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Report 19860326A

Date

March 26, 1986

Administration

Ronald Reagan (Second Term)

Location

Gulf of Sidra

Was 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)

Yes, described in/inferred from report

Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)

No, as described in/inferred from report

Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)

No, as described in/inferred from report

Joint/Coalition Mission

No

Article 51 Report to UN

Yes

Details: S/17938

Purpose/Mission

Respond to threat

Details: In response to attacks "by Libya" on U.S. forces conducting freedom of navigation exercises in the Gulf of Sidra, "U.S. forces took limited measures of self-defense necessary to protect themselves from continued attack."

Domestic Legal Authority

Constitution (Art. II)

Details: "The deployment of these United States Armed Forces and the measures taken by them in self-defense during this incident were undertaken pursuant to my authority under the Constitution, including my authority as Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Armed Forces."

Claimed International Legal Basis

Self-Defense

Details: "The deployment of these United States Armed Forces and the measures taken by them in self-defense..."

Estimated Scope/Duration

Scope/duration specified

Details: 3/24/1986 8AM EST to 3/25 12:20AM EST

Type of Enemy or Mission

Nation-state

Details: Libya

Military Activity

Air operations Use of naval forces/vessels

Details: "The United States fired missiles at Libyan vessels and at Sirte, the missile site"

US Casualties Reported

No

Non-US Casualties Reported

Unknown