Purpose/Mission

Details: Respond to threat by "the Usama bin Ladin organization"

Domestic Legal Authority

Details: "I directed these actions pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive."

Claimed International Legal Basis

Details: "The United States acted in exercise of our inherent right of self-defense consistent with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. These strikes were a necessary and proportionate response to the imminent threat of further terrorist attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities."

Estimated Scope/Duration

Scope/duration specified

Details: "The U.S. forces involved in these strikes have completed their mission."

Type of Enemy or Mission

Details: "the Usama bin Ladin organization"

Military Activity

Details: "U.S. forces conducted strikes in Afghanistan against a series of camps and installations used by the Usama bin Ladin organization, and in Sudan where the bin Ladin organization has facilities and extensive ties to the government"; U.S. forces "struck a facility in Sudan being used to produce materials for chemical weapons" and "facilities in Afghanistan that are being used for terrorist training and as basing and supply camps for staging terrorist activities."

US Casualties Reported

No

Details: "No U.S. personnel were injured or killed in connection with this action."

Non-US Casualties Reported

Unknown