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Italy

Wikidata · Q38

Active span

1998 – 2021

Profile

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. It consists of a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land border, as well as nearly 800 islands, notably Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares land borders with France to the west; Switzerland and Austria to the north; Slovenia to the east; and the two enclaves of Vatican City and San Marino. It is the tenth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi), and the third-most populous member state of the European Union, with nearly 59 million inhabitants. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome; other major cities include Milan, Naples, Turin, Palermo, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, and Venice.

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Where they fought

16 of 24 plotted

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When they fought

24 battles · 3 wars

Battle of Belaćevac Mine — June 22, 1998 · Kosovo WarBattle of Glodjane — August 11, 1998 · Kosovo WarBattle of Junik — August 16, 1998 · Kosovo WarBattle of Llapushnik — January 1, 1998 · Kosovo WarBattle of Lodja — July 6, 1998 · Kosovo WarBattle of Podujevo — December 23, 1998 · Kosovo WarNATO bombing of Yugoslavia — March 24, 1999 · Kosovo WarFall of Kabul — November 13, 2001 · Afghanistan WarFall of Mazari Sharif — November 9, 2001 · Afghanistan WarKandahar — Dec 2001 · Afghanistan WarOperation Enduring Freedom — October 7, 2001 · Afghanistan WarTora Bora — Dec 2001 · Afghanistan WarUnited States invasion of Afghanistan — January 1, 2001 · Afghanistan WarOperation Anaconda — January 1, 2002 · Afghanistan War2003 invasion of Iraq — March 20, 2003 · Iraq WarAnbar campaign (2003–2011) — March 20, 2003 · Iraq WarBaghdad Drive — Apr 2003 · Iraq WarOperation Red Dawn — December 13, 2003 · Iraq WarBattle of Samarra — October 1, 2004 · Iraq WarFirst Battle of Fallujah — April 4, 2004 · Iraq WarNajaf — Aug 2004 · Iraq WarSecond Fallujah — Nov–Dec 2004 · Iraq WarOperation Red Wings — June 27, 2005 · Afghanistan WarBattle of Chora — January 1, 2007 · Afghanistan War1998200020052010201520202021

Most active in 1998 — 6 catalogued battles.

Battles

24 engagements

Commanders of Italy

1 catalogued

Related factions

Allies, adversaries, and co-belligerents

Last verified May 2026
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