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Bukele says Salvadoran troops destroyed gang headquarters in Haiti

FRANCE 24's report pairs presidency-supplied helicopter footage with regional support for the operation and Amnesty International's call for transparency.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 522,224 views a day, 69 times a normal first day on this channel (7,552).

Nayib Bukele says Salvadoran troops destroyed gang HQ in Haiti • FRANCE 24 English

Helicopter footage opens the report. Supplied by El Salvador's presidency, it shows strikes in Haiti before FRANCE 24 English sets out President Nayib Bukele's account: Salvadoran forces destroyed a gang headquarters and a gang leader's house.

Bukele said gang members fled without fighting. The report places the operation within a larger deployment that followed the disappearance of four Salvadoran soldiers in October. More than 2,000 troops have been sent to Haiti since late that month, according to the broadcaster.

The Short reached roughly 463,000 views in 18 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for that format. A separate FRANCE 24 interview about Haiti, featuring geographer Jean-Marie Théodat, also drew an unusually fast start.

The strike report goes beyond Bukele's announcement to explain the support behind the deployment and the questions surrounding its oversight. Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé praises the operation, while Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader pledges continued logistical and intelligence assistance.

FRANCE 24 reports that most Salvadoran troops operate outside the UN-backed gang suppression force and lack UN oversight. It closes with Amnesty International's call for both governments to publish their deployment agreements and respect human rights.