Search underway for two US soldiers who disappeared during war games in Morocco

The soliders went missing during the war games exercise (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A rescue operation is underway for two US service personnel who went missing during military exercises in Morocco.

The two soldiers disappeared in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises, the United States Africa Command (Africom) said Sunday.

The US, Morocco and other countries involved in the war games have launched a search and rescue operation to track down the soldiers.

They went missing on May 2 near the Cap Draa training area near Tan Tan, close to the Atlantic Ocean.