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    <text>Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announces the start of a military operation to rescue four Air Force technicians. The technicians, attached to the international Gang Suppression Force, were taken hostage after gangs attacked their armored vehicle on 18 October. </text>
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    <text>Armed gang members ambush Salvadoran Air Force personnel serving with Haiti's Gang Suppression Force in Port-au-Prince, using gunfire and explosives. Four Salvadoran service members remain missing after escaping their burning armored vehicle. </text>
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    <text>The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti by six months, allowing the multinational force to continue supporting Haitian security forces against armed gangs. </text>
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    <text>At least 40 people are reported injured following gang violence in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. </text>
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    <text>Seven people are killed after a police station in Marigot, Sud-Est, Haiti, was burned during a gang attack. </text>
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      <text>Haitian gangs launch a large-scale attack on the Ouest and Artibonite departments, causing hundreds of people to flee. </text>
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    <text>Haitian gangs launch a large-scale attack on the Ouest and Artibonite departments, causing hundreds of people to flee. Police say the gangs now control 50% of Artibonite, including the town of Pont-Sondé. </text>
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    <text>Seven gang members are killed during a Haitian police operation in Croix-des-Bouquets, Ouest, where officers also destroy a helicopter that made an emergency landing to prevent its capture. </text>
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    <text>Armed gangs attack an armored vehicle in Kenscoff, Haiti, killing the driver and injuring two police officers on board. </text>
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    <text>At least 42 people are killed by armed gangs, including the Viv Ansamn, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. </text>
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    <text>Haitian police regain control of the Téléco telecommunications hub in Port-au-Prince after it was seized by the Viv Ansanm gang, an operation that briefly disrupted air traffic and internet services. </text>
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  <text>El Salvador deploys 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to assist in the search efforts for the four missing Salvadoran Air Force technicians. </text>
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