Operation Decisive Storm
E150968
Operation Decisive Storm was the initial Saudi-led military air campaign launched in 2015 against Houthi forces in Yemen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Decisive Storm canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Decisive Storm Context triple: [Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition), codenameInitialOperation, Operation Decisive Storm]
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A.
Operation Garden
Operation Garden was the ground offensive component of the World War II Allied Operation Market Garden, in which British XXX Corps advanced north through the Netherlands to link up with airborne forces.
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B.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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C.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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D.
Operation Veritable
Operation Veritable was a major Allied offensive in early 1945 to clear the Reichswald and advance into the Rhineland as part of the final push into Nazi Germany during World War II.
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E.
Operation Avalanche
Operation Avalanche was the Allied amphibious invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno in September 1943, a key campaign that led to the downfall of Mussolini’s regime and opened a new front against Nazi Germany in Europe.
- 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: Operation Decisive Storm Target entity description: Operation Decisive Storm was the initial Saudi-led military air campaign launched in 2015 against Houthi forces in Yemen.
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A.
Operation Garden
Operation Garden was the ground offensive component of the World War II Allied Operation Market Garden, in which British XXX Corps advanced north through the Netherlands to link up with airborne forces.
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B.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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C.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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D.
Operation Veritable
Operation Veritable was a major Allied offensive in early 1945 to clear the Reichswald and advance into the Rhineland as part of the final push into Nazi Germany during World War II.
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E.
Operation Avalanche
Operation Avalanche was the Allied amphibious invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno in September 1943, a key campaign that led to the downfall of Mussolini’s regime and opened a new front against Nazi Germany in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| airStrikes | yes ⓘ |
| announcedAt | Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Adel al-Jubeir ⓘ |
| belligerentSupport |
intelligence support from United Kingdom
ⓘ
intelligence support from United States ⓘ British Army logistic services ⓘ
surface form:
logistical support from United Kingdom
logistical support from United States ⓘ |
| coalition | Saudi-led coalition ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Ministry of Defense
|
| conflict | Yemeni Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictType | internationalized civil war intervention ⓘ |
| country | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-04-21 ⓘ |
| groundOperations | limited or indirect ⓘ |
| justification | request by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ⓘ |
| leader | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| location |
Aden
ⓘ
Sanaʽa ⓘ
surface form:
Sana'a
Yemen ⓘ |
| objective |
halt Houthi advance
ⓘ
restore internationally recognized Yemeni government ⓘ secure Aden ⓘ |
| opponent |
Houthi movement
ⓘ
forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh ⓘ |
| participant |
Bahrain
ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Sudan ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition)
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi Arabian intervention in Yemen
|
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Operation Restoring Hope ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
civilian casualties
ⓘ
infrastructure damage in Yemen ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-03-26 ⓘ |
| subsequentOperation | Operation Restoring Hope ⓘ |
| supported | Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi government ⓘ |
| target |
Houthi military positions
ⓘ
Yemeni air defenses controlled by Houthis ⓘ military bases aligned with Ali Abdullah Saleh ⓘ |
| theater | airspace over Yemen ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Operation Decisive Storm Description of subject: Operation Decisive Storm was the initial Saudi-led military air campaign launched in 2015 against Houthi forces in Yemen.
Referenced by (7)
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