Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018)

Target entity: Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018)
Context triple: [fall of Eastern Ghouta, partOf, Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018)]

• A. Idlib offensive
  The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
• B. Samarra offensive
  The Samarra offensive was a World War I campaign on the Mesopotamian front in 1917, in which Ottoman and British forces fought for control of the strategically important city of Samarra in present-day Iraq.
• C. Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017)
  The Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017) was a prolonged and strategically crucial battle of the Syrian Civil War in which Islamic State forces encircled and repeatedly attacked Syrian government–held districts of the city until the siege was broken by the Syrian Army and its allies.
• D. Operation Euphrates Shield
  Operation Euphrates Shield was a Turkish-led military intervention launched in northern Syria in 2016 to push back ISIS and limit Kurdish militia influence along Turkey’s border.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018)
Target entity description: The Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018) was a major Syrian government military campaign aimed at recapturing rebel-held areas around Damascus, culminating in the defeat of opposition forces in Eastern Ghouta.

• A. Idlib offensive
  The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
• B. Samarra offensive
  The Samarra offensive was a World War I campaign on the Mesopotamian front in 1917, in which Ottoman and British forces fought for control of the strategically important city of Samarra in present-day Iraq.
• C. Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017)
  The Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–2017) was a prolonged and strategically crucial battle of the Syrian Civil War in which Islamic State forces encircled and repeatedly attacked Syrian government–held districts of the city until the siege was broken by the Syrian Army and its allies.
• D. Operation Euphrates Shield
  Operation Euphrates Shield was a Turkish-led military intervention launched in northern Syria in 2016 to push back ISIS and limit Kurdish militia influence along Turkey’s border.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen