The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian troops use winter to bolster Afghan army against Taliban The target is behind a slope, the advance is unprotected: crawl, fire! Italian instructors in western Afghanistan have been using the relatively quiet winter to bolster Afghan troops against the Taliban. https://www.thelocal.it/20170326/italian-troops-use-quiet-winter-to-bolster-afghan-troops-against-the-taliban Sun, 26 Mar 2017 12:23:27 +0200 italian-troops-use-quiet-winter-to-bolster-afghan-troops-against-the-taliban Italy will not send troops to Libya to protect UN structures Italy will not send troops to protect UN structures in conflict-hit Libya, according to reports in the Italian media on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/no-italian-troops-to-protect-un-in-libya Mon, 16 May 2016 11:35:53 +0200 no-italian-troops-to-protect-un-in-libya Italy denies offer to send hundreds of troops to Libya Italy’s Ministry of Defence has denied a report that the country has offered to send between 600 and 900 soldiers to Libya. https://www.thelocal.it/20160426/italy-denies-offer-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-libya Tue, 26 Apr 2016 14:36:53 +0200 italy-denies-offer-to-send-hundreds-of-troops-to-libya Italy says Isis has 5,000 fighters in Libya The Islamic State (IS) group has around 5,000 fighters in Libya with the capacity to carry out deadly raids into neighbouring countries, Italy's foreign minister told parliament on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160309/italy-says-isis-has-5000-fighters-in-libya Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:11:21 +0100 italy-says-isis-has-5000-fighters-in-libya Italy to send 450 troops to protect Iraq dam Italy is to send 450 troops to defend Iraq's strategic Mosul dam, near the city occupied by Islamic State group fighters, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20151216/italy-to-send-450-troops-to-protect-iraqs-mosul-dam Wed, 16 Dec 2015 12:17:38 +0100 italy-to-send-450-troops-to-protect-iraqs-mosul-dam 'Italy will stay in Afghanistan': Renzi Italian troops will stay in Afghanistan through 2016, premier Matteo Renzi said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151202/italy-will-stay-in-afghanistan-renzi Wed, 02 Dec 2015 10:20:58 +0100 italy-will-stay-in-afghanistan-renzi Italy willing 'to keep troops in Afghanistan' Italy is willing to keep its troops in Afghanistan “at current levels”, it was reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151020/italy-willing-to-keep-troops-in-afghanistan Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:17:26 +0200 italy-willing-to-keep-troops-in-afghanistan US troops isolated in Italy over Ebola fears UPDATED: US troops returning from West Africa are being quarantined at a base in Italy as a precaution to prevent the potential spread of the Ebola virus, the Pentagon said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141028/us-troops-isolated-in-italy-over-ebola-fears Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:45:00 +0100 us-troops-isolated-in-italy-over-ebola-fears