Sinjar offensive (2015)
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The Sinjar offensive (2015) was a major Kurdish-led military operation, supported by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, to recapture the Iraqi town of Sinjar from ISIS and cut a key supply route between Mosul and Raqqa.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sinjar offensive (2015) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9065705 — 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)
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Target entity: Sinjar offensive (2015) Context triple: [2014 Sinjar massacre, relatedEvent, Sinjar offensive (2015)]
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A.
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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B.
2014 Sinjar massacre
The 2014 Sinjar massacre was a genocidal attack by ISIS against the Yazidi population in and around Sinjar, Iraq, involving mass killings, abductions, and enslavement that drew global condemnation.
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C.
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.
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Northern Iraq offensive (2016)
The Northern Iraq offensive (2016) was a series of Iraqi and allied military operations aimed at recapturing territory from ISIS in northern Iraq in the lead-up to the Battle of Mosul.
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E.
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.
- 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: Sinjar offensive (2015) Target entity description: The Sinjar offensive (2015) was a major Kurdish-led military operation, supported by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, to recapture the Iraqi town of Sinjar from ISIS and cut a key supply route between Mosul and Raqqa.
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A.
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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B.
2014 Sinjar massacre
The 2014 Sinjar massacre was a genocidal attack by ISIS against the Yazidi population in and around Sinjar, Iraq, involving mass killings, abductions, and enslavement that drew global condemnation.
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C.
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.
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D.
Northern Iraq offensive (2016)
The Northern Iraq offensive (2016) was a series of Iraqi and allied military operations aimed at recapturing territory from ISIS in northern Iraq in the lead-up to the Battle of Mosul.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| aftermath |
discovery of mass graves of Yazidis
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significant destruction in Sinjar ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
securing Highway 47
ⓘ
severing ISIL logistical corridor between Mosul and Raqqa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Free Sinjar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurdish Peshmerga forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Protection Units (YPG) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ) NERFINISHED ⓘ United States-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
dozens of ISIL militants killed
ⓘ
relatively low Kurdish casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Kurdish Peshmerga leadership
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masoud Barzani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War in Iraq (2013–2017) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Kurdish-led military operation ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | November 2015 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-11-13 ⓘ |
| forcesStrength |
approximately 7,500 Kurdish fighters
ⓘ
several hundred ISIL militants ⓘ |
| involves |
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yazidi militias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
cut the ISIL supply route between Mosul and Raqqa
ⓘ
recapture the town of Sinjar from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ⓘ |
| opponent | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Sinjar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinjar massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Kurdish victory
ⓘ
disruption of ISIL supply lines between Mosul and Raqqa ⓘ recapture of Sinjar ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-11-12 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of route between Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.-led coalition airstrikes ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactics |
close air support
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encirclement of Sinjar ⓘ ground assault ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sinjar offensive (2015) Description of subject: The Sinjar offensive (2015) was a major Kurdish-led military operation, supported by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, to recapture the Iraqi town of Sinjar from ISIS and cut a key supply route between Mosul and Raqqa.
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