Operation Odyssey Lightning
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Operation Odyssey Lightning was a 2016 U.S.-led air campaign targeting ISIS positions in Libya in support of local forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Odyssey Lightning canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Odyssey Lightning Context triple: [Battle of Sirte (2016), airCampaignName, Operation Odyssey Lightning]
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A.
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt was the 1976 Israeli commando raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue hostages from a hijacked Air France flight.
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B.
Operation Black Thunder
Operation Black Thunder was a series of Indian security force operations in 1986 and 1988 to flush out militants from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, following the earlier Operation Blue Star.
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C.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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D.
Operation Guardian
Operation Guardian was a specific U.S. nuclear weapons test series conducted as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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E.
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Odyssey Dawn was the 2011 U.S.-led military intervention in Libya that initiated enforcement of a no-fly zone and airstrikes against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces under a United Nations mandate.
- 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: Operation Odyssey Lightning Target entity description: Operation Odyssey Lightning was a 2016 U.S.-led air campaign targeting ISIS positions in Libya in support of local forces.
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A.
Operation Thunderbolt
Operation Thunderbolt was the 1976 Israeli commando raid on Entebbe Airport in Uganda to rescue hostages from a hijacked Air France flight.
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B.
Operation Black Thunder
Operation Black Thunder was a series of Indian security force operations in 1986 and 1988 to flush out militants from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, following the earlier Operation Blue Star.
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C.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
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D.
Operation Guardian
Operation Guardian was a specific U.S. nuclear weapons test series conducted as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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E.
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Odyssey Dawn was the 2011 U.S.-led military intervention in Libya that initiated enforcement of a no-fly zone and airstrikes against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces under a United Nations mandate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air campaign
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
U.S. air campaign in Sirte (2016)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Sirte (2016)
|
| authorizedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya
ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic State – Libya Province
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| casualtiesInflicted | hundreds of ISIS militants killed ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
United States Africa Command
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Africa Command
|
| conflict | Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endDate | 2016-12-19 ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | USS Wasp (LHD-1) ⓘ |
| legalBasis | request of the Libyan Government of National Accord ⓘ |
| location |
Libya
ⓘ
Sirte ⓘ
linked to:
Sirte, Libya
|
| numberOfAirstrikes | over 400 airstrikes ⓘ |
| objective |
to assist in the recapture of Sirte from ISIS
ⓘ
to support local forces against ISIS in Libya ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. military operations against ISIL
ⓘ
U.S.-led intervention in Libya against ISIL ⓘ War on Terror ⓘ
linked to:
Global War on Terrorism
|
| precededBy |
Operation Unified Protector
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Unified Protector in Libya
|
| result |
defeat of ISIS forces in Sirte
ⓘ
recapture of Sirte by pro-GNA forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-08-01 ⓘ |
| supported |
Government of National Accord
ⓘ
pro-GNA forces in Libya ⓘ |
| target |
ISIS in Sirte
ⓘ
ISIS positions in Libya ⓘ |
| theaterCommander | Thomas D. Waldhauser ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2016 ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
airstrikes
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ |
| usedAsset |
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft
ⓘ
linked to:
AV-8B Harrier II
U.S. attack helicopters ⓘ armed drones ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Odyssey Lightning Description of subject: Operation Odyssey Lightning was a 2016 U.S.-led air campaign targeting ISIS positions in Libya in support of local forces.
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