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Report 20220825A

Date

August 25, 2022

Administration

Joe Biden (Current 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

No

Article 51 Report to UN

Yes

Details: S/2022/647

Purpose/Mission

Respond to threat

Details: "in order to protect and defend the safety of our personnel, to degrade and disrupt the ongoing series of attacks against the United States and our partners, and to deter the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran-backed militia groups from conducting or supporting further attacks on United States personnel and facilities."

Domestic Legal Authority

Constitution (Art. II)

Details: "I directed this discrete military action consistent with my responsibility to protect United States citizens both at home and abroad and in furtherance of United States national security and foreign policy interests, pursuant to my constitutional authority as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive and to conduct United States foreign relations."

Claimed International Legal Basis

Self-Defense

Details: "The United States took this necessary and proportionate action consistent with international law, and in the exercise of the United States’ inherent right of self-defense as reflected in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter."

Estimated Scope/Duration

Scope/duration specified

Details: "on August 23, 2022, United States forces conducted precision strikes"

Type of Enemy or Mission

Non-state actor

Details: "Iran-backed militia groups"

Military Activity

Air operations

Details: "United States forces conducted precision strikes against a facility in eastern Syria"

US Casualties Reported

Unknown

Non-US Casualties Reported

Unknown