By Our Reporter
WORLD
The U.S Army has announced that two its Navy Sailors have gone missing at Sea while conducting patrols off the Coast of Somalia.
According to a statement released by the U.S Central Command on 12th January, the two went missing on the evening of Thursday, 11th January, 2024.
The U.S central Command further says that that search and rescue operations were underway for the missing sailors
The Central Command however, declined to reveal the identities of the missing personnel saying, “For operational Security purposes, we will not release additional information until the personnel recovery operation is complete.”
It also says that out of respect for the families affected, they will not release further information on the missing personnel at this time.
The Sailors were Forward-Deployed to U.S 5 Fleet (CF5) area of operations supporting a wide variety of Missions.
The U.S. has an estimated 450 military personnel in Somalia after President Biden reversed his predecessor Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces.
The U.S. provides military assistance in the East African country as it continues to battle, what the U.S. has called, “the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.”
