-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.
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 during
Operation Allied Harbor, to aid the country in the refugees management. The mission was codenamed
AFOR.
Iraq man, 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.
MSU-IRAQ Commanders • 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 KFOR-MSU patrol in
Mitrovica, Kosovo. (2018). MSU
Pandur I near the
New 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. Since 2022 a unit of
Army of the Czech Republic Military Police is part of the MSU regiment. The
KFOR-MSU Regiment is commanded by
Italian Carabinieri Colonel Gianfranco Di Fiore KFOR-MSU Commanders 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 == See also ==