El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
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The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre, 2 lean right.
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El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers
The troops are trying to recover four military personnel who went missing in an ambush on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
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