Multinational Specialized Unit

Multinational Specialized Unit
	KFOR-MSU Coat of Arms, 2013.
Active	1998-present
Country	Italy
Allegiance	NATO
Branch	Carabinieri
Type	Gendarmerie
Role	Military missions abroad ;
Size	Regiment; various sizes
Part of	Carabinieri Mobile Units Division ; SFOR ; KFOR ; MNF-I
Nickname(s)	MSU
Motto(s)	Una vis; (One strength) ; Nei Secoli Fedele; (Faithful throughout the centuries)
Colors	Blue, red and black.
March	La Fedelissima (The Ever Faithful); by Luigi Cirenei
Anniversaries	5th of June, Carabinieri Day
Website	Carabinieri.it
Commanders
Commander of KFOR-MSU	Col. Paolo Pelosi
Noteworthy commanders	Col. Ruggiero Capodivento

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.[1]

KFOR-MSU Logo, 2013.

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

History

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

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

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.[3]

Iraq

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]

Kosovo

Carabinieri KFOR-MSU patrol in Mitrovica, Kosovo. (2018).

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 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.[5]

The KFOR-MSU Regiment is commanded by Italian Carabinieri Colonel Ruggiero Capodivento.[6][7]

KFOR-MSU Commanders

Commanders list
Precedence	Commander	Start of tenure	End of tenure
1	Col. Vincenzo Coppola, ITA	July 22, 1999	July 18, 2000
2	Col. Leonardo Leso, ITA	July 19, 2000	April 23, 2001
3	Col. Emanuele Garelli, ITA	April 24, 2001	May 3, 2002
4	Col. Georg Di Pauli, ITA	May 4, 2002	June 9, 2003
5	Col. Claudio Cordella, ITA	June 10, 2003	July 22, 2004
6	Col. Giuseppe Lanzillotti, ITA	July 23, 2004	July 28, 2005
7	Col. Flavio Garello, ITA	July 29, 2005	August 23, 2006
8	Col. Domenico Libertini, ITA	August 24, 2006	August 26, 2007
9	Col. Andrea Guglielmi, ITA	August 27, 2007	September 10, 2008
10	Col. Angelo De Quarto, ITA	September 11, 2008	September 8, 2009
11	Col. Gianni Massimo Cuneo, ITA	September 9, 2009	September 8, 2010
12	Col. Eduardo Russo, ITA	September 9, 2010	September 8, 2011
13	Col. Mauro Isidori, ITA	September 9, 2011	December 1, 2012
14	Col. Mario Di Iulio, ITA	December 2, 2012	December 7, 2013
15	Col. Gregorio De Marco, ITA	December 8, 2013	February 11, 2015
16	Col. Francesco Maria Chiaravallotti, ITA	February 12, 2015	October 13, 2015
17	Col. Paolo Coletta, ITA	October 14, 2015	October 13, 2016
18	Col. Fabio Cagnazzo, ITA	October 14, 2016	September 11, 2017
19	Col. Marco DI Stefano, ITA	September 12, 2017	September 14, 2018
20	Col. Ruggiero Capodivento, ITA	September 15, 2018	October 16, 2019
21	Col. Paolo Pelosi, ITA	October 17, 2019	present

KFOR-MSU Vehicles

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gollark: I SKIMMED THE ABSTRACT ON WIKIPEDIA

gollark: MACRON IS A PURELY FUNCTIONAL STATICALLY TYPED MULTIPLE DISPATCH CONCURRENT PATTERN MATCHING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

gollark: I WROTE MACRON 8.4. YOU DID NOT.

gollark: MACRON BOOLS HAVE 3 STATES

References

"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.
"New York Times (USA) In Kosovo, a Peace Built on Separation". 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
"KFOR | MSU Commander". jfcnaples.nato.int.
"KFOR | MSU Change of Command". jfcnaples.nato.int.

External links

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[auto-1] "KFOR | MSU". jfcnaples.nato.int.

[2] "NATO/SFOR Informer: MULTINATIONAL SPECIALIZED UNIT".

[3] "Albania". www.carabinieri.it.

[4] "Ministero della Difesa - Iraq: Esplosione a Nassyria presso il Comando MSU dell'Arma dei Carabinieri". www.difesa.it.

[5] "New York Times (USA) In Kosovo, a Peace Built on Separation". 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2019-10-04.

[6] "KFOR | MSU Commander". jfcnaples.nato.int.

[7] "KFOR | MSU Change of Command". jfcnaples.nato.int.