Pasquale Condello, Antonio Imerti Paolo De Stefano, Domenico Libri, Giovanni Tegano The Second 'Ndrangheta war was an internal struggle in the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation in Calabria (southern Italy).
An additional motive was the attempt of the De Stefano clan to encroach on the territory of the Imertis in Villa San Giovanni, a town facing the city of Messina across the narrow strait.
[3] The war started with a car bomb attack on Antonio Imerti in Villa San Giovanni, on October 11, 1985, which left three of his bodyguards dead.
[4] Two days later Imerti retaliated when his affiliates ambushed and shot ead Paolo De Stefano and one of his bodyguards on October 13, 1985.
Six months later, in March 1989, a sniper just missed Libri, surrounded by Carabinieri, when he was leaving the court in Reggio Calabria where he had to appear in a trial against the 'Ndrangheta.
[8] According to the pentito Pasquale Barreca, a former member of the De Stefano clan, "the role of Cosa Nostra was decisive for the conclusion of the war.