March - ACO - Nato

[Inside KFOR]Text by 1st Lt. Maksym Klunnyk, Ukrainian ArmyPhotos by Armend AqifiI want to describe for you a few episodes of theMSUs daily routine. But first here someinteresting information about this unit:The Multinational Specialized Unit (MSU) wasfounded in Bosnia in the 1990s and assigned toSFOR. Ever since, they have played an importantrole in supporting peacekeeping operations inAlbania as well as in Iraq and here in Kosovo.The MSU consists of 350 policemen withmilitary status. Most of them are ItalianCarabinieri, but approximately 85 ofthem are French Gendarmerie.This day started as a regular day for the MSUsoldiers. After a short briefing held on the street,teams started their usual foot patrols. Maybe forthem this day seemed like any others - but not for me.I joined the first team led by OR-6 GillesMazaudon, French Gendarmerie. We moved by themain street of Urosevac/Ferizaj. Our first stop wasat the so-named "work market" where I saw severalpeople applying for work. Immediately we weresurrounded by a large number of citizens. One ofthem, Mr. Agim Rexhepi told me: "We are veryhappy to have MSU policemen here. It's good forus and our welfare", he said. "People in uniform22KFOR Chronicle, March 2007