[IsraelTimes] Two US service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, says the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).
The US, Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation, AFRICOM says.
“The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” it says in a statement.
The incident happened yesterday near the Cap Draa Training Area near Tan Tan, close to the Atlantic Ocean. The war games exercise started in April and runs across four countries, including Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. It is scheduled to end in early May.
African Lion, which has been running since 2004, is the largest US annual joint military exercise on the continent and usually features high-ranking military officials from the US and its top African allies. |