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White House Releases 2012 6-Month War Powers Resolution Supplemental Report

Wells Bennett
Friday, June 15, 2012, 8:34 PM
Today's report includes the boilerplate-for-such-documents "consistent with the War Powers Resolution" phrase.  It also includes the excerpt below regarding counterterrorism efforts in Yemen and Somalia:

In Somalia, the U.S. military has worked to counter the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa'ida and al-Qa'ida-associated elements of al-Shabaab. In a limited number of cases, the U.S.

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Today's report includes the boilerplate-for-such-documents "consistent with the War Powers Resolution" phrase.  It also includes the excerpt below regarding counterterrorism efforts in Yemen and Somalia:

In Somalia, the U.S. military has worked to counter the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa'ida and al-Qa'ida-associated elements of al-Shabaab. In a limited number of cases, the U.S. military has taken direct action in Somalia against members of al-Qa'ida, including those who are also members of al-Shabaab, who are engaged in efforts to carry out terrorist attacks against the United States and our interests.

The U.S. military has also been working closely with the Yemeni government to operationally dismantle and ultimately eliminate the terrorist threat posed by al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the most active and dangerous affiliate of al-Qa'ida today. Our joint efforts have resulted in direct action against a limited number of AQAP operatives and senior leaders in that country who posed a terrorist threat to the United States and our interests.

The full report can be found here.  The Defense Department's press statement regarding the report can be found here.

Wells C. Bennett was Managing Editor of Lawfare and a Fellow in National Security Law at the Brookings Institution. Before coming to Brookings, he was an Associate at Arnold & Porter LLP.

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