[House Document 109-30]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

109th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-30

 
    A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

  A SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED REPORT, CONSISTENT WITH THE WAR POWERS 
  RESOLUTION, TO KEEP CONGRESS INFORMED ABOUT THE DEPLOYMENTS OF U.S. 
COMBAT-EQUIPPED ARMED FORCES IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, 
     KOSOVO, AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 93-148




May 23, 2005.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, May 20, 2005.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I am providing this supplemental 
consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and 
consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), 
as part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed about 
deployments of U.S. combat-equipped armed forces around the 
world. This supplemental report covers operations in support of 
the global war on terrorism, Kosovo, and Bosnia and 
Herzegovina.


                      THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM


    Since September 24, 2001, I have reported, consistent with 
Public Law 107-40 and the War Powers Resolution, on the combat 
operations in Afghanistan against al-Qaida terrorists and their 
Taliban supporters, which began on October 7, 2001, and the 
deployment of various combat-equipped and combat-support forces 
to a number of locations in the Central, Pacific, and Southern 
Command areas of operation in support of those operations and 
of other operations in our global war on terrorism.
    I will direct additional measures as necessary in the 
exercise of the U.S. right to self-defense and to protect U.S. 
citizens and interests. Such measures may include short-notice 
deployments of special operations and other forces for 
sensitive operations in various locations throughout the world. 
It is not possible to know at this time either the precise 
scope or duration of the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces 
necessary to counter the terrorist threat to the United States.
    United States Armed Forces, with the assistance of numerous 
coalition partners, continue to conduct the U.S. campaign to 
pursue al-Qaida terrorists and to eliminate support to al-
Qaida.
    These operations have been successful in seriously 
degrading al-Qaida's training capabilities. United States Armed 
Forces, with the assistance of numerous coalition partners, 
ended the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and are actively 
pursuing and engaging remnant al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. 
Approximately 90 U.S. personnel are also assigned to the 
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. 
The U.N. Security Council authorized the ISAF in U.N. Security 
Council Resolution 1386 of December 20, 2001, and has 
reaffirmed its authorization since that time, most recently, 
for a 12-month period from October 13, 2004, in U.N. Security 
Council Resolution 1563 of September 13, 2004. The mission of 
the ISAF under NATO command is to assist the Government of 
Afghanistan in creating a safe and secure environment that 
allows reconstruction and the reestablishment of Afghan 
authorities. Currently, all 26 NATO nations contribute to the 
ISAF. Ten non-NATO contributing countries also participate by 
providing military and other support personnel to the ISAF.
    The United States continues to detain several hundred al-
Qaida and Taliban fighters who are believed to pose a 
continuing threat to the United States and its interests. The 
combat-equipped and combat-support forces deployed to Naval 
Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the U.S. Southern Command area 
of operations since January 2002 continue to conduct secure 
detention operations for the approximately 520 enemy combatants 
at Guantanamo Bay.
    The U.N. Security Council authorized a Multinational Force 
(MNF) in Iraq under unified command in U.N. Security Council 
Resolution 1511 of October 16, 2003, and reaffirmed its 
authorization in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1546 of June 
8, 2004, noting the Iraqi Interim Government's request to 
retain the presence of the MNF. Under U.N. Security Council 
Resolution 1546, the mission of the MNF is to contribute to the 
security and stability in Iraq, as reconstruction continues, 
until the completion of Iraq's political transformation. These 
contributions include assisting in building the capability of 
the Iraqi security forces and institutions, as the Iraqi 
people, represented by the Transitional National Assembly, 
draft a constitution and establish a constitutionally elected 
government. The U.S. contribution to the MNF is approximately 
139,000 military personnel.
    In furtherance of our efforts against terrorists who pose a 
continuing and imminent threat to the United States, our 
friends and allies, and our forces abroad, the United States 
continues to work with friends and allies in areas around the 
globe. United States combat-equipped and combat-support forces 
are located in the Horn of Africa region, and the U.S. forces 
headquarters element in Djibouti provides command and control 
support as necessary for military operations against al-Qaida 
and other international terrorists in the Horn of Africa 
region, including Yemen. These forces also assist in enhancing 
counterterrorism capabilities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen, 
Eritrea, and Djibouti. In addition, the United States continues 
to conduct maritime interception operations on the high seas in 
the areas of responsibility of all of the geographic combatant 
commanders. These maritime operations have the responsibility 
to stop the movement, arming, or financing of international 
terrorists.

