Report 19941122A
Date
November 22, 1994
Administration
Bill Clinton (First Term)Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina CroatiaWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: “The NATO strikes launched on November 21, 1994, included 39 aircraft from the Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, NATO, and the United States.”
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Constitutional Caveat
No
Classified Annex Reported
No
Purpose/Mission
StabilizationDetails: “to carry out the U.N. and NATO decisions of November 19 and to answer UNPROFOR’s request for assistance.”
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: UNSCRs 713, 824, 836, 958 (“In response to the Serb attacks, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 958 on November 19, 1994, expressly deciding that the authorizations in previous resolutions also applied in the Republic of Croatia.”)
Estimated Scope/Duration
Scope/duration specified
Details: Completed after strikes executed
Type of Enemy or Mission
Nation-stateDetails: Former Yugoslavia
Military Activity
Air operationsDetails: “the use of U.S. combat aircraft on November 21, 1994, to attack airfields and related facilities in Serb held Croatian territory used by Serb forces to launch air strikes against the town of Bihac in Bosnia-Herzegovina”
US Casualties Reported
No
Details: “No aircraft were lost or damaged in conducting the attacks”
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Reporting as it Relates to Termination Clock
More than 60 days sustained activity
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