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Two US service members reported missing in Morocco, officials say
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- Grace Eliza Goodwin Universal Images Group via Getty Images.
- The missing Americans were participating in African Lion 2026, an annual joint exercise designed to strengthen operations between US forces, Nato allies, and African nations.
- They were reported missing on Saturday near the Cap Draa Training Area, which is near the city of Tan Tan in Morocco, Africom said.
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Grace Eliza Goodwin Universal Images Group via Getty Images. The surroundings of Tan Tan, Morocco, which is near where the Americans went missing Two US service members have gone missing during military exercises in Morocco, the US African Command (Africom) said on Sunday.
The missing Americans were participating in African Lion 2026, an annual joint exercise designed to strengthen operations between US forces, Nato allies, and African nations.
They were reported missing on Saturday near the Cap Draa Training Area, which is near the city of Tan Tan in Morocco, Africom said.
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