Report 20140923B
Date
September 23, 2014
Administration
Barack Obama (Second Term)Location
Syria 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)
Yes, described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: "These actions are being undertaken in coordination with and at the request of the Government of Iraq and in conjunction with coalition partners."
Purpose/Mission
Respond to threatDetails: Implement "new comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy to degrade, and ultimately defeat, ISIL"
Domestic Legal Authority
Const. (Art. II) and StatuteDetails: "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 Public Law 107-243) 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
Consent of territorial stateDetails: "These actions are being undertaken in coordination with and at the request of the Government of Iraq and in conjunction with coalition partners."
Estimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: "It is not possible to know the duration of these deployments and operations. I will continue to direct such additional measures as necessary to protect and secure U.S. citizens and our interests against the threat posed by ISIL."
Type of Enemy or Mission
Non-state actorDetails: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Military Activity
Air operations Use of ground forcesDetails: "deployment of 475 additional U.S. Armed Forces personnel to Iraq"; "a systematic campaign of airstrikes and other necessary actions against these terrorists [ISIL] in Iraq and Syria."
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown