Medicines, basic necessities, blankets and a generator were donated to the Lebanese population. A great solidarity operation that brought together the Joint Forces Operational Command, the non-profit organization "Vivere per Amare-Live to Love", the MSC Foundation, blue helmets from the Italian contingent of UNIFIL and the Military Corps of the Order of Malta. Tire (Lebanon), 8 February 2024. Yes […]
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Advanced medical posts, refugee management, search and rescue at sea, combating cyber attacks and illicit trafficking: 14 training events scheduled until 28 May Advanced medical posts of the Italian Red Cross to help the wounded, activities aimed at combating smuggling, cyber operations, displaced persons management, refugee evacuation, checkpoints to deal with illicit trafficking [...]
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A collaboration that will allow the Defense High Command and the well-known Italian group, one of the world leaders in the food market, to supply and transport basic necessities to be allocated to the most disadvantaged populations present in the various areas of the world where the military are engaged Italians. The document was signed by the General of [...]
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Italy and Belgium taking turns at the Tactical Command of Operation AGENOR, military component of the European led Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz (EMASoH). At the end of the Command period that began on 6 July last year, the Rear Admiral of the Navy Stefano Costantino passed the baton to the peer of the Belgian Navy Renaud Flamant, who will hold the rotational guide [...]
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During a solemn ceremony, the honors were conferred on the flags of war and on the staff. The event was held inside the hangar of the 60 ° Stormo di Guidonia (Rm) and was chaired by the Chief of Staff of the AM, Air Squad General Luca Goretti, in the presence of numerous civil, military and religious. It took place [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) A long war is expected in Ukraine despite the Russian difficulties reported by the Western media. Yet Russia is increasingly present in the Middle East, Africa (Congo) South America (Venezuela in the lead) and the Balkans, but also in Iran and India not to mention China. Western sanctions, apparently, seem not to have [...]
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The resentments between Serbia and Kosovo have by no means subsided after so many years since the war of the 90s. Over the years there have been many moments of friction, but last night the situation became very tense when the Kosovo authorities closed two border crossings with Serbia due to blockades [...]
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The 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" of the Army "Pinerolo" Brigade will be used in the next Enhanced Vigilance Activity on the East side of the Alliance With the embarkation, from the port of Bari, of the first tactical and logistic vehicles, as well as of the materials logistics, the deployment of the Italian contingent has begun which will shortly be deployed in Bulgaria as part of the Battle Group eVA (Enhanced [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) The Italian ambassador to Niger, Emilia Gatto, on the occasion of the celebrations of 2 June, the Italian Republic Day was interviewed by the most important newspaper in the African country, La Nation. As happens in Italy, on the occasion of the events commemorating the referendum of June 2, 1946, the commitment is also highlighted abroad [...]
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At the beginning of May, the Task Group Air Sahel was set up as part of Misin, a bilateral support mission in the Republic of Niger. The Task Group, directly reporting to the Commander of MISIN, Air Brigade General, Davide Cipelletti, will allow the mission to expand its operational and logistical capabilities in the Sahel. The […]
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Changeover to the Command of the Air Task Force at the ceremony. General Figliuolo met the military personnel of the NATO mission of enhanced Vigilance Activity On May 5, at the Mihail Kogălniceanu airport in Constanta - Romania, the changeover to the command of the TFA "Black Storm" took place, engaged in the framework of the NATO mission of enhanced Vigilance Activity (eVA). The ceremony took place [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) Moscow has announced that for the first time in Ukraine it has used the Kinzhal, hypersonic ballistic missiles with nuclear or conventional capability that are launched by a modified Mig-31. It is one of the six "next generation" weapons cited by Putin in his speech on March 1, 2018. A demonstration to the world that hypersonic technology [...]
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According to Interfax reports, Moscow warns that it has used "another hypersonic missile against Ukrainian military targets". While 'The Kyiv independence' accuses the Russian military forces of having transferred "thousands of Ukrainian civilians" to "camps" where their cell phones and documents are "checked" and then "deported to remote cities of Russia". But on Telegram, the authorities [...]
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The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a Kinzhal hypersonic ballistic missile was used in a special operation in Ukraine. As reported by the spokesman of the Russian Defense Ministry, Brigadier General Igor Konashenkov, the operation took place yesterday and saw the use of "Kinzhal missiles" which "destroyed a large underground deposit with missiles [...]
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In the presence of the Commander of the Bilateral Support Mission in Niger (MISIN), Pilot Colonel of the Air Force Davide Cipelletti and the Nigerian military authorities, the final exercise and the ceremony for the conclusion of the combat techniques course in favor of the National Gendarmerie of the Republic of Niger. The news was reported on all [...]
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France and its European partners operating in Mali have announced the coordinated withdrawal from the country, where they are present with Operation Barkhane and the European special forces Takuba. "The political, operational and legal conditions are no longer satisfied" and the countries, according to a joint statement, have decided on "coordinated withdrawal" from the African country, while ensuring their "willingness to [...]
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France and its European partners operating in Mali have announced the coordinated withdrawal from the country, where they are present with Operation Barkhane and the European special forces Takuba. "The political, operational and legal conditions are no longer satisfied" and the countries, according to a joint statement, have decided "coordinated withdrawal" from the country [...]
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General Precious: "Africa, a bedrock of instability"
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In the Sahel, Italy looks to Niger as a strategic partner, a stable and resource-rich country that also offers excellent investment opportunities and profitable partnerships between private and public sectors, as long as it “arrives on time”. Thus the ambassador of Italy to Niamey, Emilia Gatto, presents the African country to Italian companies, in an interview with AGI. "Italy is among those [...]
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"France cannot maintain a military presence in Mali at all costs". This was said by the French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, during a radio interview. "What we want is to be able to continue the fight against terrorism because this is not the end of the fight, terrorism is also conquering the border states of Mali", [...]
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(by Andrea Pinto) In the middle of the Mediterranean on November 21st our Armed Forces participated in an important and exclusive exercise, reserved only for those who are now able to integrate their capabilities, thanks to modern weapon systems and fully interoperable. The aircraft carrier of the British Navy Queen Elizabeth and the [...]
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The Gao Advanced Operations Base in Mali was hit by mortar fire from forces hostile to the French-led international coalition, which operates in the Sahel as part of Operation Barkhane. , there are no Italian injuries and the staff are safe. The soldiers of [...]
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Our country is present in Africa with the "Bilateral Support Mission in the Republic of Niger - MISIN" (with the geographical area of intervention also extended to Mauritania, Nigeria and Benin) in order to increase the capacity to combat the phenomenon of illegal trafficking and security threats, as part of a joint European and US effort [...]
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Defense training course organized by the Operational Command of Vertice Interforze and by the National Commission for the Diffusion of the DIU The 8th Course in International Humanitarian Law for the training of International Operators, pursuant to art. 12 of Additional Protocol I [...]
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Last night the first flight of the Air Force departed from Kabul, thus starting the evacuation plan developed by the Defense in the context of the operation called “Aquila Omnia”. "That party is the first of the flights that will continue to take off from Kabul in the coming days for the repatriation of our compatriots and Afghan collaborators". It [...]
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Today 15 August 2021, on a day of celebration and rest for the Italians, our soldiers of the COVI (Operational Command of Vertice Interforze), appropriately supported by elements of the Army, will reach the Afghan capital aboard a KC767 of the Air Force and will have the task of directing and coordinating the return to the homeland of [...]
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