Report 20140901A
Date
September 01, 2014
Administration
Barack Obama (Second Term)Location
IraqWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
Yes, 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)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: "These actions are being undertaken in coordination with and at the request of the Iraqi government."
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
HumanitarianDetails: "support of an operation to deliver humanitarian assistance to civilians in the town of Amirli, Iraq, which is surrounded and besieged by ISIL"; "to address this emerging humanitarian crisis and protect the civilians trapped in Amirli"
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: "I have directed these actions, which are 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: "These actions are being undertaken in coordination with and at the request of the Iraqi government"
Estimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: "limited in their scope and duration as necessary to address this emerging humanitarian crisis and protect the civilians trapped in Amirli"
Type of Enemy or Mission
Non-state actorDetails: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Military Activity
Air operationsDetails: "targeted airstrike operations in the vicinity of Amirli, Iraq"
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
