Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)
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The Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi government forces, backed by international coalition support, recaptured the strategic city of Ramadi from the Islamic State (ISIS).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Ramadi (2015) | 1 |
| Iraqi offensive to retake Ramadi | 1 |
| Ramadi offensive (2015–2016) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8565689 — 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: Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) Context triple: [Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), hasPart, Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)]
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A.
Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007)
The Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007) was a major U.S.-led and Iraqi security forces offensive against entrenched al-Qaeda insurgents in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, which became a turning point in securing Anbar Province during the Iraq War.
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Battle of Ramadi (2004)
The Battle of Ramadi (2004) was a major and intense engagement during the Iraq War in which U.S. forces, particularly Marines, fought insurgents for control of the key city of Ramadi in Anbar Province.
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C.
Battle of Tikrit (2015)
The Battle of Tikrit (2015) was a major Iraqi-led offensive, heavily supported by Shiite militias and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, to recapture the strategic city of Tikrit from ISIS control.
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Battle of Tal Afar (2017)
The Battle of Tal Afar (2017) was an Iraqi-led offensive, supported by coalition forces, to recapture the strategic city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State shortly after the liberation of Mosul.
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E.
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.
- 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: Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) Target entity description: The Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi government forces, backed by international coalition support, recaptured the strategic city of Ramadi from the Islamic State (ISIS).
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A.
Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007)
The Battle of Ramadi (2006–2007) was a major U.S.-led and Iraqi security forces offensive against entrenched al-Qaeda insurgents in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, which became a turning point in securing Anbar Province during the Iraq War.
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B.
Battle of Ramadi (2004)
The Battle of Ramadi (2004) was a major and intense engagement during the Iraq War in which U.S. forces, particularly Marines, fought insurgents for control of the key city of Ramadi in Anbar Province.
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C.
Battle of Tikrit (2015)
The Battle of Tikrit (2015) was a major Iraqi-led offensive, heavily supported by Shiite militias and U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, to recapture the strategic city of Tikrit from ISIS control.
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D.
Battle of Tal Afar (2017)
The Battle of Tal Afar (2017) was an Iraqi-led offensive, supported by coalition forces, to recapture the strategic city of Tal Afar from the Islamic State shortly after the liberation of Mosul.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ramadi offensive (2015–2016)
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linked to:
Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)
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| belligerentCommander |
Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi
ⓘ
Haider al-Abadi ⓘ ISIL local commanders ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of civilians displaced ⓘ |
| combatant |
Iraq
ⓘ
Iraqi Army ⓘ Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service ⓘ
linked to:
Counter Terrorism Service (Iraq)
Iraqi Federal Police ⓘ Iraqi government forces ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Security Forces
Sunni tribal fighters ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) ⓘ |
| conflictType | urban battle ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfCityCenterRecapture | 2015-12-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfFullControlDeclared | 2016-02-09 ⓘ |
| effect |
large-scale internal displacement
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widespread destruction of Ramadi’s infrastructure ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-02-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Fallujah (2016)
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linked to:
Third Battle of Fallujah
|
| locatedIn |
Al Anbar Governorate
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Ramadi ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Ramadi
|
| objective |
recapture Ramadi from ISIL
ⓘ
secure Anbar Governorate capital ⓘ |
| opponent |
ISIS
ⓘ
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
|
| partOf |
Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq War
War against the Islamic State ⓘ
linked to:
Global Coalition to Counter ISIL
|
| precededBy | ISIL capture of Ramadi (May 2015) ⓘ |
| result |
Iraqi government victory
ⓘ
recapture of Ramadi by Iraqi forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-11-19 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of key city on Euphrates River
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control of main highway between Baghdad and western Iraq ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
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linked to:
Operation Inherent Resolve
US-led coalition airstrikes ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
international coalition ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
coalition air support
ⓘ
extensive use of improvised explosive devices ⓘ house-to-house fighting ⓘ suicide car bomb attacks by ISIL ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) Description of subject: The Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi government forces, backed by international coalition support, recaptured the strategic city of Ramadi from the Islamic State (ISIS).
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)
linked to: Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)
linked to: Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016)