Battle of Najaf (2003)

Target entity: Battle of Najaf (2003)
Context triple: [Battle of Baghdad (2003), precededBy, Battle of Najaf (2003)]

• A. Battle of Baghdad (2003)
  The Battle of Baghdad (2003) was the decisive U.S.-led coalition assault that resulted in the rapid fall of Iraq’s capital and the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iraq War.
• B. Second Battle of Fallujah
  The Second Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq, regarded as one of the fiercest urban combat operations for American forces since the Vietnam War.
• C. First Battle of Fallujah
  The First Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah that became a symbol of the intense urban combat and political controversy of the Iraq War.
• D. 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.
• E. Battle of Kobani
  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.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Najaf (2003)
Target entity description: The Battle of Najaf (2003) was an early and strategically important engagement during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, in which coalition forces fought to secure the Shiite holy city of Najaf on the way to Baghdad.

• A. Battle of Baghdad (2003)
  The Battle of Baghdad (2003) was the decisive U.S.-led coalition assault that resulted in the rapid fall of Iraq’s capital and the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime during the Iraq War.
• B. Second Battle of Fallujah
  The Second Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq, regarded as one of the fiercest urban combat operations for American forces since the Vietnam War.
• C. First Battle of Fallujah
  The First Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah that became a symbol of the intense urban combat and political controversy of the Iraq War.
• D. 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.
• E. Battle of Kobani
  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.
• F. None of above. chosen