Multinational Specialized Unit



The Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU), is a unit of the Carabinieri, dedicated to the military missions abroad, including the military and civilian police tasks, peacekeeping operations, crowd and riot control.

In the years after its creation in 1999, MSU units took part in NATO operations in Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia Herzegovina and Iraq.

History
Initially it has employed members of the 7th Carabinieri Regiment "Trentino-Alto Adige", the 13th Carabinieri Regiment "Friuli-Venezia Giulia" and the 1st Parachute Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania". During the next years it has employed members from all over Italy, from every other Carabinieri units.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
The first mission where MSU was involved was the NATO-SFOR, in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Yugoslav Wars. MSU was composed by Italian Carabinieri and members of the Romanian Military Police, among soldiers of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia.

Albania
After the tension in the Balkan area, during the Yugoslav Wars, in particular in the northern part of Kosovo a MSU detachment was deployed in Albania to aid the country in the refugees management. The mission was codenamed AFOR.

Iraq


During the NATO Mission, inside the Multi-National Force – Iraq, MSU was deployed alongside other Italians units. The Italian Mission codename was Operation Ancient Babylon. MSU was composed by Italian Carabinieri, Italian Army liaison officers, members of Romanian Military Police and Portuguese National Republican Guard. During the mission MSU suffered heavy losses, in particular for the 2003 Nasiriyah bombing.

Kosovo
Since 1999, after the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244, MSU has been deployed into Kosovo for peacekeeping operations within NATO-KFOR. After years it's still present in the theatre, contributing to maintain peace and stability in the country.



From 1999 to 2013 where part of MSU also the French National Gendarmerie, Estonian Military Police and Austrian Military Police. Since 2013 is composed entirely by the Italian Carabinieri and its main mission its to patrol the entire city of Mitrovica 24/7, in particular the Ibar Bridge.

The KFOR-MSU Regiment is commanded by Italian Carabinieri Colonel Ruggiero Capodivento.

KFOR-MSU Vehicles

 * Land Rover Defender 90
 * Land Rover Defender 110
 * Land Rover Defender Ambulance
 * Fiat Ducato Ambulance
 * Land Rover Discovery series II and IV
 * Mitsubishi Pajero
 * Iveco ACM 80/90
 * Iveco C-17
 * Iveco Daily
 * VM90P
 * Iveco RG-12
 * Iveco LMV

Related voices

 * Carabinieri
 * Peacekeeping
 * Carabinieri Mobile Units Division
 * 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade
 * 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade
 * Kosovo Force
 * SFOR
 * Operation Ancient Babylon
 * 2003 Nasiriyah bombing
 * Yugoslav Wars