Report 20111014A
Date
October 14, 2011
Administration
Barack Obama (First Term)Location
Uganda South Sudan Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the CongoWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)
Yes, stated or used terms in statute
Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Constitutional Caveat
No
Classified Annex Reported
No
Purpose/Mission
Advise/AssistDetails: “[P]rovide assistance to regional forces that are working toward the removal of [LRA leader] Joseph Kony from the battlefield.”
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: “I have directed this deployment, which is in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive.”
Claimed International Legal Basis
Consent of territorial stateDetails: “Subject to the approval of each respective host nation, elements of these U.S. forces will deploy into Uganda, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and [DRC].”
Estimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: “On October 12, the initial team of U.S. military personnel with appropriate combat equipment deployed to Uganda. During the next month, additional forces will deploy…”
Type of Enemy or Mission
Non-state actorDetails: Lord’s Resistance Army
Military Activity
Use of ground forcesDetails: Approximately 100 U.S. military personnel “will act as advisors to partner forces that have the goal of removing from the battlefield Joseph Kony and other senior leadership of the LRA. Our forces will provide information, advice, and assistance”; “[A]lthough the U.S. forces are combat equipped… they will not themselves engage LRA forces unless necessary for self defense.”
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Reporting as it Relates to Termination Clock
N/A because not a hostilities-triggered report
