Shaibah Logistics Base
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Shaibah Logistics Base was a key British military logistics hub in southern Iraq, supporting coalition operations during the Iraq War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaibah Logistics Base canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T628700 — 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: Shaibah Logistics Base Context triple: [Operation Telic, notableBase, Shaibah Logistics Base]
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A.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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B.
Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base is a military airfield in Egypt that serves as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force in the Beni Suef region.
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C.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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D.
Al-Tanf area
The Al-Tanf area is a strategic border region in southeastern Syria near the junction with Iraq and Jordan, known for hosting a key U.S.-led coalition military base and serving as a critical point on regional supply and transit routes.
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E.
Matienzo Base
Matienzo Base is an Argentine Antarctic research station that operates seasonally during the summer months, supporting scientific and logistical activities on the Antarctic Peninsula.
- 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: Shaibah Logistics Base Target entity description: Shaibah Logistics Base was a key British military logistics hub in southern Iraq, supporting coalition operations during the Iraq War.
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A.
Rissala Air Base
Rissala Air Base is a major Finnish Air Force installation located near Kuopio in eastern Finland, serving both military and co-located civilian air traffic operations.
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B.
Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base is a military airfield in Egypt that serves as a key installation for the Egyptian Air Force in the Beni Suef region.
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C.
Koksijde Air Base
Koksijde Air Base is a Belgian military airfield on the North Sea coast, best known as a key search-and-rescue and helicopter operations base for the Belgian Air Force.
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D.
Al-Tanf area
The Al-Tanf area is a strategic border region in southeastern Syria near the junction with Iraq and Jordan, known for hosting a key U.S.-led coalition military base and serving as a critical point on regional supply and transit routes.
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E.
Matienzo Base
Matienzo Base is an Argentine Antarctic research station that operates seasonally during the summer months, supporting scientific and logistical activities on the Antarctic Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logistics hub
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| environment | desert ⓘ |
| function | supporting coalition operations in Iraq ⓘ |
| garrison |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British forces
|
| locatedIn | southern Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Basra ⓘ |
| notableFor | key British logistics role in southern Iraq ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | Iraq War era ⓘ |
| partOf | British military presence in Iraq ⓘ |
| previousUse |
RAF station
ⓘ
air base ⓘ |
| role |
logistics support hub
ⓘ
supply and transport node ⓘ |
| security | heavily fortified ⓘ |
| supported |
British combat units in southern Iraq
ⓘ
coalition logistics in Basra region ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | Operation Telic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Armed Forces
coalition forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distribution of supplies
ⓘ
helicopter operations ⓘ staging of troops ⓘ storage of military equipment ⓘ vehicle maintenance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaibah Logistics Base Description of subject: Shaibah Logistics Base was a key British military logistics hub in southern Iraq, supporting coalition operations during the Iraq War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.