Christmas “operational” on a mission abroad for almost 7 thousand Italian soldiers

It will be an operational Christmas abroad for almost 7,000 Italian soldiers, engaged in 33 international missions in 20 countries. The largest contingent remains that of Unifil and Mibil operations in Lebanon, with 1,216 soldiers currently employed. Between Iraq and Kuwait (Operation Prima Parthica ‘), another 1,100 Italian soldiers are at work, in addition to the 754 involved in the Mare Safe operation, the 628 in the Kfor operation in Kosovo and the 400 engaged in the assistance and support operation. Miasit in Libya, to name the largest contingents. The commitment of Italian soldiers is expressed in different continents and is also realized in the most remote areas of the planet: 10, for example, are the soldiers involved in PNRA, the National Research Program in Antarctica. To the figures relating to the employment of military personnel abroad must be added the 7,803 soldiers of the Safe Roads operation on the national territory, engaged in surveillance services to sensitive sites and targets, as well as in patrol and patrol activities together with the police. .