Editing Italian Armed Forces (section)

==International stance==
[[File:Sassari Brigade on patrol, Afghanistan.jpg|thumb|Italian soldiers of the [[Mechanized Brigade "Sassari"]] in Afghanistan in 2012]]

Italy has joined in many [[United Nations|UN]], [[NATO]] and [[EU]] operations as well as with assistance to [[Russia]] and the other [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] nations, [[Middle East]] peace process, [[peacekeeping]], and combating the [[illegal drug trade]], [[human trafficking]], piracy and terrorism.

Italy did take part in the 1982 [[Multinational Force in Lebanon]] along with US, French and British troops. Italy also participated in the 1990–91 [[Gulf War]], with the deployment of eight Panavia Tornado IDS bomber jets; Italian Army troops were subsequently deployed to assist [[Kurdish people|Kurdish]] refugees in northern [[Iraq]] following the conflict.

As part of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], Italy contributed to the international operation in [[Afghanistan]]. Italian forces have contributed to [[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]], the NATO force in [[Afghanistan]], and to the [[Provincial reconstruction team]]. Italy has sent 3,800 troops, including one infantry company from the [[2 Alpini Regiment|2nd Alpini Regiment]] tasked to protect the ISAF HQ, one engineer company, one NBC platoon, one logistic unit, as well as liaison and staff elements integrated into the operation [[command hierarchy|chain of command]]. Italian forces also command a multinational engineer task force and have deployed a platoon of Carabinieri [[military police]].

The Italian Army did not take part in combat operations of the 2003 [[Iraq War]], dispatching troops only when major combat operations were declared over by the [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Subsequently, Italian troops arrived in the late summer of 2003, and began patrolling [[Nasiriyah]] and the surrounding area. Italian participation in the military operations in Iraq was concluded by the end of 2006, with full withdrawal of Italian military personnel except for a small group of about 30 soldiers engaged in providing security for the Italian embassy in [[Baghdad]]. Italy played a major role in the 2004–2011 [[NATO Training Mission – Iraq|NATO Training Mission]] to assist in the development of Iraqi security forces training structures and institutions.

===Current Operations===
[[File:Italian Armed Forces operations.png|thumb|450px|Operations of the Italian Armed Forces highlighted on a map of [[Afro-Eurasia]]]]
[[File:Pattugliamento strada.jpg|thumb|right|[[Alpini]] Sappers of the [[32nd Alpine Engineer Regiment]] in Afghanistan]]
[[File:MSU Mitrovica Manbox - Ibar Bridge summer 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Kosovo Force|KFOR]]-[[Multinational Specialized Unit|MSU]] Carabinieri in front of the [[New Bridge, Mitrovica|Ibar Bridge]], in [[Kosovska Mitrovica|Mitrovica]], [[Kosovo]]. (2019).]]
Since the second [[post-war]] the Italian armed force has become more and more engaged in international peace support operations, mainly under the auspices of the United Nations and European Union. The Italian armed forces are currently participating in 17 missions.<ref name="Budget2014"/>

*{{UNO}}
**[[United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan|UNMOGIP]], since 1951 ([[India]] and [[Pakistan]])
**[[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization|UNTSO]], since 1958 ([[Israel]], [[Egypt]], [[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]])
**[[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon|UNIFIL]], since 1978 ([[Lebanon]])
**[[United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara|MINURSO]], since 1991 ([[Western Sahara]])
**[[United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus|UNFICYP]], since 2005 ([[Cyprus]])
*{{EU}}
**[[EUFOR Althea]], since 2004 ([[Bosnia and Herzegovina]])
**[[European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah|EUBAM Rafah]], since 2005 ([[Gaza–Egypt border]])
**[[Operation Atalanta|EUNAVFOR Atalanta]], since 2008 ([[Gulf of Aden]])
**[[EUMM Georgia]], since 2008 ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[South Ossetia]] and [[Abkhazia]])
**[[European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo|EULEX Kosovo]], since 2008 ([[Kosovo]])
**[[EUTM Somalia]], since 2010 ([[Somalia]])
**[[EUCAP Nestor]], since 2012 ([[Indian Ocean]])
**[[EUBAM Libya]], since 2013 ([[Libya]])
*{{flag|NATO}}
**[[Kosovo Force|KFOR]], since 1999 ([[Kosovo]])
**[[Operation Sea Guardian]], since 2016 ([[Mediterranean Sea]])
*Multilateral missions
**[[Operation Cyrene]], since 2011 ([[Libya]])
**[[MIADIT Somalia]], since 2013 (Somalia and [[Djibouti]])

=== Past Operations ===
The Italian armed forces participated in 10 operations since the second [[post-war]].

*{{UNO}}
**[[United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali|MINUSMA]], 2013 - 2023 ([[Mali]])
*{{EU}}
**[[EUPOL Afghanistan]], 2007 - 2016 ([[Afghanistan]])
**[[EUCAP Sahel Niger]], 2012 - 2024 ([[Niger]])
**[[EUTM Mali]], 2013 - 2024 ([[Mali]])
**[[EUFOR RCA]], 2014 - 2015 ([[Central African Republic]])
*{{flag|NATO}}
**[[International Security Assistance Force|ISAF]], 2001 - 2021 ([[Afghanistan]])
**[[Operation Active Endeavour]], 2001 - 2016 ([[Mediterranean Sea]])
**[[Operation Ocean Shield]], 2009 - 2016 ([[Gulf of Aden]])
*Multilateral missions
**[[Temporary International Presence in Hebron|TIPH-2]], 1997 - 2019 ([[West Bank]])
**[[MIADIT Palestine]], 2014 - 2023 ([[West Bank]])