Siege of Nueva Concepción

Siege of Nueva Concepción
Siege of Nueva Concepción
Part of the Salvadoran gang crackdown
	A soldier stands guard in Nueva Concepción.
Date	Began 17 May 2023
Location	Nueva Concepción, El Salvador
Resulted in	50 arrests All 3 suspected killers captured; Capture of Fultón Locos Salvatruchos leaders;
Parties
Criminal gangs Mara Salvatrucha Fultón Locos Salvatruchos; ;	Salvadoran government Salvadoran Army; National Civil Police;
Lead figures
	Uncentralized leadership; Nayib Bukele; Mauricio Arriaza Chicas; René Merino Monroy;
Number
Unknown	5,000 soldiers; 500 police officers;
Casualties
Death(s)	1 police officer killed prior to operation
Arrested	50 alleged gang members, including the alleged original assassins and leaders of Fulton Locos Salvatruchos

The siege of Nueva Concepción (Spanish: Cerco de Nueva Concepción) was an operation by the military and police of El Salvador against Mara Salvatrucha members operating in the town of Nueva Concepción. It began on 17 May 2023, one day after a police officer was ambushed and murdered by alleged gang members; in response to the killing, the government deployed 5,500 soldiers and officers to the municipality and announced an operation to search for the perpetrators and other gang members. Despite initially meager results, police announced on 26 May that the operation had led to the capture of fifty gang members, including the supposed killers and various gang leaders.

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