U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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49–011 2006

109th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–114 

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 

JUNE 15, 2006.—Referred to the Committee on International Relations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, June 15, 2006. 

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 war on terror, 

Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

The war on terror 

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 war on terror. 

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 in Combined Forces Command, 

Afghanistan, ended the Taliban regime and are actively pursuing 

and engaging remnant al-Qaida and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Approximately 200 U.S. personnel also are 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 

beginning October 13, 2005, in U.N. Security Council Resolution 

1623 of September 13, 2005. The mission of the ISAF under NATO 

command is to assist the Government of Afghanistan in creating a 

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establishment 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 460 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. In 

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1637 of November 8, 2005, the 

Security Council, noting the Iraqi government’s request to retain 

the presence of the MNF, extended the MNF mandate for a period 

ending on December 31, 2006. Under Resolutions 1546 and 1637, 

the mission of the MNF is to contribute to security and stability 

in Iraq, as reconstruction continues. These contributions have included assisting in building the capability of the Iraqi security 

forces and institutions as the Iraqi people drafted and approved a 

constitution and established a constitutionally elected government. 

The U.S. contribution to the MNF is approximately 131,000 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. These efforts include the deployment of U.S. combat-equipped and combat-support 

forces to assist in enhancing the counterterrorism capabilities of 

our friends and allies. United States combat-equipped and combatsupport forces continue to be 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 in Yemen. 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); enforce the terms of the 

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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 24 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 11 percent of KFOR’s total 

strength of approximately 16,000 personnel. 

The U.S. forces have been assigned to 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 the 

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. 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 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 operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and established NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo to continue to assist in implementing the Peace Agreement in conjunction with a newly established European Force. The NATO Headquarters-Sarajevo, to 

which approximately 250 U.S. personnel are assigned, is, with the 

European Force, 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 

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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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