Two Us Service Members Missing After Taking Part In Military Exercises In Morocco

A hunt is underway for 2 U.S. work members who went missing successful southwestern Morocco aft taking portion successful yearly multinational subject exercises successful nan country, nan United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday.

The U.S., Morocco and different countries participating successful nan African Lion workout person launched a hunt and rescue operation, AFRICOM said.

“The incident remains nether investigation and nan hunt is on-going,” it said successful a statement.

The incident happened connected May 2 adjacent nan Cap Draa Training Area adjacent Tan Tan, adjacent to nan Atlantic Ocean. The warfare games workout started successful April and runs crossed 4 countries, including Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. It is scheduled to extremity successful early May.

African Lion, which has been moving since 2004, is nan largest U.S. yearly associated subject workout connected nan continent and usually features high-ranking subject officials from nan U.S. and its apical African allies.

U.S. subject officials person said nan yearly multinational engagement serves arsenic a venue for strengthening location information practice and refining nan readiness of participating forces for world crises.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.