Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid a surprise visit to troops at a military base in southern Iraq on 10 April, posing for photos and joining the troops for lunch. The premier traveled in a C-130J flown by a crew from the 46th Air Brigade at Pisa; the visit was conducted in secrecy and under tight security. Some 2,900 Italian armed forces members are based in Nasiriyah, helping reconstruct that city.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid a surprise visit to troops at a military base in southern Iraq on 10 April, posing for photos and joining the troops for lunch. The premier traveled in a C-130J flown by a crew from the 46th Air Brigade at Pisa; the visit was conducted in secrecy and under tight security. Some 2,900 Italian armed forces members are based in Nasiriyah, helping reconstruct that city.
