The United States military has reported that two service members participating in a multinational military exercise in Morocco have gone missing.

In a statement on Sunday, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the two soldiers disappeared on Saturday near the Cap Draa Training Area close to the city of Tan Tan in the country's southwest.

“The incident remains under investigation and the search is on-going,” the statement added.

AFRICOM said the US, Morocco, and other countries taking part in the annual African Lion exercise have launched search and rescue operations involving ground, air, and maritime assets.

African Lion is the largest annual joint military exercise the US participates in on the African continent. It is hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, and its stated aim is to strengthen “interoperability among participants and build readiness to respond to crises and contingencies in Africa and around the world”.

Source: www.aljazeera.com