Operation Mermaid Dawn
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Operation Mermaid Dawn was the rebel-led offensive in August 2011 that culminated in the capture of Tripoli and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime during the Libyan Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Mermaid Dawn canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Mermaid Dawn Context triple: [Battle of Tripoli (2011), hasCodename, Operation Mermaid Dawn]
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A.
Operation Diadem
Operation Diadem was a major Allied offensive in Italy during World War II aimed at breaking the German Gustav Line and enabling the liberation of Rome.
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B.
Operation Tiderace
Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.
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C.
Operation Harpoon
Operation Harpoon was a World War II Allied naval convoy operation aimed at resupplying the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
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D.
Operation Aqueduct
Operation Aqueduct was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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E.
Operation Paravane
Operation Paravane was a World War II Royal Air Force bombing raid in 1944 aimed at crippling the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
- 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 Mermaid Dawn Target entity description: Operation Mermaid Dawn was the rebel-led offensive in August 2011 that culminated in the capture of Tripoli and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime during the Libyan Civil War.
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A.
Operation Diadem
Operation Diadem was a major Allied offensive in Italy during World War II aimed at breaking the German Gustav Line and enabling the liberation of Rome.
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B.
Operation Tiderace
Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.
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C.
Operation Harpoon
Operation Harpoon was a World War II Allied naval convoy operation aimed at resupplying the besieged island of Malta in the Mediterranean.
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D.
Operation Aqueduct
Operation Aqueduct was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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E.
Operation Paravane
Operation Paravane was a World War II Royal Air Force bombing raid in 1944 aimed at crippling the German battleship Tirpitz in Norway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle for Tripoli (2011)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Tripoli (2011)
|
| combatant |
National Transitional Council forces
ⓘ
linked to:
National Transitional Council
anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
National Transitional Council military leadership
ⓘ
linked to:
National Transitional Council
|
| conflict | Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| endDate | 2011-08-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Sirte (2011) ⓘ |
| goal |
seizure of Tripoli from pro-Gaddafi forces
ⓘ
toppling of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime ⓘ |
| hasCodename | Mermaid Dawn ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
assault on Bab al-Azizia compound
ⓘ
rebel entry into central Tripoli ⓘ seizure of Green Square (Martyrs’ Square) ⓘ |
| location |
Libya
ⓘ
Tripoli ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
coordinated uprising inside Tripoli
ⓘ
simultaneous attacks from rebel units advancing from the west and south of Tripoli ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tripoli’s coastal and maritime character ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Muammar Gaddafi loyalist commanders ⓘ |
| opposingCombatant |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya security forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Libyan Army
pro-Gaddafi government forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Misrata
ⓘ
NATO bombing campaign in Libya ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Unified Protector in Libya
|
| primaryTarget |
Bab al-Azizia presidential compound
ⓘ
linked to:
Bab al-Azizia
Gaddafi regime command-and-control centers in Tripoli ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab Spring
ⓘ
overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Tripoli by rebel forces
ⓘ
collapse of Muammar Gaddafi regime control over Tripoli ⓘ decisive rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance |
effectively ended Gaddafi’s control of the capital
ⓘ
paved the way for the National Transitional Council to assume power in Tripoli ⓘ turning point in the Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| startDate | 2011-08-20 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
France
ⓘ
NATO ⓘ NATO airstrikes ⓘ Qatar ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
clandestine special forces assistance from some NATO states ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | August 2011 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Mermaid Dawn Description of subject: Operation Mermaid Dawn was the rebel-led offensive in August 2011 that culminated in the capture of Tripoli and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime during the Libyan Civil War.
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