Iraq War documents leak
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The Iraq War documents leak was a massive disclosure of classified U.S. military field reports from the Iraq War, published by WikiLeaks in 2010, revealing previously undisclosed details about civilian casualties, detainee abuse, and the conduct of the conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iraq War documents leak canonical | 3 |
| Iraq War Logs | 1 |
| Iraq and Afghanistan war logs leak | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Iraq War documents leak Context triple: [WikiLeaks, notableWork, Iraq War documents leak]
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A.
Afghan War Diary leak
The Afghan War Diary leak was a major 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of over 75,000 classified U.S. military documents detailing the war in Afghanistan, exposing civilian casualties, covert operations, and alleged war crimes.
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B.
U.S. diplomatic cables leak
The U.S. diplomatic cables leak was a massive 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of confidential U.S. State Department communications that exposed sensitive diplomatic assessments and sparked global controversy over government secrecy and transparency.
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C.
Guantánamo Bay files leak
The Guantánamo Bay files leak was the 2011 disclosure by WikiLeaks of hundreds of classified U.S. military documents detailing the detention, assessment, and treatment of prisoners held at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.
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D.
Snowden leaks
The Snowden leaks were a series of revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden that exposed extensive global surveillance programs run by the U.S. and its allies, sparking worldwide debates over privacy, security, and government transparency.
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E.
Iraq War
The Iraq War was a major armed conflict that began in 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by years of insurgency, sectarian violence, and international military involvement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Iraq War documents leak Target entity description: The Iraq War documents leak was a massive disclosure of classified U.S. military field reports from the Iraq War, published by WikiLeaks in 2010, revealing previously undisclosed details about civilian casualties, detainee abuse, and the conduct of the conflict.
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A.
Afghan War Diary leak
The Afghan War Diary leak was a major 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of over 75,000 classified U.S. military documents detailing the war in Afghanistan, exposing civilian casualties, covert operations, and alleged war crimes.
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B.
U.S. diplomatic cables leak
The U.S. diplomatic cables leak was a massive 2010 disclosure by WikiLeaks of confidential U.S. State Department communications that exposed sensitive diplomatic assessments and sparked global controversy over government secrecy and transparency.
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C.
Guantánamo Bay files leak
The Guantánamo Bay files leak was the 2011 disclosure by WikiLeaks of hundreds of classified U.S. military documents detailing the detention, assessment, and treatment of prisoners held at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp.
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D.
Snowden leaks
The Snowden leaks were a series of revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden that exposed extensive global surveillance programs run by the U.S. and its allies, sparking worldwide debates over privacy, security, and government transparency.
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E.
Iraq War
The Iraq War was a major armed conflict that began in 2003 with a U.S.-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by years of insurgency, sectarian violence, and international military involvement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraq War–related event
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document leak ⓘ whistleblowing event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Iraq War Logs
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linked to:
Iraq War documents leak
Iraq War documents leak of 2010 ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | Iraq ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| coveredBy |
Al Jazeera
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linked to:
Al Jazeera Media Network
Der Spiegel ⓘ The Guardian ⓘ The New York Times ⓘ |
| disclosedBy |
Chelsea Manning
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WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| documentType | U.S. military SIGACTS (Significant Activity) reports ⓘ |
| follows | Afghan War documents leak ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
controversy over U.S. handling of detainee abuse
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increased scrutiny of civilian casualty figures ⓘ renewed debate over Iraq War conduct ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
debates on whistleblowing and national security
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public perception of the Iraq War ⓘ |
| hasLegalConsequences | U.S. prosecution of Chelsea Manning ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublication | internet ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Iraq War ⓘ |
| medium | digital documents ⓘ |
| numberOfItems | approximately 391,000 field reports ⓘ |
| partOf | WikiLeaks releases related to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2010 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010-10-22 ⓘ |
| publisher | WikiLeaks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States diplomatic cables leak
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linked to:
U.S. diplomatic cables leak
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| reveals |
U.S. military awareness of detainee abuse by Iraqi forces
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allegations of torture by Iraqi authorities ⓘ details of IED attacks and small-arms fire incidents ⓘ detainee abuse by Iraqi security forces ⓘ friendly fire incidents ⓘ previously undisclosed civilian casualties in Iraq ⓘ rules of engagement incidents ⓘ under-reporting of civilian deaths ⓘ |
| scale | largest classified military leak in history at time of release ⓘ |
| securityClassification | classified U.S. military documents ⓘ |
| source | U.S. Army classified databases ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 2004–2009 ⓘ |
| topic |
civilian casualties in armed conflict
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military transparency and secrecy ⓘ rules of engagement in the Iraq War ⓘ treatment of detainees in Iraq ⓘ |
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Subject: Iraq War documents leak Description of subject: The Iraq War documents leak was a massive disclosure of classified U.S. military field reports from the Iraq War, published by WikiLeaks in 2010, revealing previously undisclosed details about civilian casualties, detainee abuse, and the conduct of the conflict.
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linked to: Iraq War documents leak
linked to: Iraq War documents leak