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Erbil base: Italy pulls troops as Hungarians remain
Italy is preparing to bring home its remaining troops from its military base in Erbil, northern Iraq, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday, stressing that the drawdown had already been planned before a missile hit the facility.Continue reading
Some of the Italian soldiers deployed in Erbil, in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, will return to Italy due to deteriorating security conditions that no longer allow for safe training with the Peshmerga. Lieutenant Colonel Gianfranco Paglia, advisor to the Minister of Defense, told TgCom: "It's important to clarify, and above all, I don't want the message to be conveyed that Italian soldiers are fleeing or leaving out of fear. That's n…
Italy is preparing to withdraw its troops near Erbil, northern Iraq, following an attack against an Italian military base there, Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto said for the daily edition of Corriere della Sera.
The Italians would avoid further confrontation.
On the night of Wednesday 11 to Thursday 12 March, a drone crashed on an Italian army base in Erbil, Iraq. Although there were no casualties, this event seems to have prompted the Transalpine government to organize the evacuation of its forces from the area and perhaps other countries, such as Lebanon.
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