Operation Ancient Babylon
Operation Ancient Babylon (Italian: Operazione Antica Babilonia) was the code name given to the deployment of Italian forces during the Iraq War. Their mission lasted from 15 July 2003 to 1 December 2006. The troops were located in and around Nasiriyah.
Italy lost 33 soldiers during the mission, most of them in the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing.