The ALPINE - Article
Monday, January 29, 2007
are about 9,500 of our military, representative of all our armed forces in peacekeeping missions around the world: from mere observers of the United Nations departments in real set-insurgency, as was the case for forces deployed in Iraq and now in Afghanistan. They are, most peacekeeping operations, or security (or maintenance) of the peace for which our country has a tradition of fifty years.
remember the first issue as tragic mission under the aegis of the UN in November 1961 in Congo, ravaged by the Civil War and thirteen Italian airmen with two C-119 landed at the airport of Kindu with humanitarian aid, captured and killed by Congolese soldiers. Latest victims, in order of time, the five mountain in Afghanistan with the 2nd Regiment, victims of attacks. Italy has paid a heavy price for peace in the various theaters of war.
Today it is particularly in the front row in Afghanistan and Lebanon. But in many other countries there are our soldiers whose duties range from protecting our embassy military assistance, particularly with regard to the training of police forces. There are Italian soldiers in 16 countries. The mission in Lebanon is the most recent was decided by the United Nations and includes a multinational force should ensure that the cease fire against Israel by Hizbollah.
The Italian contingent comprises 2,450 men under General Paul Gerometta. The task force is composed on the basis of the Italian Cavalry Brigade "Friuli Pozzuolo" with aggregates and specialized logistics departments (engineering, broadcasting, aviation and the Army of the Carabinieri military police). Is deployed to Herat in Afghanistan the 7th Alpini Regiment with the support units of the 5th and 6th alpine and alpine paratroopers of the "Monte Cervino". Here is the map showing the countries where there are detailed and the Italian soldiers in Afghanistan, where there are also alpine our departments.
The main missions around the world: 1 Afghanistan (Enduring Freedom, ISAF, Rac, Prt-FSB) • 2 Albania (NATO Hq. Tirana, Die) 3 • Balkans (EUMM) • 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUPM, NATO HQ Sarajevo ) • 5 Congo (EUPOL Kinshasa) • 6 Egypt (MFO) • 7 Macedonia (FYROM NATO Hq. Skopje, EUPAT) • 8 India-Pakistan (UNMOGIP) • 9 Kosovo (KFOR, UNMIK) • 10 Republic of Cyprus (UNFICYP) • 11 Lebanon (UNIFIL operation "Leon") • 12 Morocco (MINURSO) • 13 Eastern Mediterranean (Operation Active Endeavour naval forces and permanent NATO) • 14 Middle East (UNTSO) • 15 Palestine-Egypt (EU BAM Rafah) • 16 Sudan (AMIS II, UNMIS) • 17 Malta (Miccd) • 18 Iraq (NATO training mission).
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