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Italy: Carabinieri brigade for out-of-area missions.

01 November 2001

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In late September the 2nd Carabinieri Mobile brigade was activated in Livorno, Italy. The new brigade will include units earmarked for out?of?area operations following last year's re-organization of the Italian paramilitary police corps. The Carabinieri, once part of the army, became an independent service under the command of the Chief of Defence Staff. In August 1998 the first Carabinieri were deployed to Sarajevo as part of the Multinational Specialised Unit. The brigade currently includes the 7th and 13th Mobile Regiments, based respectively in Bolzano and Gorizia, as well as the Gruppo d'Intervento Speciale (GIS), the service's anti?terrorism unit. The Tuscania Parachute Carabinieri Regiment will also become part of the brigade. A training centre for operations abroad will be established.

Jane's Defence Weekly 10.10.01. (Paolo Valpolini)

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