West Side Boys
E1516399
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The West Side Boys were a notorious Sierra Leonean militia group active during the civil war, known for kidnapping UN peacekeepers and civilians and for their eventual defeat by British forces in 2000.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Side Boys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22066198 — 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: West Side Boys Context triple: [Operation Palliser, opposedGroup, West Side Boys]
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A.
Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band known for their energetic performances and numerous contemporary Christian music hits since the late 1980s.
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B.
504 Boyz
504 Boyz were a New Orleans-based hip hop group formed under Master P’s No Limit Records, known for their Southern rap style and early-2000s club hits.
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C.
East Side Boyz
East Side Boyz is an American hip hop group best known for pioneering the crunk sound alongside Lil Jon in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Boyz
"Boyz" is a song by British singer-songwriter Empress Of, showcasing her distinctive blend of synth-pop and R&B.
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E.
Boyz
"Boyz" is a popular Punjabi song by Indian singer and lyricist Karan Aujla, known for its catchy beat and street-style lyrics.
- 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: West Side Boys Target entity description: The West Side Boys were a notorious Sierra Leonean militia group active during the civil war, known for kidnapping UN peacekeepers and civilians and for their eventual defeat by British forces in 2000.
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A.
Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band known for their energetic performances and numerous contemporary Christian music hits since the late 1980s.
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B.
504 Boyz
504 Boyz were a New Orleans-based hip hop group formed under Master P’s No Limit Records, known for their Southern rap style and early-2000s club hits.
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C.
East Side Boyz
East Side Boyz is an American hip hop group best known for pioneering the crunk sound alongside Lil Jon in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Boyz
"Boyz" is a song by British singer-songwriter Empress Of, showcasing her distinctive blend of synth-pop and R&B.
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E.
Boyz
"Boyz" is a popular Punjabi song by Indian singer and lyricist Karan Aujla, known for its catchy beat and street-style lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Operation Palliser in Sierra Leone is not in Europe