Calipari incident

Due to a mistake by the US-led muli-national force in Iraq, the report on the Calipari incident was temporary online in its orginal version without any censored details. The incident, during which the Italian intelligence officer Calipari was killed by US forces, occured during the Italian rescue operation for the hostage Giuliana Sgrena on 4 March 2005. The full document can still be found at the website of the Italian newspaper La Reppublica. The report inter alia reveals the military units and the individuals involved and also states that the soldiers in the squad that opened fire had arrived in Iraq only two weeks earlier. However, the report concludes that the incident was a tragic accident - an assessment that is sharply criticised by the Italian authorities.