The United States African Command reports that two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco.
LAGOS, Nigeria — Two U.S. 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 U.S., 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 ongoing,” it said in a statement.
The incident happened on May 2 near
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