page_title: Operation Ancient Babylon
hierarchical_section_title: Operation Ancient Babylon
caption_attribution_description: English: TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (April 29, 2005) – Iveco 40.10 from the San Marco Regiment (the marine force of Italian Navy) depart Tallil Air Base, Iraq for an early morning convoy escort duty, April 28. The Italian Army is an essential coalition partner in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
context_page_description: Operation Ancient Babylon was the code name given to the deployment of Italian forces during the Iraq War. Their mission lasted from 15 July 2003 to 1 December 2006. The troops were located in and around Nasiriyah.
  Italy lost 36 soldiers during the mission, most of them in the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing against the Carabinieri Multinational Specialized Unit base.
context_section_description: Operation Ancient Babylon (Italian: Operazione Antica Babilonia) was the code name given to the deployment of Italian forces during the Iraq War. Their mission lasted from 15 July 2003 to 1 December 2006. The troops were located in and around Nasiriyah.
  Italy lost 36 soldiers during the mission, most of them in the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing against the Carabinieri Multinational Specialized Unit base.
caption: Italian Army personnel depart Tallil Air Base, Iraq for an early morning convoy escort duty on 28 April 2005
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