Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka
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The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka was a contingent of the Indian military deployed from 1987 to 1990 to enforce peace and disarmament during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Peace Keeping Force operations in Sri Lanka | 2 |
| Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka canonical | 1 |
| Indian intervention in Sri Lanka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1107192 — 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: Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka Context triple: [Indian Armed Forces, conflict, Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka]
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Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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B.
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is a long-standing UN mission established in 1964 to prevent further fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and to maintain stability along the island’s buffer zone.
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is a long-standing UN peacekeeping mission deployed in southern Lebanon to monitor ceasefires, support the Lebanese government’s authority, and help maintain stability along the border with Israel.
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D.
Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI)
The Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI) was a regional peacekeeping and state-building mission led primarily by Australia to restore law and order and support governance in the Solomon Islands from 2003 onward.
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E.
Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane was a long-term French-led counterterrorism and counterinsurgency military campaign conducted across the Sahel region of Africa from 2014 to 2022.
- 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: Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka Target entity description: The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka was a contingent of the Indian military deployed from 1987 to 1990 to enforce peace and disarmament during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
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A.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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B.
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus is a long-standing UN mission established in 1964 to prevent further fighting between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and to maintain stability along the island’s buffer zone.
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C.
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon is a long-standing UN peacekeeping mission deployed in southern Lebanon to monitor ceasefires, support the Lebanese government’s authority, and help maintain stability along the border with Israel.
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D.
Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI)
The Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI) was a regional peacekeeping and state-building mission led primarily by Australia to restore law and order and support governance in the Solomon Islands from 2003 onward.
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E.
Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane was a long-term French-led counterterrorism and counterinsurgency military campaign conducted across the Sahel region of Africa from 2014 to 2022.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian military operation
ⓘ
military peacekeeping force ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IPKF ⓘ |
| approximateStrength | tens of thousands of Indian troops ⓘ |
| casualties | significant Indian military casualties ⓘ |
| commandedBy | senior Indian Army officers ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Indian Army ⓘ |
| conflict | Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deployedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | counter-insurgency operations against LTTE ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased hostility from LTTE towards India
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strained India–Sri Lanka relations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jaffna (initial operational headquarters) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Cold War era regional politics ⓘ |
| hostNationGovernment | Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| includedBranch |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ Indian Navy ⓘ |
| languageOfAcronym | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
controversial chapter in Indian foreign policy
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important episode in Sri Lankan Civil War history ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Indo-Sri Lanka Accord ⓘ |
| mandateFrom |
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Jaffna (1987)
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Operation Pawan ⓘ |
| notableConsequence | assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by LTTE in 1991 ⓘ |
| notableIssue | allegations of human rights violations ⓘ |
| objective |
enforce peace in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
implement Indo-Sri Lanka Accord ⓘ supervise disarmament of militant groups ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| reasonForWithdrawal |
deteriorating relations with LTTE
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political decision by Government of India ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| result | withdrawal of Indian troops from Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| role |
separate warring parties
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support devolution of power to Sri Lankan provinces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater |
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
military intervention
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peacekeeping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka Description of subject: The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka was a contingent of the Indian military deployed from 1987 to 1990 to enforce peace and disarmament during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka