Siege

Siege of Soyapango

3 Dec 2022 – 6 Dec 2022 · 13.71° N, 89.14° W

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When
3 Dec 2022 – 6 Dec 2022
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
13.71° N, 89.14° W
Description
event of the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown

Blockade of Soyapango

Event of the 2022 Salvadoran gang crackdown

The blockade of Soyapango was a Salvadoran government operation to arrest criminal gang members of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and 18th Street gang in the city of Soyapango. The operation began on 3 December 2022 when Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced that 10,000 members of the country's security forces surrounded the city.

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