Battle of Konna
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The Battle of Konna was a key 2013 clash in central Mali between Islamist militants and Malian–French forces that marked an early turning point in France’s Operation Serval intervention.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Konna canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Battle of Konna Context triple: [Operation Serval, notableBattle, Battle of Konna]
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Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Battle of Summa
The Battle of Summa was a major World War II engagement during the Winter War in which Finnish forces mounted a key defense against the Soviet Red Army along the Mannerheim Line in December 1939–February 1940.
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Battle of Kay
The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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E.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Konna Target entity description: The Battle of Konna was a key 2013 clash in central Mali between Islamist militants and Malian–French forces that marked an early turning point in France’s Operation Serval intervention.
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A.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Battle of Summa
The Battle of Summa was a major World War II engagement during the Winter War in which Finnish forces mounted a key defense against the Soviet Red Army along the Mannerheim Line in December 1939–February 1940.
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C.
Battle of Kay
The Battle of Kay was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which Russian forces defeated the Prussian army, weakening Frederick the Great’s position shortly before the decisive Battle of Kunersdorf.
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D.
Battle of Vitsi
The Battle of Vitsi was a major engagement of the Greek Civil War in 1949, where government forces decisively defeated the communist Democratic Army of Greece near the Greek–Albanian border.
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E.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
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Ansar Dine ⓘ France ⓘ Islamist militants ⓘ Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ⓘ
surface form:
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
Mali ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Mali
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| combatantSide |
Islamist armed groups
ⓘ
Malian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Malian–French forces
|
| conflict |
Mali War
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Mali conflict
|
| conflictType | counter-insurgency operation ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| date | 2013-01-10 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2013-01-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French-led counteroffensive in northern Mali ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Islamist fighters killed
ⓘ
Malian soldiers killed ⓘ |
| hasCivilianImpact | civilian casualties in Konna area ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
French Armed Forces
ⓘ
Malian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Mali ⓘ |
| outcome | Islamist forces expelled from Konna ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mali War
ⓘ
surface form:
Malian Civil War
Operation Serval ⓘ Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| partOfCampaign | French intervention in Mali ⓘ |
| place | Konna ⓘ |
| precededBy | Islamist offensive towards Mopti ⓘ |
| region | Mopti Region ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Diabaly
ⓘ
Battle of Gao ⓘ Battle of Timbuktu ⓘ |
| result | Malian–French victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early turning point in Operation Serval
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halted southward advance of Islamist militants ⓘ |
| startDate | 2013-01-10 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
defend Mopti–Sévaré axis
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stop Islamist advance toward southern Mali ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French air support ⓘ |
| triggered | full-scale French military intervention in Mali ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
air strikes
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ground forces ⓘ |
| year | 2013 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Konna Description of subject: The Battle of Konna was a key 2013 clash in central Mali between Islamist militants and Malian–French forces that marked an early turning point in France’s Operation Serval intervention.
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