Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)

Target entity: Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)
Context triple: [Battle of Raqqa, followedBy, Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)]

• A. 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.
• B. 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.
• C. 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.
• D. French campaign in Syria
  The French campaign in Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1799 military expedition from Egypt into Ottoman-controlled Syria, marked by sieges such as Acre and ultimately ending in failure and retreat.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)
Target entity description: The Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019) was a major phase of the Syrian Civil War in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, fought to capture remaining Islamic State strongholds along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria.

• A. 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.
• B. 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.
• C. 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.
• D. French campaign in Syria
  The French campaign in Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1799 military expedition from Egypt into Ottoman-controlled Syria, marked by sieges such as Acre and ultimately ending in failure and retreat.
• E. 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.
• F. None of above. chosen