Two US service members missing after joint military exercises in Morocco
Key takeaways
- Two members of the US Armed Forces participating in the African Lion joint military exercises have been reported missing near the city of Tan Tan in southern Morocco, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Sunday.
- By: FRANCE 24 US soldiers take part in an exercise at the Colonel Thierno Ndiaye Tactical Training Center during the joint multinational exercise African Lion 2025 in Dodji on May 15, 2025.
- The service members are US army soldiers who went missing while on a hike, a US defence official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to speak publicly about the issue.
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Two members of the US Armed Forces participating in the African Lion joint military exercises have been reported missing near the city of Tan Tan in southern Morocco, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Sunday. A US defence official said the soldiers went missing while on a hike after the day's exercises had concluded.
By: FRANCE 24 US soldiers take part in an exercise at the Colonel Thierno Ndiaye Tactical Training Center during the joint multinational exercise African Lion 2025 in Dodji on May 15, 2025. © Seyllou, AFP Two US service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday.
The service members are US army soldiers who went missing while on a hike, a US defence official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to speak publicly about the issue.