Battle of Kirkuk (2014)

Target entity: Battle of Kirkuk (2014)
Context triple: [Kurdish Peshmerga, hasNotableOperation, Battle of Kirkuk (2014)]

• A. Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
  The Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi and coalition forces recaptured Iraq’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, marking a decisive turning point in the fight against the group.
• B. 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.
• C. Battle of Kobani
  The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
• D. Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
  The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
• 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: Battle of Kirkuk (2014)
Target entity description: The Battle of Kirkuk (2014) was a key confrontation in northern Iraq during the rise of ISIS, in which Kurdish forces secured the strategic, oil-rich city of Kirkuk amid the collapse of Iraqi government control.

• A. Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
  The Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi and coalition forces recaptured Iraq’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, marking a decisive turning point in the fight against the group.
• B. 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.
• C. Battle of Kobani
  The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
• D. Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
  The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
• 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