ERC militias

Target entity: ERC militias
Context triple: [Catalan militias, hasPart, ERC militias]

• A. Sadrist militias
  Sadrist militias are Shiite armed groups in Iraq loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, known for their major role in post-2003 sectarian conflict and resistance to U.S. and Iraqi government forces.
• B. Iraqi Shia militias
  Iraqi Shia militias are predominantly Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq that have played major roles in the country’s post-2003 conflicts, including fighting insurgent and extremist organizations and exerting significant political and military influence.
• C. Druze militias
  Druze militias were armed groups drawn from Lebanon’s Druze community that played a central role in the country’s civil war, particularly in defending Druze areas and asserting communal power during conflicts such as the Mountain War of 1983–1984.
• D. Kurdish militias
  Kurdish militias are irregular Kurdish armed groups that have historically operated in parts of the Middle East, often involved in local power struggles, conflicts, and episodes of ethnic and sectarian violence.
• E. Mai-Mai militias
  The Mai-Mai militias are loosely organized, community-based armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo known for their role in local self-defense and involvement in the country’s prolonged conflicts.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: ERC militias
Target entity description: ERC militias were armed units aligned with the Catalan left-wing party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya that operated during the Spanish Civil War, particularly in defense of the Second Spanish Republic and Catalan autonomy.

• A. Sadrist militias
  Sadrist militias are Shiite armed groups in Iraq loyal to cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, known for their major role in post-2003 sectarian conflict and resistance to U.S. and Iraqi government forces.
• B. Iraqi Shia militias
  Iraqi Shia militias are predominantly Iran-aligned armed groups in Iraq that have played major roles in the country’s post-2003 conflicts, including fighting insurgent and extremist organizations and exerting significant political and military influence.
• C. Druze militias
  Druze militias were armed groups drawn from Lebanon’s Druze community that played a central role in the country’s civil war, particularly in defending Druze areas and asserting communal power during conflicts such as the Mountain War of 1983–1984.
• D. Kurdish militias
  Kurdish militias are irregular Kurdish armed groups that have historically operated in parts of the Middle East, often involved in local power struggles, conflicts, and episodes of ethnic and sectarian violence.
• E. Mai-Mai militias
  The Mai-Mai militias are loosely organized, community-based armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo known for their role in local self-defense and involvement in the country’s prolonged conflicts.
• F. None of above. chosen