Report 19940217A
Date
February 17, 1994
Administration
Bill Clinton (First Term)Location
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
No, as 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)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: UN and NATO (“The United Nations Secretary General thereafter requested NATO to authorize, at the request of the United Nations, air operations against artillery or mortar positions determined by UNPROFOR to have been involved in attacks on civilian targets in the vicinity of Sarajevo. On February 9, 1994, NATO accepted the U.N. Secretary General’s request and authorized air operations, as necessary, using agreed coordination procedures with UNPROFOR.”)
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Constitutional Caveat
No
Classified Annex Reported
No
Purpose/Mission
StabilizationDetails: At UN request, participate in NATO “air operations against artillery or mortar positions… involved in attacks on civilian targets in the vicinity of Sarajevo”
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: “I have directed the participation by U.S. armed forces in this effort pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief.”
Claimed International Legal Basis
UN Security Council authorizationDetails: UNSCRs 713, 781, 786, 816, 824, 836, 844
Estimated Scope/Duration
None provided
Details: “It is not now possible to determine the duration of these operations.”
Type of Enemy or Mission
Nation-stateDetails: Bosnian-Serbs
Military Activity
Air operationsDetails: NATO “authorized air operations [against artillery or mortar positions determined by UNPROFOR to have been involved in attacks on civilian targets in the vicinity of Sarajevo]” and “set a deadline for the withdrawal of heavy weapons”; “more than 60 U.S. aircraft are available for participation in the authorized NATO missions”
US Casualties Reported
No
Details: “Our enforcement operations have been conducted safely with no casualties to date.”
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Reporting as it Relates to Termination Clock
N/A because not a hostilities-triggered report
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