Report 20130222A

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Date

February 22, 2013

Administration

Barack Obama (Second Term)

Location

Niger

Was 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: “French forces conducting operations in Mali” and “other partners in the region”

Article 51 Report to UN

Not applicable because no self-defense claim

Constitutional Caveat

Classified Annex Reported

Purpose/Mission

Advise/Assist

Details: “[P]rovide support for intelligence collection” and “facilitate intelligence sharing with French forces conducting operations in Mali, and with other partners in the region.”

Domestic Legal Authority

Constitution (Art. II)

Details: “I directed this deployment of U.S. forces in furtherance of U.S. national security interests, and 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 state

Details: “with the consent of the Government of Niger”

Estimated Scope/Duration

None provided

Type of Enemy or Mission

Other

Details: Support for intelligence gathering/intelligence sharing

Military Activity

Use of ground forces

Details: “[A] deployment of approximately 40 additional U.S. military personnel entered Niger”; “The total number of U.S. military personnel deployed to Niger is approximately 100.”

US Casualties Reported

Unknown

Non-US Casualties Reported