Police and military operation in the urban area of the Salvadoran capital

SAN SALVADOR , EL SALVADOR - DECEMBER 27: Members of the Salvadoran army patrol streets and homes during an Anti-Gang Operation in the "Tutunichapa" community, in the urban area of the capital, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on December 27, 2022. The Salvadoran government ordered as part of its security policy of the "Territorial Control Plan" the closure of communities in Soyapango and the urban area of the capital, as phase five of the policy. So far, more than 9,500 police and military officers occupy the most densely populated city in the country with operations and checkpoints that have left dozens of gang members captured, according to the president, Nayib Bukele. (Photo by Alex Pena/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)