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| Aug.10 |
Somalia |
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  Pirates free Italian ship after 4 months Somali pirates freed the merchant vessel Buccaneer after months of negotiations. Italy's ministry strongly denied a ransom had been paid
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| Apr.26 |
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Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack| The captain foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia by ordering his security crew to fire back | |
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| Sep.22 |
Egypt |
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Eleven tourists seized 11 European tourists have been kidnapped along with 8 other people while making an off-road tour of southern Egypt
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| Aug.30 |
Libya |
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Italy seals Libya colonial deal  Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Gaddafi has signed an agreement to pay Libya $5bn as part of a deal to resolve colonial-era dispute
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| Jul.21 |
Italy |
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3 Moroccans held on terror charges  | 3 Moroccans were running a terror school at a small mosque in central Italy, where they allegedly trained for combat | |
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| Sep.1 |
Lebanon |
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Italian troops arrive in Lebanon At least 50 Italian military personnel pulled up on the shore in small motor boats prior to the departure of 800 troops
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| Aug.21 |
Italy |
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Italy steps in with Lebanon offer| Italy would be willing to lead a force to police the ceasefire in southern Lebanon | |
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| Jul.26 |
Rome |
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 Mideast talks fail to reach cease-fire United States pitted against European and Arab leaders
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| Feb.17 |
Libya |
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 10 die in cartoon clash at consulate Police confronted protesters who had set fire to Italian consulate in the port city of Benghazi
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| Jan.1 |
Gaza |
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 Italian hostages freed in Gaza, Yemen A man who was abducted in the Gaza town of Khan Yunis has been released
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| Aug.6 |
Sicily |
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Many die in jet crash off Sicily A small Tunisian plane ATR 72 with 39 people aboard went down in the waters off Sicily
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| Mar.15 |
Rome |
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Italy plans Iraq troop withdrawal Italy could begin a partial withdrawal of its troops as soon as September
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| Mar.11 |
Italy |
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Visibility raised in agent death The car was rounding the bend of an entrance ramp to the road to Baghdad airport when U.S. soldiers opened fire
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| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
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 U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard| U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena | |
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
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Italian hostage pleads for her life The kidnapped journalist Giuliana Sgrenaearlier urged Italy to end the occupation of Iraq
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| Feb.4 |
Baghdad |
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Italian journalist abducted Giuliana Sgrena, 54, who works for the daily Manifesto newspaper, was snatched from her car in Baghdad
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| Jan.11 |
Mauritania |
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Dakar motorcycle star dies on race
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| Sep.28 |
Iraq |
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 Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released 2 women kidnapped 3 weeks ago have been released and 2 journalists are set to be freed in 48 hours
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| Sep.8 |
Iraq |
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Fears grow for Italian hostages Concern is growing for 2 women aid workers taken hostage by gunmen who stormed their Baghdad offices
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Italian aid workers among 5 kidnapped 2 humanitarian workers from the organization Bridge to Baghdad were kidnapped in Baghdad
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
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Italian journalist slain Berlusconi quickly condemned the execution of Enzo Baldoni while his government vowed to stay active in the war
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
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 Militant threat to Australia and Italy Australia and Italy have received terror warnings that demanded those countries withdraw troops from Iraq
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| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed 3 Italians held hostage in Iraq for 2 months and a Polish citizen have been freed as a result of a military operation
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| Nov.12 |
Iraq |
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 26 dead in Italy HQ blast| At least 14 Italians and 8 Iraqis have been killed in a suicide bombing that leveled the Italian military headquarters | |
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