On Saturday, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele ordered the deployment of
10,000 security personnel to a San Salvador area with a reputation as a
gang stronghold.
Human rights groups have criticized the ongoing war against gang violence,
which began in March, saying that it has been tainted by arbitrary arrests.
Early on Saturday, the president took to Twitter to announce that the
notorious gang stronghold of Soyapango, located to the east of the capital
region, had been completely encircled by security forces.
10,000 security personnel to a San Salvador area with a reputation as a
gang stronghold.
Human rights groups have criticized the ongoing war against gang violence,
which began in March, saying that it has been tainted by arbitrary arrests.
Early on Saturday, the president took to Twitter to announce that the
notorious gang stronghold of Soyapango, located to the east of the capital
region, had been completely encircled by security forces.
