U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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39–011 2005

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

A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CONSISTENT WITH THE 

WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

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 


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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 alQaida’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 

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rently, 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-today operational direction to the Kosovo Protection Corps; and 

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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 

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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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