Report 20160715A
Date
July 15, 2016
Administration
Barack Obama (Second Term)Location
UgandaWas 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
No
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Purpose/Mission
Protect US citizens, propertyDetails: "to support the security of U.S. personnel and of our Embassy in Juba and ... to support the security of U.S. citizens and property in South Sudan"
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: "I have directed this action 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
UnknownEstimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: "It is not possible to know at this time the precise scope or the duration of the deployments of U.S. Armed Forces necessary to support the security of U.S. citizens and property in South Sudan."
Type of Enemy or Mission
Embassy protectionDetails: Unrest in South Sudan
Military Activity
Use of ground forcesDetails: "up to approximately 200 U.S. Armed Forces with appropriate combat equipment, including those forces initially pre-positioned in Djibouti, are pre-positioning in Uganda"
US Casualties Reported
No
Non-US Casualties Reported
No
