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Ambush against Italian Army Folgore unit's soldiers in Nassiriya

Nassiriya, Iraq - Attacked by rifles and RPG rockets, they returned fire and then safely left the area

Rebels fired against some Italian Army Folgore unit’s parachutists belonging to the 187th Regiment in Iraq yesterday night while performing territorial monitoring activities in Nassiriya together with some Iraqi Army’s soldiers as such force is still under development and training. Italian Army’s personnel would have been attacked by rifles and the launch of RPG anti-tank rockets nearby one of the I...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 123066
Rome, Italy, 07/01/2005 12:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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