is why, today, we have launched a military operation to rescue them. We have a single objective: to bring our four compatriots back home alive, without any harm.
However, I want you, the gang leaders, to understand one thing very clearly: today's attack is nothing compared to what is coming if we do not get all four hostages back alive.
And do not take our word for empty threats. We have already finished with the gangs in El Salvador, and we can finish with you too.
We still have time to avoid this.
Return our four compatriots to us alive, without any harm, and everything will go back to how it was before the kidnapping.
The decision is in your hands”