2007 Battle of Basra

Target entity: 2007 Battle of Basra
Context triple: [Battle for Basra (2003), relatedEvent, 2007 Battle of Basra]

• A. Battle of Basra (2003)
  The Battle of Basra (2003) was a major engagement during the initial phase of the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces captured the strategic southern city of Basra from Iraqi government control.
• B. Battle of Najaf (2003)
  The Battle of Najaf (2003) was an early and strategically important engagement during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, in which coalition forces fought to secure the Shiite holy city of Najaf on the way to Baghdad.
• C. Battle of Baghdad (2003)
  The Battle of Baghdad (2003) was the decisive U.S.-led coalition assault that resulted in the rapid fall of Iraq’s capital and the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iraq War.
• D. Battle of Baghdad
  The Battle of Baghdad was the decisive 2003 Iraq War engagement in which U.S.-led coalition forces captured Iraq’s capital, leading to the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
• E. Battle of Sangin
  The Battle of Sangin was a prolonged and intense series of engagements in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, where British and later U.S. and Afghan forces fought to secure a strategically vital Taliban stronghold.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 2007 Battle of Basra
Target entity description: The 2007 Battle of Basra was a major confrontation in the Iraq War in which Iraqi government forces, backed by coalition support, fought Shiite militias for control of the strategic southern city of Basra.

• A. Battle of Basra (2003)
  The Battle of Basra (2003) was a major engagement during the initial phase of the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces captured the strategic southern city of Basra from Iraqi government control.
• B. Battle of Najaf (2003)
  The Battle of Najaf (2003) was an early and strategically important engagement during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, in which coalition forces fought to secure the Shiite holy city of Najaf on the way to Baghdad.
• C. Battle of Baghdad (2003)
  The Battle of Baghdad (2003) was the decisive U.S.-led coalition assault that resulted in the rapid fall of Iraq’s capital and the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iraq War.
• D. Battle of Baghdad
  The Battle of Baghdad was the decisive 2003 Iraq War engagement in which U.S.-led coalition forces captured Iraq’s capital, leading to the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
• E. Battle of Sangin
  The Battle of Sangin was a prolonged and intense series of engagements in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, where British and later U.S. and Afghan forces fought to secure a strategically vital Taliban stronghold.
• F. None of above. chosen