Operation Ramadan
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Operation Ramadan was a major Iranian ground offensive launched in 1982 during the Iran–Iraq War, notable for its large-scale armored clashes and heavy casualties on both sides.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Ramadan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1026393 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Ramadan Context triple: [Iran–Iraq War, notableCampaign, Operation Ramadan]
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A.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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B.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
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C.
Operation Goodtime
Operation Goodtime was a World War II Allied amphibious operation in the Pacific, conducted as part of the broader Operation Cartwheel campaign to isolate and neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
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D.
Operation Thursday
Operation Thursday was a major World War II airborne and long-range penetration campaign in Burma, conducted by the British Chindits behind Japanese lines in 1944.
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E.
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was a four-day U.S.- and U.K.-led bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998 aimed at pressuring Saddam Hussein’s regime over weapons inspections and compliance with UN resolutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Ramadan Target entity description: Operation Ramadan was a major Iranian ground offensive launched in 1982 during the Iran–Iraq War, notable for its large-scale armored clashes and heavy casualties on both sides.
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A.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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B.
Operation Joshua
Operation Joshua was a 1985 Israeli-led airlift that rescued and relocated hundreds of Ethiopian Jews from Sudan to Israel as part of a broader effort to bring the Ethiopian Jewish community to safety.
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C.
Operation Goodtime
Operation Goodtime was a World War II Allied amphibious operation in the Pacific, conducted as part of the broader Operation Cartwheel campaign to isolate and neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
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D.
Operation Thursday
Operation Thursday was a major World War II airborne and long-range penetration campaign in Burma, conducted by the British Chindits behind Japanese lines in 1944.
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E.
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was a four-day U.S.- and U.K.-led bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998 aimed at pressuring Saddam Hussein’s regime over weapons inspections and compliance with UN resolutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| after |
liberation of Khorramshahr
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Khorramshahr
|
| belligerent |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
linked to:
Ba'athist Iraq
|
| casualties | heavy ⓘ |
| characteristic |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
large-scale armored clashes ⓘ use of human-wave infantry assaults ⓘ |
| conflict | Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| consequence |
contributed to prolongation of the Iran–Iraq War
ⓘ
demonstrated strength of Iraqi defensive fortifications ⓘ led Iran to reconsider large-scale conventional offensives ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Iraqi Army ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
Iraqi minefields
ⓘ
Iraqi trench systems ⓘ canals and water obstacles ⓘ earthen berms ⓘ |
| front | southern sector of the Iran–Iraq front ⓘ |
| location |
Iraqi territory
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq
near Basra ⓘ southern front of the Iran–Iraq border ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
ⓘ
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Islamic holy month of Ramadan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-intensity conventional warfare early in the conflict
ⓘ
intense tank battles ⓘ |
| objective |
to advance towards Basra
ⓘ
to penetrate Iraqi defensive lines ⓘ |
| opponent | Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian counteroffensives after liberation of Khorramshahr ⓘ |
| result |
failure of Iran to capture Basra
ⓘ
high Iranian casualties ⓘ high Iraqi casualties ⓘ stalemate ⓘ |
| scale | one of the largest land battles of the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1982 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Iranian attempt to carry the war into Iraqi territory after defensive successes ⓘ |
| terrain | flat desert terrain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1982 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | set-piece battle ⓘ |
| usedForce |
air support
ⓘ
armored units ⓘ artillery ⓘ mechanized infantry ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
combined arms operations
ⓘ
frontal assaults against fortified positions ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Ramadan Description of subject: Operation Ramadan was a major Iranian ground offensive launched in 1982 during the Iran–Iraq War, notable for its large-scale armored clashes and heavy casualties on both sides.
Referenced by (2)
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