Assyrian Levies

Target entity: Assyrian Levies
Context triple: [siege of RAF Habbaniya, defendedBy, Assyrian Levies]

• A. Assyrian forces
  Assyrian forces were the military troops of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, renowned for their discipline, siege warfare, and brutality, and ultimately defeated in the late 7th century BCE.
• B. Babylonian forces
  Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
• C. Turanian army
  The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.
• D. Ptolemaic army
  The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
• E. Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries
  The Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries were a large force of Greek hoplite soldiers who famously marched deep into the Persian Empire and then fought their way back to Greece, an ordeal recounted by Xenophon in his work Anabasis.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Assyrian Levies
Target entity description: The Assyrian Levies were a locally recruited Iraqi military force under British command, composed largely of Assyrian Christians and known for their loyalty and key role in Middle Eastern campaigns during the early 20th century.

• A. Assyrian forces
  Assyrian forces were the military troops of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, renowned for their discipline, siege warfare, and brutality, and ultimately defeated in the late 7th century BCE.
• B. Babylonian forces
  Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
• C. Turanian army
  The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.
• D. Ptolemaic army
  The Ptolemaic army was the Hellenistic military force of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt, composed of Macedonian-style phalanxes, mercenaries, and native troops that fought to defend and expand its Mediterranean and Near Eastern territories.
• E. Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries
  The Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries were a large force of Greek hoplite soldiers who famously marched deep into the Persian Empire and then fought their way back to Greece, an ordeal recounted by Xenophon in his work Anabasis.
• F. None of above. chosen