WASHINGTON \u2014 Two U.S. service members participating in the \u200bAfrican Lion joint military exercises were reported missing near the city of Tan \u200cTan in southern Morocco, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and \u2060the Moroccan Royal Armed \u200bForces said on \u2060Sunday.<\/p>\n
U.S., Moroccan, and other partner forces have \u200claunched coordinated search-and-rescue \u200coperations, including ground, air, and maritime assets, \u2060to find the \u2060service members who went missing near the training site of Cap Draa, the two militaries said in separate statements.<\/p>\n
The Moroccan army said the service members went missing \u200cnear a cliff.<\/p>\n
The incident remains \u200bunder investigation and the search is ongoing, they added.<\/p>\n
African Lion is the U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise, aimed at improving interoperability among U.S. forces, NATO Allies and African partner nations.<\/p>\n
This year’s edition runs \u200bfrom April 27 to May 8 \u200cacross the four \u200cnations \u2060of Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.<\/p>\n
The largest part of the drills takes place in Morocco, involving approximately 5,000 personnel from over 40 \u200ccountries, according to \u200bAFRICOM.<\/p>\n
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