United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

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United Nations peacekeeping mission military observer mission

The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a UN peacekeeping mission created in 1974 to monitor the ceasefire and separation of forces between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force canonical	13
UNDOF	3
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone	2
UNDOF HQ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1570132 — 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: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
Context triple: [Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights, established, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force]

A. United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is a UN peacekeeping mission established in 1948 to monitor ceasefires and armistice agreements in the Middle East.
B. Multinational Force and Observers
The Multinational Force and Observers is an independent international peacekeeping organization established to supervise security arrangements and maintain stability in the Sinai Peninsula following the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.
C. United Nations Protection Force
The United Nations Protection Force was a UN peacekeeping mission deployed during the Yugoslav Wars in the early 1990s to help ensure security and facilitate humanitarian aid in conflict-affected areas of the former Yugoslavia.
D. United Nations Emergency Force
The United Nations Emergency Force was the first major UN peacekeeping mission, created in 1956 to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawal of forces after the Suez Crisis.
E. 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.
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: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
Target entity description: The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a UN peacekeeping mission created in 1974 to monitor the ceasefire and separation of forces between Israel and Syria on the Golan Heights.

A. United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is a UN peacekeeping mission established in 1948 to monitor ceasefires and armistice agreements in the Middle East.
B. Multinational Force and Observers
The Multinational Force and Observers is an independent international peacekeeping organization established to supervise security arrangements and maintain stability in the Sinai Peninsula following the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.
C. United Nations Protection Force
The United Nations Protection Force was a UN peacekeeping mission deployed during the Yugoslav Wars in the early 1990s to help ensure security and facilitate humanitarian aid in conflict-affected areas of the former Yugoslavia.
D. United Nations Emergency Force
The United Nations Emergency Force was the first major UN peacekeeping mission, created in 1956 to supervise the ceasefire and withdrawal of forces after the Suez Crisis.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations peacekeeping mission ⓘ military observer mission ⓘ
abbreviation	UNDOF ⓘ linked to: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
authorizedBy	United Nations Charter Chapter VI ⓘ
conflictMonitored	Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ Yom Kippur War ceasefire ⓘ
countryInvolved	Israel ⓘ Syria ⓘ
createdBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
dateEstablished	1974-05-31 ⓘ
hasCasualties	personnel killed in the line of duty ⓘ
hasComponent	force headquarters ⓘ infantry units ⓘ logistics units ⓘ military observers ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Camp Faouar, Syria ⓘ Camp Ziouani, Israel ⓘ
legalBasis	United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 ⓘ
locatedIn	Golan Heights ⓘ
mandate	monitor ceasefire between Israel and Syria ⓘ monitor the area of separation and areas of limitation ⓘ supervise disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces ⓘ
monitors	Area of Separation ⓘ Areas of Limitation on both sides of the Area of Separation ⓘ
operationalArea	Area of Separation on the Golan Heights ⓘ linked to: Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights
operationalChallenges	regional instability in Syria ⓘ restrictions on movement ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations ⓘ
partOf	United Nations peacekeeping operations in the Middle East ⓘ linked to: United Nations missions in the Middle East
peacekeepingType	traditional peacekeeping ⓘ
primaryObjective	maintain the ceasefire between Israel and Syria ⓘ
regionServed	Middle East ⓘ
relatedAgreement	Agreement on Disengagement between Israeli and Syrian forces (1974) ⓘ linked to: Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights
renewalFrequency	every six months by the Security Council ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
secondaryObjective	support conditions for a negotiated peace settlement ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
symbol	UNDOF shoulder patch ⓘ blue helmets ⓘ
troopContributingCountries	Austria ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Fiji ⓘ India ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Philippines ⓘ
usesFlag	Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights → established → United Nations Disengagement Observer Force ⓘ

Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights → monitoredBy → United Nations Disengagement Observer Force ⓘ

Golan Heights → monitoredBy → United Nations Disengagement Observer Force ⓘ

United Nations missions in the Middle East → hasPart → United Nations Disengagement Observer Force ⓘ

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization → cooperatesWith → United Nations Disengagement Observer Force ⓘ

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force → abbreviation → UNDOF ⓘ