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Casspir MPV

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Protected mobility / MRAP

Casspir MPV

Mine-protected vehicles of MINUSMA contingents — the shape of a mission that fought, above all, the roadside bomb.

Historical / withdrawnEvidence: Documented
Silhouette · not to scale

Record

FamilyCasspir
VariantsCasspir Mk 3
OriginSouth Africa
EraMINUSMA contingent service, 2013–2023
Appears inMali (MINUSMA, historical)

Conflict relevance

This is the catalogue's single record for this system. It is relevant to the module below; each module's Force Atlas shows how it is used there.

Mali · Force Atlas

Operators

United Nations / MINUSMA · Historical operator

Battlefield role

Mine-protected transport for MINUSMA contingents in what became the UN's deadliest environment: the IED-laced roads of central and northern Mali. The vehicle embodies the mission's defining fight — against the roadside bomb, not a front line.

Branch & service operators

Related key events

Jun – Dec 2023Theme link

Mali expels MINUSMA

At Bamako's demand, the Security Council ends MINUSMA's mandate in June 2023; the mission completes a compressed, contested withdrawal by 31 December, handing over or demolishing its northern camps.

PartialConfidence: moderateStatus as of 2023-12Reviewed 2026-07-19Sources: UN Security Council and Panel of Experts reporting · Established historical recordMethodology