Operation Inherent Resolve

Target entity: Operation Inherent Resolve
Context triple: [Global War on Terrorism, includesOperation, Operation Inherent Resolve]

• A. Operation Telic
  Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
• B. Middle East combat operations
  Middle East combat operations refers to military engagements and air campaigns conducted in the Middle Eastern region, often involving coalition forces targeting insurgent groups, terrorist organizations, and hostile state actors.
• C. Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
  Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement was a post–Gulf War military operation in which coalition forces, led by the United States and its allies, patrolled and restricted Iraqi airspace to protect Kurdish and Shiite populations and contain Saddam Hussein’s regime.
• D. Operation Serval
  Operation Serval was a 2013 French-led military intervention in Mali aimed at halting Islamist militant advances and stabilizing the country.
• E. Operation Desert Shield
  Operation Desert Shield was the large-scale U.S.-led military buildup and defensive deployment to Saudi Arabia in 1990 that preceded and set the stage for the combat phase of the Gulf War.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Operation Inherent Resolve
Target entity description: Operation Inherent Resolve is the U.S.-led military campaign launched in 2014 to combat ISIS and associated extremist groups in Iraq and Syria.

• A. Operation Telic
  Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
• B. Middle East combat operations
  Middle East combat operations refers to military engagements and air campaigns conducted in the Middle Eastern region, often involving coalition forces targeting insurgent groups, terrorist organizations, and hostile state actors.
• C. Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement
  Iraqi no-fly zone enforcement was a post–Gulf War military operation in which coalition forces, led by the United States and its allies, patrolled and restricted Iraqi airspace to protect Kurdish and Shiite populations and contain Saddam Hussein’s regime.
• D. Operation Serval
  Operation Serval was a 2013 French-led military intervention in Mali aimed at halting Islamist militant advances and stabilizing the country.
• E. Operation Desert Shield
  Operation Desert Shield was the large-scale U.S.-led military buildup and defensive deployment to Saudi Arabia in 1990 that preceded and set the stage for the combat phase of the Gulf War.
• F. None of above. chosen