Nationalist forces

Target entity: Nationalist forces
Context triple: [Siege of Madrid, opponent, Nationalist forces]

• A. Republican forces
  Republican forces were the military units loyal to the democratically elected Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, comprising a mix of regular army troops, militias, and international volunteers fighting against the Nationalist rebels.
• B. Northern Alliance
  The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
• C. Union of Armed Struggle
  The Union of Armed Struggle was an early Polish World War II resistance organization that laid the groundwork for the later Home Army and the broader Polish Underground State.
• D. Pro-Treaty forces
  Pro-Treaty forces were the Irish government and military units that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and formed the core of the National Army fighting to establish the Irish Free State.
• E. Separatists
  The Separatists were a group of English Protestants in the late 16th and early 17th centuries who broke away from the Church of England and sought religious freedom, some of whom became known as the Pilgrims who settled in New England.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Nationalist forces
Target entity description: The Nationalist forces were the coalition of right-wing rebels led by General Francisco Franco that fought against the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War.

• A. Republican forces
  Republican forces were the military units loyal to the democratically elected Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, comprising a mix of regular army troops, militias, and international volunteers fighting against the Nationalist rebels.
• B. Northern Alliance
  The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
• C. Union of Armed Struggle
  The Union of Armed Struggle was an early Polish World War II resistance organization that laid the groundwork for the later Home Army and the broader Polish Underground State.
• D. Pro-Treaty forces
  Pro-Treaty forces were the Irish government and military units that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and formed the core of the National Army fighting to establish the Irish Free State.
• E. Separatists
  The Separatists were a group of English Protestants in the late 16th and early 17th centuries who broke away from the Church of England and sought religious freedom, some of whom became known as the Pilgrims who settled in New England.
• F. None of above. chosen