Italian troops &#39;to stay in Iraq&#39;
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Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its 3,000 troops from Iraq in the face of demands from kidnappers who have seized an Italian journalist.
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because Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had not bowed to demands to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq. were &quot;unreliable&quot; and was treating them with &quot;total suspicion&quot;.
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Frattini s comments contradict statements made by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who said Tuesday the Italian government won t withdraw troops from Iraq following threats of attack by an armed group that ...
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The government made it official Thursday: the Self-Defense Forces troops in Iraq will stay for another year, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi renewed his commitment to reconstruction efforts
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Forces from Muslim countries should gradually take over from troops of the US-led coalition based in Iraq, Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini revealed.
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Britain said on Thursday its troops will  stay in Iraq for as long as required by the Iraqi authorities,  denying a newspaper report that it was urging Washington to  give a provisional timetable for a pull-out.
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THE government has proposed that the Hungarian troops in Iraq stay another three months after the expiry of their mandate on December 31, 2004, with the stated mission of helping secure Iraqi elections.
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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi told the Senate on Tuesday that Italian troops would be pulled out of Iraq only when that country "feels safe." Addressing the parliament ahead of a vote to refinance the Iraqi ...
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Rome - A defiant Italy said on Friday it would not give in to &quot;terrorist blackmail&quot; after the execution of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq by insurgents who demanded that Rome withdraw its troops from the country.
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Italy said on Wednesday Iraqi elections planned for Jan. 30 should be seen through because any postponement could deal a blow to the prospects of a stable democracy emerging in the country.
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ROME, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday the two countries were committed to ensuring a peaceful future to the Iraqi people and defending their holy shrines, according to the ...
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ROMA, 27 OTTOBRE 2004 - Le opposizioni insistono nel chiedere il ritiro delle truppe dall&#39;Iraq, la Cdl punta sulla necessitÃ  di un impegno dell&#39;Italia per una stabilizzazione del paese iracheno, per la piena attuazione della risoluzione dell&#39;Onu e per la
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DUBAI : An Islamist group has threatened to kill two Italian women held hostage in Iraq if Rome does not withdraw its troops from the war-torn country within 24 hours, according to an internet statement.
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ROME : Italy was in shock at the killing of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, described by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a return &quot;to the dark times of barbarism,&quot; but he pledged Italian troops would stay.
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ROME - Italy reacted with horror Friday at the killing of an Italian hostage in Iraq, while the Italian government insisted it would stay the course in the Middle Eastern country.
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The Japanese cabinet has approved a proposal to keep the country's troops in Iraq for another year.
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Italy's defense minister said Saturday coalition forces in Iraq can be "gradually" reduced after the January elections if Iraqi troops and police can stabilize the country.