The Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU), is a unit of the Italian Carabinieri, dedicated to the military missions abroad, including the military and civilian police tasks, peacekeeping operations, crowd and riot control.[1]
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.
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 during Operation Allied Harbor, to aid the country in the refugees management. The mission was codenamed AFOR.[3]
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.[1]
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The Multinational Specialized Unit MSU is a unit of the Italian Carabinieri dedicated to the military missions abroad including the military and civilian police tasks peacekeeping operations crowd and riot control 1 Multinational Specialized UnitKFOR MSU Coat of Arms 2013 Active1998 presentCountry ItalyAllegiance NATOBranchCarabinieriTypeGendarmerieRoleMilitary missions abroadSizeRegimentvarious sizesPart ofCarabinieri Mobile Units Division SFOR KFOR MNF INickname s MSUMotto s Una vis One strength Nei Secoli Fedele Faithful throughout the centuries ColorsBlue red and black MarchLa Fedelissima The Ever Faithful by Luigi CireneiAnniversaries5 June Carabinieri DayMilitary operationsOperation Joint Endeavour Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina Operation Allied Harbour Operation Ancient Babylon Operation Joint Guardian Operation Joint EnterpriseWebsiteCarabinieri itCommandersCommander of KFOR MSUCol Stefano FedeleNoteworthy commandersCol Ruggiero Capodivento KFOR MSU Logo 2013 After its creation in 1998 MSU units took part in many different NATO operations in Albania Kosovo Bosnia Herzegovina and Iraq Contents 1 History 1 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2 Albania 1 3 Iraq 1 3 1 MSU IRAQ Commanders 1 4 Kosovo 1 4 1 KFOR MSU Commanders 1 4 2 KFOR MSU Vehicles 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit KFOR MSU Carabinieri with two RG 12 during a crowd and riot control exercise in Kosovo 2019 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 Edit See also Implementation Force and Stabilisation Force in 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 2 Albania Edit See also Operation Allied Harbour 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 during Operation Allied Harbor to aid the country in the refugees management The mission was codenamed AFOR 3 Iraq Edit See also Iraq War and Operation Ancient Babylon Romanian Military Policeman member of MSU in Iraq 2003 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 4 MSU IRAQ Commanders Edit Col Georg Di Pauli June november 2003 Col Carmelo Burgio november 2003 march 2004 Col Luciano Zubani 2004 Col Claudio D Angelo 2004 Col Paolo Nardone 2004 2005 Col Sebastiano Comitini 2005 2006 Kosovo Edit See also Kosovo War and Kosovo Force Carabinieri KFOR MSU patrol in Mitrovica Kosovo 2018 Austrian MSU Pandur I near the Ibar Bridge in Mitrovica Kosovo 2011 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 1 KFOR MSU Carabinieri patrols in front of the Ibar Bridge in Mitrovica Kosovo 2019 From 1999 to 2013 the French National Gendarmerie Estonian Military Police and Austrian Military Police were also part of the MSU Since 2013 it is composed entirely of the Italian Carabinieri and its main mission is to patrol the entire city of Mitrovica 24 7 in particular the Ibar Bridge 5 The KFOR MSU Regiment is commanded by Italian Carabinieri brigadier general Ruggiero Capodivento 6 7 8 KFOR MSU Commanders Edit Commanders list Precedence Commander Portrait Start of tenure End of tenure1 Col Vincenzo Coppola ITA July 22 1999 July 18 20002 Col Leonardo Leso ITA July 19 2000 April 23 20013 Col Emanuele Garelli ITA April 24 2001 May 3 20024 Col Georg Di Pauli ITA May 4 2002 June 9 20035 Col Claudio Cordella ITA June 10 2003 July 22 20046 Col Giuseppe Lanzillotti ITA July 23 2004 July 28 20057 Col Flavio Garello ITA July 29 2005 August 23 20068 Col Domenico Libertini ITA August 24 2006 August 26 20079 Col Andrea Guglielmi ITA August 27 2007 September 10 200810 Col Angelo De Quarto ITA September 11 2008 September 8 200911 Col Gianni Massimo Cuneo ITA September 9 2009 September 8 201012 Col Eduardo Russo ITA September 9 2010 September 8 201113 Col Mauro Isidori ITA September 9 2011 December 1 201214 Col Mario Di Iulio ITA December 2 2012 December 7 201315 Col Gregorio De Marco ITA December 8 2013 February 11 201516 Col Francesco Maria Chiaravallotti ITA February 12 2015 October 13 201517 Col Paolo Coletta ITA October 14 2015 October 13 201618 Col Fabio Cagnazzo ITA October 14 2016 September 11 201719 Col Marco DI Stefano ITA September 12 2017 September 14 201820 Col Ruggiero Capodivento ITA September 15 2018 October 16 201921 Col Paolo Pelosi ITA October 17 2019 22 Col Enio Simone ITA 23 Col Stefano Fedele ITA February 02 2021 January 27 2022 9 24 Col Maurizio Mele ITA January 28 2022 January 26 202325 Col Massimo Cucchini ITA January 26 2023 February 7 202326 Gen B Ruggiero Capodivento ITA February 8 2022 presentKFOR MSU Vehicles Edit 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 LMVSee also EditCarabinieri Peacekeeping Carabinieri Mobile Units Division 1st Carabinieri Mobile Brigade 2nd Carabinieri Mobile Brigade Kosovo Force SFOR Operation Ancient Babylon 2003 Nasiriyah bombing Yugoslav WarsReferences Edit a b KFOR MSU jfcnaples nato int NATO SFOR Informer MULTINATIONAL SPECIALIZED UNIT Albania www carabinieri it Ministero della Difesa Iraq Esplosione a Nassyria presso il Comando MSU dell Arma dei Carabinieri www difesa it Santora Marc 30 January 2018 New York Times USA In Kosovo a Peace Built on Separation The New York Times Retrieved 4 October 2019 KFOR MSU Commander jfcnaples nato int KFOR MSU Change of Command jfcnaples nato int CARABINIERI PROMOSSO GENERALE CAPODIVENTO MSU KOSOVO www osservatorelibero it in Italian Retrieved 28 July 2023 Kfor MSU Com 2021External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to MSU Carabinieri Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Multinational Specialized Unit amp oldid 1169367798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
