El Salvador deploys anti-gang force to rural areas

A special forces soldier of the the El Salvador army stands at attention during a presentation to the press, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, April, 20, 2016. The government of El Salvador is deploying a force of 1,000 soldiers and police to fight gangs in rural areas. The force will operate with helicopters, night-vision devices and machine guns and it will go after an estimated 100 leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (The Associated Press)

El Salvador army special forces try on their night vision goggles during a presentation to the press as part of a new stepped-up phase in the government's fight against gangs in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, April, 20, 2016. The government of El Salvador is deploying a force of 1,000 soldiers and police to fight gangs in rural areas. The force will operate with helicopters, night-vision devices and machine guns and it will go after an estimated 100 leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (The Associated Press)

El Salvador army special forces march during a presentation to the press as part of a new stepped-up phase in the government's fight against gangs in San Salvador, El Salvador, Wednesday, April, 20, 2016. The government of El Salvador is deploying a force of 1,000 soldiers and police to fight gangs in rural areas. The force will operate with helicopters, night-vision devices and machine guns and it will go after an estimated 100 leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez) (The Associated Press)