Bruno Loi

Loi was infuriated as the result of an American operation in the Italian zone of control on 22 June 1993, since it took place without his permission.^[2] Loi was the commanding officer for the Italian forces in the Battle of Checkpoint Pasta.^[3] He later re-occupied Checkpoint Pasta after the battle, to do this he used diplomacy to persuade Somali general Mohamed Farrah Aidid to withdraw, annoying the United States, who viewed diplomacy as a waste of effort and advocated a forceful solution.^[4] The United Nations asked Italy to remove Loi from his position in July on charges of insubordination, a request which Italy denied.^[5] These incidents contributed to a considerable straining of relations between Italy and the rest of the United Nations peacekeeping force.^[6] Loi served out the rest of his term as commander, returning to Italy in September.^[6]