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IDF participating in US-led ‘African Lion’ military drills in Morocco
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The Israeli military is participating in a major American-led military drill in Morocco and nearby African nations.
The US Africa Command says its joint annual drill with Morocco — dubbed “African Lion” — involves some 10,000 servicemembers from over 40 countries, and is running between April 14 through May 23.
Israeli troops are only participating in the drill in Morocco, though parts of the exercise are also held in Ghana, Senegal, and Tunisia, the latter of which does not have any diplomatic ties with Israel.
It is not the first time that the IDF is taking part in the African Lion drill.
Last week, during the exercise, two soldiers of the military’s parachuting school were moderately wounded in a car crash, the IDF says.
The IDF does not confirm which other units are taking part, but a photo circulated online yesterday shows that members of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit were at the drill.
لسنا في وارد التدخل في شؤون المملكة المغربية أو قراراتها السيادية — فهذا حقها الأصيل، ولا جدال فيه.
لكن هنا، ينفجر القلب قهرًا، وتصرخ الروح وجعًا.
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