December 24th, 2015 – There are approximately 9000 soldiers of the Italian Army working in operations overseas and across the country this Christmas Day. And they will continue to carry out their respective mandates to safeguard international security and the main metropolitan areas of the country. To them, the men and women of the Armed Forces, and their families, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Lieutenant-General Danilo Errico, addressed “a heartfelt wish for peace for the upcoming holiday season and many thanks for what they do every day not only for the army but for the entire country.” The Army has more than 6,500 soldiers currently engaged in Italy, day and night, as part of the Strade Sicure operation – according to which 2,300 are in Rome for the Jubilee. Then, there are more than 2,600 Italian soldiers in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq, Kosovo, Somalia and Mali, significantly engaged in defense and protection missions. (Red)
