Children play in a soccer field, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Children play in a soccer field, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Military vehicles are parked beside public transportation buses, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Street vendors serve coffee as soldiers secure a street, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers search customers of a store before releasing them during a patrol, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Military vehicles are parked beside public transportation buses, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers wait to board buses, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers secure a street, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Military vehicles are parked beside public transportation buses, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A soldier searches the bag of a woman during a patrol, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

El Salvador’s Minister of Defense Francis Merino Monroy holds a helmet after a ceremony to receive personal protective equipment for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Personal protective equipment is displayed during a ceremony to distribute it for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran soldiers walk after a ceremony to receive personal protective equipment for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran soldiers take part in a ceremony to receive personal protective equipment for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Personal protective equipment is displayed during a ceremony to distribute it for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran soldiers take part in a ceremony to receive personal protective equipment for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Personal protective equipment is displayed next to a military vehicle during a ceremony to distribute it for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran soldiers take part in a ceremony to receive personal protective equipment for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran soldiers take part in a ceremony to receive personal protection equipment for military personnel deployed in the fifth phase of the Territorial Control plan in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns prepare to participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A Salvadoran clown participates in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A Salvadoran clown participates in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Salvadoran clowns prepare to participate in a parade during National Clown Day celebrations in San Salvador, El Salvador, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Women embroider while police officers patrol a neighbourhood in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A policeman walks out of a house during a patrol in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A policeman stands in front of a house during a patrol in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A policeman looks inside an abandoned house during a patrol in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A policeman asks for permission to enter a home during a patrol in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Policemen prepare for a patrol operation in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Security personnel guard a residential area during a patrol in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A police officer talks before a patrol operation in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Neighbours walk past a gang related graffiti in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A man is transported to a police station after being detained in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Security personnel guard a residential area during a patrol in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A man is transported to a police station after being detained in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers (not pictured) check the identification and mobile phone of a man in the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers patrol a rural area of the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers patrol a residential area of the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A policeman and a soldier search a car in a checkpoint of the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers patrol a residential area of the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A soldier searches a car in a checkpoint of the suburb of Soyapango after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in Soyapango, El Salvador December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A girl looks at troops walking in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Troops get off a truck in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Soldiers stop a man to check his identification and mobile phone in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A soldier checks the identification and mobile phone of a man in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Troops walk in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A soldier stands guard in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Troops walk in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A woman looks at troops walking past her store in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Troops stand in an alley in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Troops walk in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

A woman looks at troops walking past her store in the suburb of Soyapango, after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the deployment of 10,000 security forces to the troubled area which for years has been considered a stronghold of the violent Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs, in San Salvador, El Salvador December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Crew members and actors work on the set of the movie "Luciernagas en El Mozote" (Fireflies at El Mozote), a film about El Mozote massacre that took place during El Salvador Civil War in 1981, in Suchitoto, El Salvador, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas 

Crew members and actors work on the set of the movie "Luciernagas en El Mozote" (Fireflies at El Mozote), a film about El Mozote massacre that took place during El Salvador Civil War in 1981, in Suchitoto, El Salvador, December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas