On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, H.E. Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, received the new Military Commander of the Italian Special Forces, Major Pietro Saleri, and Major Gianluca Ferrucci, the Military Commander of the Italian Special Forces in the Kurdistan Region.
In a meeting، the Vice President congratulated Major Pietro Saleri on his inauguration and spoke with appreciation about the work of Major Gianluca Ferrucci، who in the past played an important role in the development of the military capabilities of the Peshmerga as the military commander of the Italian Special Forces، as well as the mission of the Italian forces within the framework of the international coalition against Daesh.
For his part، Mr. Pietro Saleri، the new military commander of the Italian Special Forces، expressed his satisfaction with his new mission in the Kurdistan Region، and stressed the importance of continuing their relations with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region، and stressed the need to improve the training of the Peshmerga.