Italy sends troops to Iraq

Italy sends 450 soldiers to the front line with terrorist Islamic State (IS) in Iraq.

Renzi, which earlier rejected the advances of French and Americans to get involved in the air strikes on IS in Syria, said that the contract for the hydroelectric dam is a concrete project to protect civilians. " Everyone said ' Let's bomb here,' ' let's bomb there. " I said, ' Let's do something useful ', " Renzi said in an interview with Italian radio.

The Italian company Trevi group is finalizing a contract with the Iraqi government for much needed repairs on the 3.6 kilometer long Mosuldam.