The cruel dictator sent soldiers to Haiti and received applause: "Looking for a savior"

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele sent more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti to fight gangs, after receiving approval from Trump. The forces were greeted with applause in Haiti, but the operation raises concerns about harm to civilians. The leader of the '400 Mawozo' gang threatened to fight, and his home was attacked.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, of Palestinian descent, sent more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti last week to fight criminal gangs, after receiving direct approval in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. The military operation, conducted outside the UN mission framework, is an extraordinary step and a major gamble for Bukele, who has already received applause from crowds in Haiti who welcomed the forces. Bukele, who fought gangs in El Salvador without legal restrictions and established one of the world's harshest prisons, ignores human rights organizations and calls them 'law firms for criminals.' Haiti has been suffering from a violent wave of gangs for five years, with more than 5,000 murders this year and at least 22,000 deaths in recent years. The leader of the '400 Mawozo' gang, Wilson Joseph, suspected of kidnapping four Salvadoran soldiers, threatened to fight Bukele, but his home was attacked and about 20 people were killed. A local resident told the New York Times: 'This is a country looking for a savior.'