Two U.S Navy sailors had been reported lacking whereas conducting operations Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the U.S. Central Command mentioned.
Search and rescue operations are presently ongoing, the statement said.
Officers mentioned that the 2 sailors had been reported lacking on Thursday night.
The transient assertion gave no further details about what the pair had been doing after they went lacking.
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A airplane comes into land over a secured seashore space close to the runway of Aden Adde Worldwide Airport at solar set on September 4, 2022 in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Ed Ram/Getty Photos))
CENTCOM mentioned that the sailors had been forward-deployed to the U.S. fifth Fleet (C5F) space of operations and supported a “extensive variety of missions.”
“Out of respect for the families affected, we will not release further information at this time,” the assertion mentioned.
Al-Shabab fighters conduct army train in northern Mogadishu’s Suqaholaha neighborhood, Somalia, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Picture/ Farah Abdi Warsameh, file)
The U.S. has an estimated 450 army personnel in Somalia after President Biden reversed his predecessor Donald Trump’s determination to withdraw U.S. forces.
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The U.S. gives army help within the East African nation because it continues to battle, what the U.S. has known as, “the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.”
(L-R) President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum, U.S. Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrive for the Peace, Safety, and Governance Discussion board through the U.S. – Africa Leaders Summit on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)
In 2022, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared “total war” on the hundreds of al-Shabab extremists who for greater than a decade have managed components of the nation and carried out devastating assaults whereas exploiting clan divisions and extorting thousands and thousands of {dollars} a yr of their quest to impose an Islamic state.
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The U.S. helps Somali forces and a multinational African Union drive with drone strikes, intelligence and coaching.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
