El Salvador deploys thousands of troops in gang crackdown

Soldiers and police officers patrol the streets of the central region of Cabanas as part of a massive crackdown on gang activity.

President Nayib Bukele announced 7,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers will be deployed in the region.

Security forces have on several occasions besieged key cities to carry out house-to-house searches for gang members, but it is the first time an entire department is being cordoned off.