Two US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Daniel Bendjy/Getty Images View image in fullscreen US army soldier in universal camouflage uniform.
- The US, Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation, Africom said.
- “The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” it said in a statement.
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US army soldier in universal camouflage uniform. Photograph: Daniel Bendjy/Getty Images View image in fullscreen US army soldier in universal camouflage uniform. Photograph: Daniel Bendjy/Getty Images US military Two US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco Search and rescue operation launched after service members reported missing near south-western city of Tan Tan
Prefer the Guardian on Google Two US service members are missing in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (Africom) said Sunday.
The US, Morocco and other countries participating in the African Lion exercise have launched a search and rescue operation, Africom said.