Italy’s Trevi firm will be tasked with renovating and maintaining the strategic Mosul Dam, Iraq’s government-sponsored Al-Iraqiya News TV reported Feb. 2. The announcement follows a January statement by U.S. Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, head of the U.S.-led coalition taking on the Islamic State, that the U.S. military has a contingency plan in case the hydroelectric dam collapses. Questions surrounding the security for Trevi’s workers remain, though Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke in December 2015 of sending Italian troops to guard the dam against insurgent attacks. Islamic State militants seized the dam for two weeks in 2014 , generating fears of a massive flood that could have led to thousands of civilian casualties. Stratfor provides global awareness and guidance to individuals, governments and businesses around the world. We use a unique, intel-based approach to analyze world affairs.