23/12/2014 - The Chief of Staff of the Army General Claudio Graziano attended yesterday morning, at Interoperable Summit Operations Command, to the traditional video conference for the exchange of Christmas greetings with all the operating theaters in which the Italian military are operating.
22/12/2014 - Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti went to Afghanistan where he met President Ashraf Ghani and the head of government Abdullah Abdullah and then visited the Italian contingent in Kabul and Herat.
20/12/2014 - The blue helmets of the Joint Task Force Lebanon - Sector West (JTF-L SW) of Unifil, based on the Pinerolo brigade, have in recent days, in the south of Lebanon, the multinational exercise called "RITEX" (Reserve Integration Training Exercise).
19/12/2014 - In recent days, in Shama, at the base of the command of the Italian contingent, the commander of the western sector of Unifil and of the Italian contingent general of brigade Stefano Del Col, attended the inauguration ceremony of the craft exhibition of women's associations in southern Lebanon
18/12/2014 - Last Tuesday, in Al Bateen (United Arab Emirates), the handover ceremony of Task Force Air took place between Colonel Antonio Maria Iannone, outgoing commander, and Colonel Stefano Tessaro, incoming commander.
18 / 12 / 2014 - Today, a series of visits concluded that saw General Portolano, head of mission and commander of the UNIFIL force, meet the main religious authorities in Lebanon.
17/12/2014 - The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, Monsignor Gabriele Giordano Caccia, visited the "Millevoi" base in Shama (Lebanon), seat of Joint Task Force Lebanon - Sector West and of the Italian contingent of Unifil, currently based on the "Pinerolo" brigade base, where he celebrated the Sunday religious function.
17/12/2014 - General Portolano, chief mission and commander of the Unifil force, was received yesterday by the deputy prime minister and defense minister, Samir Moqbel. The discussion focused on the situation in the area of responsibility of Unifil and on the issues relating to the achievement of the permanent cessation of hostilities, established by the UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
16/12/2014 - On Sunday, the coordination and rescue center of the Maltese armed forces requested the intervention of an HH-212 helicopter of the Italian mission to rescue two climbers injured on a rocky wall near the town of Zurrieq, on the south coast of Malta.
14/12/2014 - In recent days the commander of the West Sector of Unifil, Brigadier General Stefano Del Col, and the first secretary of the Italian Embassy, Mrs. Palma D'Ambrosio, have started the work for the reconstruction of the entrance square to the Shama Castle.
10/12/2014 - BELUBATT's farewell ceremony took place today (Belgium - Luxembourg Battalion) to the Unifil mission, a withdrawal that will be completed within the next 22 December.
10/12/2014 - The rotation ceremony of the Multinational Battle Group West (MNBG-W) between the "Lancieri di Montebello" and the 5th was held yesterday morning at the "Villaggio Italia" base in Belo Polje, headquarters of the Italian contingent in Kosovo. Alpine regiment.
10/12/2014 - In recent days, the Italian contingent of UNIFIL based on the "Pinerolo" brigade has completed and inaugurated a solar-powered public lighting project in the Lebanese village of Al Jibbayn. In particular, thirty street lamps powered by solar panels have been installed to improve road traffic and the safety of the inhabitants.
07/12/2014 - Yesterday, in Decane, the inauguration of a rural road, reconditioned and made safe by the forces of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in favor of the local population, thanks to the work begun following a joint agreement between the mayor of the aforementioned Albanian ethnic group and the abbot of the religious community of the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Visoki Decani.
06/12/2014 - Four months after his inauguration under the command of Unifil, General Luciano Portolano, head of mission and force commander of the Mission, presided over, in the last days, his first official meeting with the ambassadors of the five permanent member nations of the UN Security Council and the 38 Contributing Countries.
05/12/2014 - The commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR), Major General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, yesterday met with some political and military authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The visit is one of the planned activities of the commander of the NATO mission in Kosovo, as established by the Military Technical Agrimeent (MTA), also known as Kumanovo Agreement.
03/12/2014 - Lebanon: the Italian blue helmets in collaboration with the Uisp (Italian Union of Sports for All), and the Italian Cooperation, UNRWA (United Nations Agency for the Relief and Occupation of Palestinian Refugees) have allowed 1.500 children Lebanese, Palestinians and Syrians to participate in a foot race called "Vivicittà" in the oldest city in southern Lebanon.
02/12/2014 - Yesterday in the early afternoon, an Air Force Predator B landed on the runway of Herat airport, after having conducted the last operational mission lasting 5 hours and 35 minutes in favor of the Afghan security forces and the contingent ofInternational Security Assistant Force (ISAF).
02/12/2014 - The commander of the multinational force in Kosovo, Major General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo met with the "NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security", His Excellency Marriet Schuurman.
01/12/2014 - In recent days, in the presence of a representation of soldiers from the nine countries operating in the sector of competence of UNIFIL led by the "Pinerolo" SW brigade (West Sector), the ceremony of raising the flag of the Armenian state be part of the contributing countries of the UN multinational force.