22/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: visit of President Renzi to the Italian soldiers of the UNIFIL mission
In the late morning of today the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrived, accompanied by the Defense Chief of Staff, General Claudio Graziano, at the base "...
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21/12/15 | Missions
The Irish Prime Minister visits South Lebanon
The Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny, arrived this morning at the United Nations base of At-Tiri, where he was received by division general Luciano Portolano ...
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19/12/15 | Missions
Kosovo: the Italian Defense Chief of Staff visiting the national contingent
The Italian Defense Chief of Staff, General Claudio Graziano, has gone into view of the Italian contingent operating in Kosovo as part of the multinational force ...
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18/12/15 | Missions
The Maronite patriarch receives General Portolano
"UNIFIL is a message of hope". In these words of the Maronite patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, the meaning of the meeting with the major general Luciano Portolano, chief ...
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17/12/15 | Missions
Somalia: The Italian contingent completes two courses at the central prison in Mogadishu
In recent days, the Italian soldiers engaged in the mission of the European Union Training Mission Somalia (EUTM Somalia) have concluded two courses for the personnel of the ...
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16/12/15 | Missions
Unifil: Blue Line demarcation works continue
“A further step forward was taken today towards the definitive stabilization of the area”. These are the words of Major General Luciano Portolano, head of mission and ...
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16/12/15 | Missions
Iraq: 450 Italian soldiers to protect the Italian company that will restructure the Mosul dam
The assignment to an Italian company of the restoration works of the Mosul dam - without which the structure would risk collapsing, creating enormous humanitarian damage and ...
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16/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: the Italian contingent distributes health equipment to the southern clinics through the Al Sadr foundation
ITALBATT, the maneuvering unit of the Italian UNIFIL contingent, currently based on the "Nizza Cavalleria" (1 ') regiment of Bellinzago Novarese, has finalized the donation of ...
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15/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: 16 greeting containers
The Italian contingent set up in the base "Millevoi" of Shama, headquarters of the command of the Sector West of Unifil, the ...
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14/12/15 | Missions
NRDC-ITA - BLS-D course for instructors for lifesaving maneuvers concluded
The BLS-D Instructor (Basic Life Support-Defibrillation) course was held between 9 and 11 December ...
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14/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: cycle of joint exercises for the Taurinense
Sector West, based on the Taurinense Alpine Brigade, has concluded a series of joint exercises aimed at maintaining ...
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11/12/15 | Missions
Kosovo: The 4 wagon regiment of Persano (SA) takes command of the Multinational Battle Group West
This afternoon, at the base "Villaggio Italia", the 4 ° wagon regiment of Persano (SA) gave the change to the 132 ° ...
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11/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: donations from the Italian contingent
In recent days, the Italian contingent has completed the donation of eye and health materials to ...
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10/12/15 | Missions
The carabinieri and the army artillery team conclude training of the Kurdish security forces
The police of the military police of the Italian contingent of Erbil, for three weeks have trained about ...
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10/12/15 | Missions
The Italian blue helmets support the archaeological heritage of southern Lebanon
The Italian blue helmets of the UNIFIL mission have completed a project of Military Civil Cooperation (CIMIC), thanks ...
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09/12/15 | Missions
Iraq: 1st "Law & Order" course ends
Last Monday the carabinieri engaged in Iraq as part of the International anti-Daesh Coalition, in ...
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07/12/15 | Missions
Afghanistan: a women's football match to reflect on women's rights
"A women's football match is already a nice goal for Afghan women! Sport has always united people but today ...
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07/12/15 | Missions
Afghanistan: The Resolute Support commander visits the Italian military contingent
In recent days, the commander of the Resolute Support (RS) mission, General John F. Campbell, visited the ...
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07/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: The Italian contingent illuminates two villages in the south
In recent days, the Italian contingent, based on the Alpine Brigade Taurinense engaged in the UNIFIL mission, has ...
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04/12/15 | Missions
Lebanon: S. Barbara in memory of his colleagues, Gigli and De Cillis
For the celebrations of Santa Barbara, patroness of the artillery and genius, today the Italian soldiers effective at ...
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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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