Report 20140626A
Date
June 26, 2014
Administration
Barack Obama (Second Term)Location
IraqWas 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: Iraqi security forces (but "undertaken in coordination with the Government of Iraq")
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
Advise/AssistDetails: "to assess how we can best train, advise, and support Iraqi security forces and to establish joint operations centers with Iraqi security forces to share intelligence and coordinate planning to confront the threat posed by [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]"
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: "This action... has been directed consistent with my responsibility to protect U.S. citizens both at home and abroad, and in furtherance of U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, 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: "This action is being undertaken in coordination with the Government of Iraq"
Estimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: "These forces will remain in Iraq until the security situation becomes such that they are no longer needed."
Type of Enemy or Mission
Non-state actorDetails: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Military Activity
Use of ground forces Support to other activitiesDetails: Assess train and advise mission; "establish joint operations centers with Iraqi security forces to share intelligence and coordinate planning to confront the threat posed by ISIL"
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
