| Bruno Loi | |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1941 |
| Allegiance: |  Italy |
| Branch: | Esercito Italiano |
| Serviceyears: | 1960-2004 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | UNOSOM II |
| Battles: | Checkpoint Pasta battle |
| Awards: | Knight Grand Cross, OMRI Officer, OMI Officer, Legion of Merit |
Bruno Loi (born August 23, 1941) is a retired Italian Army lieutenant general, who served as commander of the Italian forces in UNOSOM II from May to September 1993.[1]
Loi was infuriated as the result of an American operation in the Italian zone of control on June 22, 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]