Operation Alba was a multinational peacekeeping force sent to Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 in 1997. Led by Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, it was intended to help the Albanian government restore law and order in their troubled country after the 1997 rebellion in Albania

1997 rebellion in Albania

The 1997 unrest in Albania, also known as the Lottery Uprising or Anarchy in Albania, was an uprising sparked by Ponzi scheme failures...

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The Italian 3rd Army Corps

NATO Rapid Deployable Italian Corps

The NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy is a corps headquarters of the Italian Army. It was established in November 2001 as a High Readiness Force of NATO. The staff of NRDC-IT is located in Solbiate Olona, a few kilometers northwest of Milan...

assumed responsibility for the 'Alba' Mission, the first multinational Italian-led Mission ever. Fifteen contributing Nations brought humanitarian aid to a country that was in a dramatic economic and political situation.