The Italian Army has participated in operations to aid populations hit by natural disasters . It has , moreover , supplied a remarkable contribution to the forces of police for the control of the territory of the province of Bolzano/Bozen ( 1967 ) , in Sardinia ( " Forza Paris " 1992 ) , in Sicily ( " Vespri Siciliani " 1992 ) and in Calabria ( 1994 ) . Currently , it protects sensitive objects and places throughout the national territory ( " Operazione Domino " ) since the September 11 attacks in the United States . The army is also engaged in Missions abroad under the aegis of the UN , the NATO , and of Multinational forces , such as Beirut in Lebanon ( 1982 ) , Namibia ( 1989 ) , Albania ( 1991 ) , Kurdistan ( 1991 ) , Somalia ( 1992 ) , Mozambique ( 1993 ) , Bosnia ( 1995 ) , East Timor and Kosovo ( both in 1999 ) , the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( 2001 ) , Darfur ( 2003 ) , Afghanistan ( 2002 ) , Iraq ( 2003 ) and Lebanon again ( 2006 ) ( in fact from 1980 , Italy was the third major world contributor , after USA and UK , in peacekeeping missions )
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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