Bukele Tightens Grip with Military Siege to Combat El Salvador’s Gangs

El Salvador’s government launched a major security operation on Saturday, creating a security perimeter around five northern neighborhoods. These areas have high criminal gang activity. The operation involved 3,000 officers—2,000 soldiers and 1,000 police armed with rifles. They targeted the town of Apopa, just 13 kilometers from the capital. President Nayib Bukele announced the operation […]