Report 19940822A
Date
August 22, 1994
Administration
Bill Clinton (First Term)Location
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWas 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
Yes
Details: UN and NATO
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
StabilizationDetails: Support for UN and NATO "efforts to achieve peace and security in Bosnia-Herzegovina"
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 the foreign relations of the United States and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive."
Claimed International Legal Basis
UN Security Council authorizationDetails: UNSCR 713, 824
Estimated Scope/Duration
Scope/duration specified
Details: Completed after strikes executed
Type of Enemy or Mission
Nation-stateDetails: Former Yugoslavia
Military Activity
Air operationsDetails: "use of United States combat aircraft on August 5 to attack Bosnian Serb heavy weapons in the Sarajevo heavy weapons exclusion zone"
US Casualties Reported
No
Details: "No U.S. personnel were injured or killed nor was U.S. equipment damaged in connection with this action."
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
