politics
May 5, 2026
Two US soldiers missing in Morocco during African Lion drills
Two US Army personnel have been reported missing in Morocco during the African Lion 2026 military exercise, prompting search and rescue operations led by AFRICOM and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
TL;DR
- Two US Army service members disappeared near Tan-Tan, Morocco, during the African Lion multinational military exercise.
- Search and rescue operations have been launched by US Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.
- The personnel were last seen near the Cap Draa Training Area and are believed to have been swimming in the Oued Draa estuary.
- The African Lion exercise is a large annual US-led military drill in Africa involving thousands of personnel from multiple countries.
- This is not the first incident linked to African Lion, with two US Marines killed in a helicopter crash in 2012.
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