Morocco and the US ended the 2021 African Lion drills on June 17 with tactical exercises using live ammunition to improve interoperability of the participating armies near Tan Tan. The last segment of the African Lion drills focused on honing the combat preparedness and responsiveness of Moroccan and US artilleries. A key part of the […]
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Moroccan-US military cooperation is limitless, opportunities rich – US senior officer
Military cooperation between Morocco and the United States is “limitless” and boasts enormous opportunities for the future, said on Thursday Major General Andrew M. Rohling, Commander of the US Army’s Southern European Task Force Africa and Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The senior American official, who was speaking at a […]
Morocco, a key Player for Peace & Security in Maghreb, Africa (US General)
Morocco is a key player for peace and security both in the Maghreb and in Africa, said Major General Michael J. Turley of the Utah National Guard. In an exclusive interview with M24, the 24-hour news TV channel of the Moroccan News Agency (MAP), General Turley said that Morocco and its Royal Armed Forces are […]
US-Morocco military drills in Sahara, a blow to Algerian-sponsored propaganda
International troops taking part in the African Lion exercise in Mahbes in the Moroccan Sahara as well as the international media attended live rocket firing and paratroop deployment in an area that the Polisario claimed to have targeted in yet a new blatant lie. About 40 kilometers away from the rear base of the separatist […]
US-Moroccan African Lion 2021 drills kick off in Agadir
At the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-American African Lion 2021 drills kicked off this Monday in Agadir. The military maneuvers will continue until Friday June 18, 2021 in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir […]



