2 US service members missing in Morocco after multinational military exercise, search underway

Two U.S. work members are missing successful southwestern Morocco pursuing an yearly multinational subject exercise, sparking an ongoing search-and-rescue effort by U.S. and allied forces, officials said Sunday.

The incidental happened connected May 2 astatine the Cap Draa Training Area adjacent Tan Tan, a Moroccan metropolis astir 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.

"The incidental remains nether probe and the hunt is on-going," it said successful a statement, adding that the rescue cognition includes ground, aerial and maritime assets.

Fox News Digital reached retired to AFRICOM for much details but did not instantly perceive back.

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U.S. and Moroccan subject forces enactment successful the 20th variation of the African Lion subject workout successful Tantan, southbound of Agadir, Morocco, connected May 31, 2024. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP)

The warfare games exercise, known arsenic African Lion, started successful April and runs crossed 4 countries, including Tunisia, Ghana and Senegal. It is scheduled to extremity successful aboriginal May.

African Lion is the U.S. military’s largest yearly workout successful Africa, bringing unneurotic elder commanders from the United States and cardinal determination allies. It was primitively launched successful 2004.

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U.S. officials accidental the multinational drills are designed to fortify information partnerships and sharpen unit readiness for imaginable planetary crises.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.