“We will not give him. We will stay here. If the white man wants to come and destroy us that’s on him.” Hundreds protested in Canaan, north of Port-au-Prince, on Monday against the arrival of more than 2,000 Salvadoran troops sent by President Nayib Bukele to find four Salvadoran aeronautical technicians missing since an October 18 ambush. Two weeks after landing, the Salvadoran military launched its first major operation in the Cul-de-Sac plain, targeting the Chen Mechan and 400 Mawozo gangs — the latter led by Lanmo San Jou, accused in the technicians’ disappearance. Community organizers called the operations a “threat against the population” and warned Canaan residents could be put at risk.

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