In a survey conducted in January 2020, roughly 67 percent of respondents declared to be afraid of military attacks against Italian troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. Only four percent of interviewees declared to not be worried about potential military offensive against the Italian army.
According to another survey from January 2020, most Italian interviewees believed that the country should withdraw its soldiers from Iraq.
Mixed CATI-CAMI-CAWI methodology.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Lei ha molta, abbastanza, poca o nessuna paura che si verifichino attacchi alle truppe italiane presenti nel Medio Oriente (Iraq, Afghanistan e Libano)"?
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Termometro Politico. (January 15, 2020). Are you afraid of military attacks against Italian troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088657/opinion-on-potential-attacks-towards-italian-army-in-middle-east/
Termometro Politico. "Are you afraid of military attacks against Italian troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon?." Chart. January 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088657/opinion-on-potential-attacks-towards-italian-army-in-middle-east/
Termometro Politico. (2020). Are you afraid of military attacks against Italian troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088657/opinion-on-potential-attacks-towards-italian-army-in-middle-east/
Termometro Politico. "Are You Afraid of Military Attacks against Italian Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088657/opinion-on-potential-attacks-towards-italian-army-in-middle-east/
Termometro Politico, Are you afraid of military attacks against Italian troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088657/opinion-on-potential-attacks-towards-italian-army-in-middle-east/ (last visited July 02, 2025)
Are you afraid of military attacks against Italian troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon? [Graph], Termometro Politico, January 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1088657/opinion-on-potential-attacks-towards-italian-army-in-middle-east/
