Order Description

Precept: As of early 2016, the United States and its coalition forces conducted approximately 11,000 strikes in Iraq and Syria pursuant to Operation Inherent Resolve. What was the basis under international law for the U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria? What was the basis under international law for the February 2016 air strikes in Libya? Are each of these considered international armed conflicts or non-international armed conflicts? What portions of the U.N. Charter are relevant to these determinations?