Italian troops arrive at the U.S. Tallil air base, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) from the city of Nasiriya in southern Iraq (news - web sites), Thursday, June 26, 2003. An advanced team of about 100 soldiers from the Italian Army and Air Force are the first of about 1,700 soldiers to arrive in Nasiriya in the coming days and weeks for a humanitarian operation following the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano
