Ba'athist Iraq

Target entity: Ba'athist Iraq
Context triple: [Battle for Basra (2003), belligerent, Ba'athist Iraq]

• A. Kingdom of Iraq
  The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.
• B. Iraq
  Iraq is a Middle Eastern country historically significant for its ancient Mesopotamian civilizations and its major role in 20th- and 21st-century geopolitics and conflicts.
• C. Alhurra-Iraq
  Alhurra-Iraq is an Arabic-language television channel focused on news and current affairs in Iraq, operated by the U.S.-funded Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
• D. Syria
  Syria is a country in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia, known for its ancient civilizations, diverse cultural heritage, and protracted civil war since 2011.
• E. Ba'ath Party
  The Ba'ath Party is an Arab nationalist and socialist political movement that sought to unify the Arab world under a single, secular, authoritarian state, most prominently ruling Iraq under Saddam Hussein and Syria under the Assad family.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Ba'athist Iraq
Target entity description: Ba'athist Iraq was the authoritarian Iraqi state under Saddam Hussein’s Ba'ath Party rule from 1968 until the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

• A. Kingdom of Iraq
  The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.
• B. Iraq
  Iraq is a Middle Eastern country historically significant for its ancient Mesopotamian civilizations and its major role in 20th- and 21st-century geopolitics and conflicts.
• C. Alhurra-Iraq
  Alhurra-Iraq is an Arabic-language television channel focused on news and current affairs in Iraq, operated by the U.S.-funded Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
• D. Syria
  Syria is a country in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia, known for its ancient civilizations, diverse cultural heritage, and protracted civil war since 2011.
• E. Ba'ath Party
  The Ba'ath Party is an Arab nationalist and socialist political movement that sought to unify the Arab world under a single, secular, authoritarian state, most prominently ruling Iraq under Saddam Hussein and Syria under the Assad family.
• F. None of above. chosen