EL SALVADOR IS ELIMINATING THUGS IN THE MOST EXTREME WAYS…

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EL SALVADOR IS ELIMINATING THUGS IN THE MOST EXTREME WAYS…
El Salvador, a small Central American country, with a large population of 6 million, has a long history of big problems with violence and powerful criminal gangs. The troubles began during a 12-year civil war in the 1980s, which led to the deaths of over 75,000 people and displaced around 1 million. The instability created by the war allowed street gangs like MS-13 and Barrio 18 to take control of neighborhoods, ruling through fear and intimidation.
By the 2010s, El Salvador had become one of the most dangerous countries in the world, with shockingly high murder rates. Young people and migrants were especially at risk of gang violence, extortion, and forced recruitment. Families lived in constant fear, unable to escape the gangs' grip on their communities. However, in 2022, the country started taking extreme measures to shed its unwanted title as the murder capital of the world.