Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, head of the United States Africa Command, center, arrives alongside General Belkhir el-Farouk, Right, Moroccan Southern Zone Commander, to his right, to watch a large scale drill as part of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, Friday, June 18, 2021. The U.S.-led African Lion war games, which lasted nearly two weeks, stretched across Morocco, a key U.S, ally, with smaller exercises held in Tunisia and in Senegal, whose troops ultimately moved to Morocco. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
The Hill: US-led war games in Africa wrap up after two weeks of exercises
A military exercise involving more than 7,000 U.S., African and NATO troops wrapped up on Friday in northern Africa.
Known as the African Lion war games, the two-week drill — the continent’s largest — took place in Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal and involved participants from nine nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Italy and the Netherlands.
The drills usually take place annually but were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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