Italy deploying A129s, NH90s to Iraq for CSAR missions

Italy will soon deploy four A129 attack helicopters and four NH90s to Erbil in northern Iraq for combat search and rescue (CSAR) duties.

Agusta A129CBT Mangusta, Italy - Army JP7122665
By Aldo Bidini [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

Around 130 personnel will be supporting the mission, which is similar to what Italy is currently doing in Herat, Afghanistan.