Raqqa campaign (2017)
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The Raqqa campaign (2017) was a major military offensive led by the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State and dismantle its de facto capital in Syria.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raqqa campaign | 1 |
| Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) | 1 |
| Raqqa campaign (2017) canonical | 1 |
| Raqqa campaign against ISIS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20321551 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Raqqa campaign (2017) Context triple: [YPG, notableCampaign, Raqqa campaign (2017)]
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Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)
The Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019) was a major phase of the Syrian Civil War in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, fought to capture remaining Islamic State strongholds along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria.
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B.
Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)
The Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019) was a major military offensive in eastern Syria during the Syrian Civil War, primarily involving Syrian government forces and their allies against ISIS to break the long-standing siege of Deir ez-Zor and reclaim surrounding territory.
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Battle of Tal Afar (2017)
The Battle of Tal Afar (2017) was an Iraqi-led offensive, supported by coalition forces, to recapture the strategic city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State shortly after the liberation of Mosul.
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D.
Idlib offensive
The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
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E.
Samarra offensive
The Samarra offensive was a World War I campaign on the Mesopotamian front in 1917, in which Ottoman and British forces fought for control of the strategically important city of Samarra in present-day Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Raqqa campaign (2017) Target entity description: The Raqqa campaign (2017) was a major military offensive led by the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State and dismantle its de facto capital in Syria.
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A.
Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)
The Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019) was a major phase of the Syrian Civil War in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, fought to capture remaining Islamic State strongholds along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria.
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B.
Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)
The Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019) was a major military offensive in eastern Syria during the Syrian Civil War, primarily involving Syrian government forces and their allies against ISIS to break the long-standing siege of Deir ez-Zor and reclaim surrounding territory.
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C.
Battle of Tal Afar (2017)
The Battle of Tal Afar (2017) was an Iraqi-led offensive, supported by coalition forces, to recapture the strategic city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State shortly after the liberation of Mosul.
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D.
Idlib offensive
The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
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E.
Samarra offensive
The Samarra offensive was a World War I campaign on the Mesopotamian front in 1917, in which Ottoman and British forces fought for control of the strategically important city of Samarra in present-day Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
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