Battle of Sultan Yacoub
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The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a major tank engagement during the 1982 Lebanon War between Israeli and Syrian forces, notable for its heavy armor clashes and missing Israeli soldiers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sultan Yacoub canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1564196 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sultan Yacoub Context triple: [1982 Lebanon War, notableEvent, Battle of Sultan Yacoub]
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A.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Merdjayoun
The Battle of Merdjayoun was a World War II engagement in June 1941 in which Allied forces, including Australian troops, fought Vichy French forces for control of the strategic town of Merdjayoun in Lebanon.
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C.
Battle of Al-Arish
The Battle of Al-Arish was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign in which French forces fought Ottoman troops near the Sinai town of Al-Arish.
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D.
Battle of Isly
The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
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E.
Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sultan Yacoub Target entity description: The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a major tank engagement during the 1982 Lebanon War between Israeli and Syrian forces, notable for its heavy armor clashes and missing Israeli soldiers.
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A.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Merdjayoun
The Battle of Merdjayoun was a World War II engagement in June 1941 in which Allied forces, including Australian troops, fought Vichy French forces for control of the strategic town of Merdjayoun in Lebanon.
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C.
Battle of Al-Arish
The Battle of Al-Arish was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign in which French forces fought Ottoman troops near the Sinai town of Al-Arish.
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D.
Battle of Isly
The Battle of Isly was an 1844 military engagement near the Moroccan-Algerian border in which French forces decisively defeated the army of the Sultan of Morocco, helping to secure French dominance in Algeria.
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E.
Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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tank battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
diplomatic efforts to locate missing personnel
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ongoing issue of missing Israeli soldiers ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Israel Defense Forces
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Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | early phase of 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| conflict | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Israeli forces
ⓘ
Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian forces
|
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of large-scale tank combat in the 1982 Lebanon War
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symbol of Israeli missing in action in Lebanon ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Israeli 90th Division
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Syrian armored units ⓘ |
| involves |
Israeli armored forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian armored forces
anti-tank weapons ⓘ artillery ⓘ tank warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Bekaa Valley
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Lebanon ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Bekaa Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Bekaa Valley front
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| notableFor |
Israeli prisoners of war
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heavy armor clashes ⓘ missing Israeli soldiers ⓘ |
| opponent |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
1982 Lebanon War ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982
Syrian–Israeli military engagements ⓘ |
| place | Sultan Yacoub ⓘ |
| result |
Israeli tanks destroyed or captured
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Israeli withdrawal ⓘ Syrian tactical success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement |
armored engagement
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meeting engagement ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
M60 Patton tank
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surface form:
Israeli M60 Patton tanks
Israeli Magach tanks ⓘ T-55 tank ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian T-55 tanks
T-62 tank ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian T-62 tanks
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Subject: Battle of Sultan Yacoub Description of subject: The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a major tank engagement during the 1982 Lebanon War between Israeli and Syrian forces, notable for its heavy armor clashes and missing Israeli soldiers.
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