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Commemoration ceremony for the military and civilian victims of the Nassiriya massacre - 23rd anniversary

Nicosia (EN)

 Piazza Vittime di Nassiriya, Nicosia

Organised by Comune di Nicosia

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On 12 November 2026, Nicosia remembers the civilians and soldiers who died in the Nassiriya attack, 23 years after the massacre that struck the Italian base in Iraq on 12 November 2003. The ceremony takes place in front of the carabinieri barracks, with a gathering in Piazza Vittime di Nassiriya at 11:00. Civil and military authorities and pupils from the city's schools take part in the commemoration. The initiative is promoted by the Comune di Nicosia together with the local schools. The square named after the victims of Nassiriya hosts the ceremony, a public moment of shared remembrance.

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Time: 11:00 Gathering in Piazza Vittime di Nassiriya at 11:00. Parking ban in Piazza Vittime di Nassiriya and in the parking spaces opposite the carabinieri barracks on 12/11/2026 from 9:00 to 13:00 and in any case until the end of the event. Notice and updates on the website of the Comune di Nicosia: https://comune.nicosia.en.it/novita/istituzione-divieto-di-sosta-in-piazza-vittime-di-nassiriya/