Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2017 (open access)

Department of Defense Contractor and Troop Levels in Iraq and Afghanistan: 2007-2017

This report provides background information for Congress on the levels of Department of Defense (DOD) troop and contractor personnel deployed in support of prior and ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: April 28, 2017
Creator: Peters, Heidi M.; Schwartz, Moshe & Kapp, Lawrence
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Issues and Current Proposals (open access)

A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Issues and Current Proposals

This report focuses on several proposals for a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) specifically targeting the Islamic State made during the 113th and 114th Congresses. It includes a brief review of existing authorities and AUMFs, as well as a discussion of issues related to various provisions included in existing and proposed AUMFs that both authorize and limit presidential use of military force. Appendices provide a comparative analysis of similar provisions in new AUMFs proposed in the 113th and 114th Congresses. This report will be updated to reflect congressional activity.
Date: January 15, 2016
Creator: Weed, Matthew C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Enhanced European Role in Iraq? (open access)

An Enhanced European Role in Iraq?

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Date: October 9, 2003
Creator: Gallis, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraqi Challenges and U.S. Responses: March 1991 through October 2002 (open access)

Iraqi Challenges and U.S. Responses: March 1991 through October 2002

This report is designed as a source of ready reference for congressional offices interested in instances of use of force by the United States against Iraq from the end of the 1990-1991 Gulf war until October 11, 2002.
Date: November 20, 2002
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (open access)

U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom

This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in the active Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), as well as operations that have ended: Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF, Iraq). This report includes statistics on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, evacuations, and the demographics of casualties.
Date: February 5, 2013
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties (open access)

Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties

This report provides statistics on fatalities during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number of fatalities since May 1,2003, plus statistics on those wounded, but not killed, since March 19, 2003.
Date: August 17, 2006
Creator: O'Bryant, JoAnne
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy

This report examines Kuwait, which would be pivotal to any U.S. decision to wind down its military involvement in Iraq, has advanced its democratic development since the fall of Saddam Hussein, but it remains concerned about security threats emanating from a still unstable Iraq. In June 2006 parliamentary elections, women voted and ran for the first time, but none won.
Date: November 2, 2007
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: U.S. Casualties (open access)

Iraq: U.S. Casualties

This report examines the casualty data that was compiled by the Department of Defense (DOD), as tallied from the agency's press releases. The report provides statistics on fatalities during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number of fatalities since May 1, 2003. Statistics may be revised as circumstances are investigated and as all records are processed through the U.S. military's casualty system.
Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Defense Base Act (DBA): The Federally Mandated Workers’ Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors (open access)

The Defense Base Act (DBA): The Federally Mandated Workers’ Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors

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Date: July 22, 2009
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey; Webel, Baird & Szymendera, Scott
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq. January 2007 (open access)

Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq. January 2007

This report provides background and discusses constitutional provisions allocating war powers between Congress and the President.
Date: January 29, 2007
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Nicola, Thomas J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy? (open access)

Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?

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Date: January 29, 2008
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.; Serafino, Nina M. & Miko, Francis T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates (open access)

Iraqi Civilian Deaths Estimates

This report presents various governmental and nongovernmental estimates of Iraqi civilian fatalities. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military death and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), as reflected in CRS Report RS21578, Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties. However, no Iraqi or U.S. government office regularly releases statistics on Iraqi civilian deaths.
Date: September 5, 2007
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Iraq: Oil and Gas Legislation, Revenue Sharing, and U.S. Policy

This report reviews proposed legislation and contracts, analyzes the positions of various Iraqi political actors, and discusses potential implications for U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq.
Date: December 10, 2008
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Authority to Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq. July 2007 (open access)

Congressional Authority to Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq. July 2007

This report provides background, discussing constitutional provisions allocating war powers between Congress and the President, and presenting a historical overview of relevant court cases.
Date: July 11, 2007
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.; Nicola, Thomas J. & Garcia, Micheal J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Defense Base Act (DBA): The Federally Mandated Workers’ Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors (open access)

The Defense Base Act (DBA): The Federally Mandated Workers’ Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors

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Date: October 20, 2008
Creator: Grasso, Valerie Bailey; Szymendera, Scott & Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance (open access)

FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance

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Date: November 13, 2003
Creator: Daggett, Stephen; Nowels, Larry; Tarnoff, Curt & Margesson, Rhoda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties (open access)

Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties

This report provides a table of casualties that was compiled by the Department of Defense (DOD), as tallied from DOD press releases. Table 1 provides statistics on fatalities during Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, and is ongoing, as well as on the number of fatalities since May 1, 2003.
Date: April 4, 2005
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Order 13,438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq (open access)

Executive Order 13,438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq

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Date: November 16, 2007
Creator: Murphy, M. Maureen
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Forces in Iraq (open access)

U.S. Forces in Iraq

This report provides solely Department of Defense (DOD) statistical information on U.S. forces serving in Iraq. It also provides brief official information on the military units scheduled for the next rotation of duty into Iraq.
Date: September 20, 2007
Creator: O'Bryant, JoAnne & Waterhouse, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq (open access)

Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq

This report provides background, discussing constitutional provisions allocating war powers between Congress and the President, and presenting a historical overview of relevant court cases.
Date: February 27, 2008
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.; Nicola, Thomas J. & Garcia, Micheal J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq (open access)

Congressional Authority To Limit U.S. Military Operations in Iraq

This report provides background, discussing constitutional provisions allocating war powers between Congress and the President, and presenting a historical overview of relevant court cases.
Date: April 24, 2007
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.; Nicola, Thomas J. & Garcia, Micheal J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Train and Equip Authorities to Counter the Islamic State (open access)

DOD Train and Equip Authorities to Counter the Islamic State

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Date: January 9, 2015
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Embassy in Iraq (open access)

U.S. Embassy in Iraq

This report discusses reestablishing normal diplomatic ties with Iraq and setting up the new embassy facilities and regional teams.
Date: October 24, 2006
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
9/11 Terrorism: Global Economic Costs (open access)

9/11 Terrorism: Global Economic Costs

This report provides a brief survey of the global economic costs of 9/11.
Date: September 15, 2004
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.
System: The UNT Digital Library