Operation Telic
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Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Telic canonical | 27 |
| Iraq War (Operation Telic) | 1 |
| Operation Falconer in Iraq | 1 |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom | 1 |
| Operation Telic in Iraq | 1 |
| United Kingdom military intervention against ISIL | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T39969 — 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: Operation Telic Context triple: [British Army, notableOperation, Operation Telic]
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A.
Operation Serval
Operation Serval was a 2013 French-led military intervention in Mali aimed at halting Islamist militant advances and stabilizing the country.
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B.
Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane was a long-term French-led counterterrorism and counterinsurgency military campaign conducted across the Sahel region of Africa from 2014 to 2022.
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C.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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D.
Operation Blue
Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
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E.
Operation Uranus
Operation Uranus was the major Soviet counteroffensive launched in November 1942 that encircled German forces at Stalingrad, marking a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II.
- 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 Telic Target entity description: Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
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A.
Operation Serval
Operation Serval was a 2013 French-led military intervention in Mali aimed at halting Islamist militant advances and stabilizing the country.
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B.
Operation Barkhane
Operation Barkhane was a long-term French-led counterterrorism and counterinsurgency military campaign conducted across the Sahel region of Africa from 2014 to 2022.
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C.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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D.
Operation Blue
Operation Blue was the German Wehrmacht’s major 1942 summer offensive on the Eastern Front aimed at capturing the Soviet Union’s southern oil fields and securing strategic positions in the Caucasus.
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E.
Operation Uranus
Operation Uranus was the major Soviet counteroffensive launched in November 1942 that encircled German forces at Stalingrad, marking a decisive turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
ⓘ
Iraq War campaign ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| ally |
Australia
ⓘ
Poland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| belligerent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| branch |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| casualtiesUKKilled | approximately 179 ⓘ |
| casualtiesUKWounded | over 5,000 ⓘ |
| coalition | Multinational force in Iraq ⓘ |
| codenameFor | British military campaign in Iraq ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009-04-30 ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimedByUK |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 678 ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 687
|
| logisticsHub | Kuwait ⓘ |
| mainAreaOfOperations |
Basra
ⓘ
surface form:
Basra Governorate
southern Iraq ⓘ |
| notableBase |
Basra
ⓘ
surface form:
Basra Air Station
Shaibah Logistics Base ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle for Basra (2003)
ⓘ
Battle of Al Amarah ⓘ Operation Charge of the Knights ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Air Marshal Brian Burridge
ⓘ
Lieutenant General John Reith ⓘ |
| objective |
disarm Iraq of alleged weapons of mass destruction
ⓘ
remove Saddam Hussein from power ⓘ support stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iraq War
ⓘ
surface form:
2003 invasion of Iraq
occupation of Iraq ⓘ stabilization operations in Iraq ⓘ |
| peakTroopDeployment | approximately 46,000 British personnel ⓘ |
| phase |
counter-insurgency operations
ⓘ
invasion phase ⓘ occupation phase ⓘ training and mentoring Iraqi security forces ⓘ |
| result | withdrawal of British combat forces from Iraq in 2009 ⓘ |
| startDate |
2003-03-19
ⓘ
2003-03-20 ⓘ |
| successor | Operation Shader ⓘ |
| theatre | Iraq ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
conventional warfare
ⓘ
counter-insurgency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Telic Description of subject: Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom military intervention against ISIL
subject surface form:
John Reith
this entity surface form:
Iraq War (Operation Telic)
this entity surface form:
Operation Telic in Iraq
this entity surface form:
Operation Falconer in Iraq