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Alex Pineschi
Alex Pineschi
	Peshmerga Commander Alex Pineschi in Erbil (KRG)
Nickname	Şoreş (nom de guerre)
Born	17 October 1983; La Spezia, Italy
Died	23 May 2026 (aged 42–43); Lyman, Ukraine
Cause of death	Drone strike
Allegiance	Italy; Iraq; Kurdistan; Ukraine
Branch	Italian Army (formerly); Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs; Asayish; International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine;
Unit	Alpine Brigade "Julia" (Italy) Erbil Training Center (ETC); Task Force Black - Counter Terrorism SWAT; 8th Special Forces Regiment (Ukraine); Team Green Badgers;
Conflicts	War against ISIS; Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Declined by Helpful Raccoon 25 days ago. Last edited by Miniussi 14 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 8 June 2026 by Helpful Raccoon (talk).

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Declined by Helpful Raccoon 50 days ago.

Comment: Still filled with symptoms of LLM usage such as WP:OVERATTRIBUTION. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 08:00, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Comment: Needs to be rewritten from scratch without the use of LLMs. Helpful Raccoon (talk) 23:47, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Alex Pineschi (17 October 1983 – 23 May 2026) was an Italian soldier, tactical trainer, and writer.

He gained international recognition primarily for documenting his military and security deployments abroad through online blogs.

Biography

Early life and military service

Pineschi was born in La Spezia, Italy. His only passions were the motobikes and of course the firearms. So ended the secondary school, at just eighteen y.o., he immediately joined the Italian Army and served in the Alpine Brigade "Julia".

Subsequently, disappointed by the poor professionalism and the low quality of the Italian army, he went to the USA where he attended an academy whose name and location have never been revealed.

Iraq and Syria (2014–2019)

At the beggining he worked some months as naval contractor and private security (anti piracy and counter terrorism). Then, in 2014, Pineschi went to Iraqi Kurdistan. He became a volunteer fighter with the Peshmerga forces to fight against the Islamic State. He worked as an instructor and trained local units, including Christian and Yazidi volunteers.^[1]

He also worked with the humanitarian organization Emergency to protect medical workers and civilians. The first time that he returned to Italy, that's in 2017, police investigated him, but the case was closed in four months because he was declared just a "volunteer", and not a mercenary or a contractor.

APTAC and training

Once back in Italy, Pineschi started APTAC (Alex Pineschi Tactical) in the province of Pavia, Italy. His company taught tactical firearms training and security, both for civilians and law enforcements.

Ukraine and Death (2022–2026)

In 2022, Pineschi went to Ukraine to fight against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Later, he signed a contract with the Ukrainian army and joined a military intelligence special operations unit. On 23 May 2026, Pineschi was killed at the age of 42 during a drone attack in eastern Ukraine, near Lyman.^[2]^[3]

Books

PESHMERGA: Di fronte alla morte (2021) – ISBN 979-8587128378
ATAK Manuale Introduttivo (2023) – ISBN 979-8393203931
SORESH: Rivoluzione (2025) – ISBN 979-8317204334
Diventa l'uomo che manca (2025) – ISBN 979-8290583785

References

^ Justin (24 February 2018). "The Process Of Professionalizing Kurdistan's Military Forces". The Velvet Rocket. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
^ "Guerra Ucraina, morto l'italiano Alex Pineschi". Sky TG24. 28 May 2026.
^ "Italian fighter Alex Pineschi killed in Ukraine war while serving in military intelligence unit". United24 Media. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.

Bibliography

Justin (24 February 2018). "The Process Of Professionalizing Kurdistan's Military Forces". The Velvet Rocket. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

External links

Alex Pineschi Official Profile on Instagram, (more than 69K Followers).
Official Facebook profile of Alex Pineschi ( Followers: 58,542).
Alex Pineschi's Official Channel on YouTube (56.3K subscribers with 548 videos).
Complete audiobook of "PESHMERGA: Di fronte alla morte" on YouTube
Official website of APTAC in Broni (Pavia)

[1] Justin (24 February 2018). "The Process Of Professionalizing Kurdistan's Military Forces". The Velvet Rocket. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[sky-2] "Guerra Ucraina, morto l'italiano Alex Pineschi". Sky TG24. 28 May 2026.

[united24-3] "Italian fighter Alex Pineschi killed in Ukraine war while serving in military intelligence unit". United24 Media. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.

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