Italian involvement in the Iraq War
Operation Ancient Babylon (Italian: Operazione Antica Babilonia) was the code name given to the deployment of Italian forces during the Iraq War. Their mission lasted from 15 July 2003 to 1 December 2006. The troops were located in and around Nasiriyah.
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Italian Army personnel depart Tallil Air Base, Iraq for an early morning convoy escort duty on 28 April 2005 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Mahdi Army Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad |
Italy Romania Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Muqtada al-Sadr l Aws al-Khafaji Abu Musab al-Zarqawi |
Gian Marco Chiarini Nicolae Ciucă | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Mahdi Army Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad |
132nd Armored Brigade 26th Infantry Battalion | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| over 10,000 | 3,200 Italian soldiers, a Romanian battalion, units of the Portuguese military police | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| unknown, but high |
36 Italian casualties 1 Romanian casualty | ||||||
Italy lost 36 soldiers during the mission, half of them in the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing against the Carabinieri Multinational Specialized Unit base. Italian forces were assisted by Portuguese and Romanian troops.
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