Battle of Kobani
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The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kobani canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Kobani (affecting broader eastern region) | 1 |
| Battle of Kobanî | 1 |
| Battle of Kobanî (2014–2015) | 1 |
| Siege of Kobanî | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T968544 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kobani Context triple: [Syrian Civil War, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Kobani]
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A.
Battle of Raqqa
The Battle of Raqqa was a major military campaign in 2017 in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, effectively ending ISIS’s de facto capital in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Aleppo
The Battle of Aleppo was a major and protracted urban conflict in the Syrian Civil War, marked by intense fighting, widespread destruction, and a pivotal shift in control of the city between government and opposition forces.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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E.
Battle of Sakarya
The Battle of Sakarya was a decisive 1921 engagement of the Greco-Turkish War in which Turkish nationalist forces halted the Greek advance, marking a turning point in the Turkish War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kobani Target entity description: The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
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A.
Battle of Raqqa
The Battle of Raqqa was a major military campaign in 2017 in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, effectively ending ISIS’s de facto capital in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Aleppo
The Battle of Aleppo was a major and protracted urban conflict in the Syrian Civil War, marked by intense fighting, widespread destruction, and a pivotal shift in control of the city between government and opposition forces.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
Siege of Homs
The Siege of Homs was a prolonged and devastating battle in the Syrian Civil War in which government forces encircled and heavily bombarded opposition-held districts of the city, causing extensive destruction and civilian casualties.
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E.
Battle of Sakarya
The Battle of Sakarya was a decisive 1921 engagement of the Greco-Turkish War in which Turkish nationalist forces halted the Greek advance, marking a turning point in the Turkish War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
urban battle ⓘ |
| airSupportFrom |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other coalition members ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Free Syrian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Free Syrian Army groups
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
People’s Defence Forces (HPG) ⓘ
surface form:
People's Protection Units
Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
surface form:
Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region
United States-led coalition ⓘ Women's Protection Units ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of fighters killed ⓘ |
| civilianImpact |
large-scale displacement of civilians
ⓘ
significant civilian casualties ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Syrian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
|
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| defender |
Kurdish-led forces
ⓘ
People's Protection Units ⓘ Women's Protection Units ⓘ local Arab and other allied fighters ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kurdish and allied offensives against ISIL in northern Syria ⓘ |
| location |
Aleppo Governorate
ⓘ
Ayn al-Arab District ⓘ Kobanî ⓘ northern Syria ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of coalition airstrikes
ⓘ
global media attention ⓘ heavy urban combat ⓘ large-scale destruction of the city of Kobanî ⓘ symbolic resistance against ISIL ⓘ turning point in campaign against ISIL in Syria ⓘ |
| opponent |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|
| partOf | Rojava conflict ⓘ |
| precededBy | ISIL 2014 offensive in northern Syria ⓘ |
| result |
ISIL offensive repelled
ⓘ
Kurdish-led victory ⓘ major symbolic victory for Kurdish forces ⓘ strategic defeat for ISIL ⓘ |
| startDate | 2014-09 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | border crossing with Turkey near Suruç ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfISIL |
capture of Kobanî
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control of border area with Turkey ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Air Force
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United States Air Force ⓘ other U.S.-led coalition air forces ⓘ |
| theater |
Operation Euphrates Shield
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surface form:
Northern Syria campaign of the Syrian civil war
|
| timePeriod |
2014
ⓘ
2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Kobani Description of subject: The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces
this entity surface form:
Battle of Kobani (affecting broader eastern region)
subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces