With the end of the Cold War , the mobile organization lost its combat-oriented connotation , taking over the role of force mainly devoted to the performance of riot control . The 1st Carabinieri Group in Milan and the 2nd Carabinieri Group in Rome were established in the 1990s within the 11th Brigade ; these units were renamed , in 1995 , respectively Carabinieri Regiment in Milan and Carabinieri Regiment in Rome . In the 1976 Friuli earthquake , the XIII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Friuli Venezia Giulia '' " , IV Carabinieri Battalion " '' Veneto '' " and VII Carabinieri Battalion " '' Trentino Alto Adige '' " intervened paying rescue and providing police and utility services . In the 1980 Irpinia earthquake Carabinieri Battalions from Bari , Naples and Rome also intervened.pp . 203 – 204 With the transformation of the Arma dei Carabinieri in autonomous Armed Force , the 11th Carabinieri Brigade was split in two Brigades : the 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade controlled riot units , the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade was assigned combat-oriented Carabinieri Regiments . The two Carabinieri Mobile Brigades were grouped in the Carabinieri Mobile Units Division
1980 Irpinia earthquake
1980 Irpinia earthquake
4th Carabinieri Battalion "Veneto"