Report 20140923A

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Date

September 23, 2014

Administration

Barack Obama (Second Term)

Location

Syria

Was 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

Article 51 Report to UN

Yes

Details: S/2014/695

Link to Art. 51 Report

Constitutional Caveat

Classified Annex Reported

Purpose/Mission

Respond to threat

Details: “These strikes are necessary to defend the United States and our partners and allies against the threat posed by these elements [of al-Qa’ida known as the Khorasan Group].”

Domestic Legal Authority

Const. (Art. II) and Statute

Details: “I have directed these actions, which are in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to my constitutional and statutory authority as Commander in Chief (including the authority to carry out Public Law 107-40) and as Chief Executive, as well as my constitutional and statutory authority to conduct the foreign relations of the United States.”

Claimed International Legal Basis

Self-Defense

Details: “These strikes are necessary to defend the United States and our partners and allies against the threat posed by these elements.”

Estimated Scope/Duration

None provided

Type of Enemy or Mission

Non-state actor

Details: “Elements of al-Qa’ida known as the Khorasan Group”

Military Activity

Air operations

Details: “a series of strikes in Syria”

US Casualties Reported

Unknown

Non-US Casualties Reported