On the 25 April 2018 Day, Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-'Abadi visited the Mosul Dam. The Prime Minister, landed at the base of Mosul Dam, was welcomed by the commander of the Task Force "Praesidium", Colonel Maurizio Settesoldi, the commander of the Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) operating in the Mosul Dam area and by personnel from the Ministry of Iraqi water resources.
Afterwards, the high authority visited the dam's shipyard, watched by the Italian Army, during which it talked with the leaders of the Iraqi water ministry, the TrevI company and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and has had the opportunity to examine the progress of the rehabilitation works in progress. Subsequently, the Prime Minister al-'Abadi went to the offices of the Iraqi water ministry where he was welcomed by a schoolchildren of children and adolescents from primary and secondary schools who insist in the village of Mosul Dam.
I Dimonios of the 151st "Sassari" Infantry Regiment of the "Praesidium" Task Force on a mission to Iraq - in close coordination with the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service and the Iraqi National Security Service - guaranteed the safety device throughout the course of the visit. ended with the takeoff of Prime Minister al-'Abadi from the Mosul Dam base that same afternoon.
In the mission in Iraq, the "Praesidium" Task Force - based on 151 ° Infantry Regiment "Sassari", as part of the "Inherent Resolve" operation - is the Task Force responsible for protecting the Mosul Dam in coordination with the forces of local security, such as Counter Terrorism Service, National Security Service and Iraqi Police. In addition to ensuring the defense of the dam, a site of strategic interest for Iraq, the Italian Army military guarantees the security of military and civilian personnel of USACE and the employees of the Trevi company engaged in the work of rehabilitation of the infrastructure to avert the risk of an environmental catastrophe.
