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((Infobox terrorist attack
| title            = Nasiriyah Carabinieri Bombing
| partof           = [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006)]] in [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)]]
| image            = ((Location map
|Iraq
|width=300
|lat_deg=31.047736
|lon_deg=46.240764
|label=Italian Police HQ Bombing
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| caption          = Aftermath of the attack
| location         = [[Nasiriyah]], [[Iraq]]
| target           = Italian military police headquarters
| date             = November 12, 2003
| type             = [[suicide bombing]], shootout
| fatalities       = 18 Italian soldiers<ref>((Cite web |url=http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=11-2003 |title=Period Details<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-04-20 |archive-date=2007-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410231047/http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=11-2003 |url-status=dead ))</ref> <br/>1 Italian civilian<br/>9 Iraqi civilians
| injuries         = 103 (including 20 Italian soldiers)
| perps            = [[Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]]<ref name="York2015">((cite book|author=Richard York|title=Know Thy Enemy: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtkNCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA3|date=20 June 2015|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-329-23188-7|pages=3–))</ref>
| motive           = [[Operation Ancient Babylon]]
))
[[File:Bologna Memorial 2003NasiriyahBombing.jpg|thumb|240px|Nasiriyah Bombing Memorial (Bologna)]]
((Campaignbox Iraq War bombings))
The '''2003 Nasiriyah bombing''' was a [[suicide attack]] on the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Carabinieri]] [[Multinational Specialized Unit|MSU]] [[headquarters]] in [[Nasiriyah]], [[Iraq]], south of [[Baghdad]] on 12 November 2003. The attack resulted in the deaths of 18 Italian servicemembers, mostly members of the [[Multinational Specialized Unit|MSU]] [[Carabinieri]], an Italian civilian, and 9 Iraqi civilians and was the worst Italian military disaster since the [[Second World War]]. The attack, labeled a "terrorist act" by Italian president [[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]], was among a string of many  attacks on non-American military international targets in Iraq that occurred shortly after the end of major combat operations, including the Jordanian and Turkish embassies, [[International Red Cross]], and UN facilities.<ref>((cite journal |last1=Bunker |first1=Robert |last2=Sullivan |first2=John |title=Suicide Bombings in Operation Iraqi Freedom |journal=CGU Faculty Publications and Research |date=1 January 2004 |url=https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_fac_pub/488/ |access-date=20 October 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020212722/https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_fac_pub/488/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Prelude==
Before the 2003 [[2003 invasion of Iraq|U.S.-led invasion of Iraq]], the future [[Carabinieri]] and Portuguese [[Guarda Nacional Republicana]] headquarters was the Nasiriyah Chamber of Commerce, a three-story structure near the Euphrates River.  The first U.S. forces to occupy the building were [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] from the [[15th Marine Expeditionary Unit]], who were later relieved by reservists from the [[2nd Battalion 25th Marines]].

[[Italy]] took part in the [[Iraq War]], as part of the [[Multi-National Force – Iraq]], from 15 July 2003 until 1 December 2006, in and around Nasiriyah (see [[Operation Ancient Babylon]]).
On July 19, 2003 the Marines in Nasiriyah were replaced by members of the [[Carabinieri]] and [[Italian army]]. Italian forces in Iraq were under British command and those in Nasiriyah were some of about 3,000 total Italian servicemembers in the country, including 400 Carabinieri forces of the [[Multinational Specialized Unit]].<ref name="CNN.com 2003">((cite web | title=Italian death toll rises in Iraq - Nov. 12, 2003 | website=CNN.com | date=2003-11-12 | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/12/sprj.irq.int.main/index.html | access-date=2018-01-23 | archive-date=2018-01-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071608/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/12/sprj.irq.int.main/index.html | url-status=live ))</ref>

==Attack==
The attack began shortly before 11:00&nbsp;a.m. when a large [[Tank truck|tanker truck]] sped towards the entrance of the base. Carabiniere Andrea Filippa, who was part of the unit guarding the main gate and was among the casualties, managed to shoot and kill the two drivers before the vehicle could smash through the gate and enter the compound. The tanker slammed onto the gate, stopped and exploded in a massive fireball. Nearby houses sustained structural damage and a car carrying five Iraqi women was incinerated, killing those inside. The blast was so powerful that buildings across the [[Euphrates]] river suffered shattered windows. The front of the three-story building serving as the Italian headquarters collapsed. 18 Italian troops, including 12 Carabinieri policemen were killed in the blast along with an Italian civilian. A further 20 Italians and 80 Iraqis were wounded.<ref name="BBC News 2003">((cite web | title=Suicide blast wrecks Italian base | website=BBC News | date=2003-11-12 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3263087.stm | access-date=2018-01-23 | archive-date=2012-01-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105232926/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3263087.stm | url-status=live ))</ref><ref name="latimes 2003">((cite web | title=Deadly Iraqi Blast Targets Italian Police | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=2003-11-13 | url=https://articles.latimes.com/2003/nov/13/world/fg-blast13 | access-date=2018-01-23))</ref>

==Aftermath==
The attack was the worst incident involving Italian soldiers since [[Operation Restore Hope]] in [[Somalia]] and the highest loss of Italian soldiers since [[World War II]]. The attack thus shocked [[Italy]] and plunged it into a three-day mourning period. The soldiers were given a [[state funeral]]. Despite the large loss, Italian Prime Minister [[Silvio Berlusconi]] reaffirmed his commitment to the mission in [[Iraq]] and President [[George W. Bush]] said in a statement at the [[White House]], "Today in Iraq, a member of [[NATO]], Italy, lost some proud sons in the service of freedom and peace."<ref name="Cosgrove-Mather 2003">((cite web | last=Cosgrove-Mather | first=Bootie | title=Italy Vows To Continue Iraq Fight | website=CBS News | date=2003-11-12 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italy-vows-to-continue-iraq-fight/ | access-date=2018-01-23 | archive-date=2018-01-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071112/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italy-vows-to-continue-iraq-fight/ | url-status=live ))</ref>

Italian Defence Minister [[Antonio Martino]] pinned blame on [[Saddam Hussein]] loyalists saying, "evidence on the ground and intelligence reports lead us to believe that today's attack was planned and carried out by remnants loyal to Saddam... united with [[Arab]] extremists."<ref name="CNNs.com 2003">((cite web | title=Italian death toll rises in Iraq - Nov. 12, 2003 | website=CNN.com | date=2003-11-12 | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/12/sprj.irq.int.main/index.html | access-date=2018-01-23 | archive-date=2018-01-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071608/http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/12/sprj.irq.int.main/index.html | url-status=live ))</ref> 

==Film==
*Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare<ref>((Citation|title=Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare (TV Movie 2007) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010032/reference|access-date=2021-07-14|archive-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124190210/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010032/reference|url-status=live))</ref>
*[[20 Cigarettes (film)|20 Cigarettes]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/11/13/MNGJ730QPA1.DTL Attack on Italian police kills 26 in Iraq]

==See also==
*[[Operation Ancient Babylon]]
*[[2017 Nasiriyah attacks]]
*[[Multinational Specialized Unit]]

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[[Category:November 2003 events in Asia]]
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[[Category:History of Nasiriyah]]
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