Report 19951221A
Date
December 21, 1995
Administration
Bill Clinton (First Term)Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Hungary ItalyWas 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: "All of our NATO allies are contributing forces as well (except for Iceland, which has no military). Non-NATO nations whose offers to provide forces to IFOR are under consideration include Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine."
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
StabilizationDetails: "The IFOR’s mission... is to monitor and help ensure compliance by all parties with the military aspects of the peace agreement."
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: "I have directed the participation of U.S. forces 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 1031
Estimated Scope/Duration
Scope/duration specified
Details: "NATO and U.S. military commanders believe, and I expect, that the military mission can be accomplished in about a year."
Type of Enemy or Mission
OtherDetails: Monitor compliance with peace agreement
Military Activity
Air operations Use of naval forces/vessels Use of ground forcesDetails: To participate in IFOR, "approximately 20,000 U.S. military personnel" will deploy to Bosnia and Herzegovina with approximately 5,000 more to "other states of the former Yugoslavia"; Also, "approximately 7,000 U.S. support forces, under U.S. command and control... will deploy in Hungary, Croatia, Italy, and other states in the region in support of IFOR"; "participating U.S. forces include ... naval and air forces"
US Casualties Reported
Yes
Details: Reported on Dec. 20, 1996: "During IFOR’s one-year mission, U.S. forces sustained a total of 13 fatalities, all resulting from accidents. Twenty-one American servicemembers were also injured in accidents."
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