                      NATO-LED KOSOVO FORCE (KFOR)

    As noted in previous reports regarding U.S. contributions 
in support of peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo, the U.N. Security 
Council authorized Member States to establish KFOR in U.N. 
Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999. The mission 
of KFOR is to provide an international security presence in 
order to deter renewed hostilities; verify and, if necessary, 
enforce the terms of the Military Technical Agreement between 
NATO and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (which is now 
Serbia and Montenegro); enforce the terms of the Undertaking on 
Demilitarization and Transformation of the former Kosovo 
Liberation Army; provide day-to-day operational direction to 
the Kosovo Protection Corps; and maintain a safe and secure 
environment to facilitate the work of the U.N. Interim 
Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
    Currently, there are 23 NATO nations contributing to KFOR. 
Eleven non-NATO contributing countries also participate by 
providing military personnel and other support personnel to 
KFOR. The U.S. contribution to KFOR in Kosovo is about 1,700 
U.S. military personnel, or approximately 10 percent of KFOR's 
total strength of approximately 17,000 personnel. Additionally, 
U.S. military personnel occasionally operate from Macedonia, 
Albania, and Greece in support of KFOR operations.
    The U.S. forces have been assigned to a sector principally 
centered around Gnjilane in the eastern region of Kosovo. For 
U.S. KFOR forces, as for KFOR generally, maintaining a safe and 
secure environment remains the primary military task. The KFOR 
operates under NATO command and control and rules of 
engagement. The KFOR coordinates with and supports UNMIK at 
most levels; provides a security presence in towns, villages, 
and the countryside; and organizes checkpoints and patrols in 
key areas to provide security, protect minorities, resolve 
disputes, and help instill in the community a feeling of 
confidence.
    In accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, 
UNMIK continues to transfer additional competencies to the 
Kosovar Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, which 
includes the President, Prime Minister, multiple ministries, 
and the Kosovo Assembly. The UNMIK retains ultimate authority 
in some sensitive areas such as police, justice, and ethnic 
minority affairs.
    NATO continues formally to review KFOR's mission at 6-month 
intervals. These reviews provide a basis for assessing current 
force levels, future requirements, force structure, force 
reductions, and the eventual withdrawal of KFOR. NATO has 
adopted the Joint Operations Area plan to regionalize and 
rationalize its force structure in the Balkans. The UNMIK 
international police and the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) have 
full responsibility for public safety and policing throughout 
Kosovo except in the area of South Mitrovica, where KFOR and 
UNMIK share this responsibility due to security concerns. The 
UNMIK international police and KPS also have begun to assume 
responsibility for guarding patrimonial sites and established 
border-crossing checkpoints. The KFOR augments security in 
particularly sensitive areas or in response to particular 
threats as needed.

          NATO HEADQUARTERS-SARAJEVO IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

    Pursuant to the June 2004 decision made by NATO Heads of 
State and Government, and in accordance with U.N. Security 
Council Resolution 1575 of November 22, 2004, NATO concluded 
its Stabilization Force (SFOR) operations in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and established NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo to 
continue to assist in implementing the Peace Agreement in 
conjunction with a newly established European Force (EUFOR). 
NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo, to which approximately 235 U.S. 
personnel are assigned, is, with EUFOR, the legal successor to 
SFOR. The principal tasks of NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo are 
providing advice on defense reform and performing operational 
supporting tasks, such as counterterrorism and supporting the 
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
    I have directed the participation of U.S. Armed Forces in 
all of these operations pursuant to my constitutional authority 
to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and 
Chief Executive. Officials of my Administration and I 
communicate regularly with the leadership and other Members of 
Congress with regard to these deployments, and we will continue 
to do so.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.

                                  
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