03/12/15  |  Missions
UNIFIL: meeting with P5 ambassadors and mission contributing countries
Yesterday, Division General Luciano Portolano, head of UNIFIL mission and force commander, convened and presided over a new meeting with Beirut ...
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02/12/15  |  Missions
Italian contingent and Malta Order of Malta united for Kosovo
In recent days, the effective Italian contingent of Kosovo Force (KFOR) delivered three defibrillators to various sites of the Red Cross of Giakova / Dacovika, in the West ...
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30/11/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: the "Taurinense" increases cooperation with the Lebanese armed forces
In recent days, at the base of Shama, the meeting between the major states of the Sector West of UNIFIL, based on the Alpine Brigade Taurinense, and of the 5 ^ brigade of the ...
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27/11/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: the Italian contingent delivers hospital materials offered by donors from Novara to the Red Cross of Tire
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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24/11/15  |  Missions
UNIFIL: visit by the Spanish Defense Minister
The Spanish Minister of Defense, Pedro Morenés Eulate, today visited the Spanish blue helmets employed in the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in ...
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23/11/15  |  Missions
The Italian contingent continues to support schools in southern Lebanon
The commitment of the Italian contingent of UNIFIL on the Taurinense alpine brigade base in the schools of Southern Lebanon continues, through the finalization of two new initiatives ...
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22/11/15  |  Missions
Finished the multinational exercise "Silver Saber": Kosovo and the Balkans can count on NATO
The "Silver Saber" exercise, the most important exercise conducted annually by the NATO Force in Kosovo (Kosovo Force - KFOR) to assess the ...
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20/11/15  |  Missions
MIBIL and the Lebanese Special Forces: first ISR & TA course completed
As part of the activities of MIBIL (Italian Bilateral Military Mission in Lebanon, ed), it ended today, after two intense months of training at the ...
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13/11/15  |  Missions
Completed new training cycle for Kurdish military 150
The training activities for a total of one week included various activities such as the conduct of ...
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11/11/15  |  Missions
Afghanistan, NATO recognition as Italian military
General John F. Campbell, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, sent a letter of satisfaction ...
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11/11/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: military civil cooperation for the blue "Taurinense" helmets
The blue helmets of the Joint Task Force Lebanon based on the "Taurinense" alpine brigade have finished, at the ...
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11/11/15  |  Missions
KFOR: the Italian operating company engaged for over a month in the north of Kosovo
The Italian operating company under the command of 132 ° chariot regiment of Cordenons (PN), under the Multinational Battle Group ...
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09/11/15  |  Missions
Lebanon, UNIFIL runs the "Beirut Marathon"
"Peace, love, run" was the theme of the 13 ^ edition of the "Beirut Marathon" which ran yesterday among the streets of ...
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07/11/15  |  Missions
Iraq: Italian instructors complete the training of other 250 Peshmerga
The Italian military trainers, coordinated and directed by the multinational command KTCC (Kurdish Training Coordination ...
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04/11/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: rotation of the Combat Support Battalion
This morning took place the ceremony to take over the leadership of the Combat Support Battalion of Sector West, the ...
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30/10/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: UNIFIL Italian blue helmets rescue boy involved in car accident
An Italian patrol rescued and stabilized a Lebanese boy in serious condition hit by a pirate car ...
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30/10/15  |  Missions
The Defense participates in the XXXI expedition in Antarctica
A contingent of Italian military personnel is ready to take part in the XXXI Antarctic Summer Campaign ...
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27/10/15  |  Missions
Kosovo: the commitment of the Italian contingent in favor of local organizations
The Italian contingent of the Multinational Battle Group West of KFOR (Kosovo Force) carried out today, in the ...
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26/10/15  |  Missions
UNIFIL celebrates the 70 years of the United Nations
"The 70th anniversary is a great achievement for the United Nations and for all of us." These are the words of the general of ...
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23/10/15  |  Missions
Lebanon: "EOD DAY", bomb disposal day
Today, at the UNIFIL base located in the municipality of Dibil, the Finnish-Irish battalion, employed by ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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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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