1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca

Target entity: 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca
Context triple: [King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, notableEventDuringReign, 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca]

• A. Boycott of Banu Hashim in Mecca
  The Boycott of Banu Hashim in Mecca was a socio-economic and political embargo imposed by the Quraysh against the Prophet Muhammad’s clan to pressure them into withdrawing their protection of him during the early years of Islam.
• B. Iranian Embassy siege
  The Iranian Embassy siege was a 1980 hostage crisis in London that ended with a high-profile counterterrorism assault by the British Special Air Service (SAS), broadcast live on television.
• C. Zubayrid regime in Mecca
  The Zubayrid regime in Mecca was the rival caliphal authority established by Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr during the Second Fitna, challenging Umayyad rule from its base in the holy city.
• D. Juma'at al-Karama massacre
  The Juma'at al-Karama massacre was a deadly 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a, Yemen, that became a pivotal and galvanizing event in the Yemeni uprising during the Arab Spring.
• E. Islamist uprising in Hama
  The Islamist uprising in Hama was a violent 1982 insurrection by Syrian Islamist militants, primarily the Muslim Brotherhood, against President Hafez al-Assad’s regime in the city of Hama.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca
Target entity description: The 1979 Grand Mosque seizure in Mecca was a militant Islamist takeover of Islam’s holiest site, triggering a violent two-week siege that profoundly shocked Saudi Arabia and reshaped its religious and security policies.

• A. Boycott of Banu Hashim in Mecca
  The Boycott of Banu Hashim in Mecca was a socio-economic and political embargo imposed by the Quraysh against the Prophet Muhammad’s clan to pressure them into withdrawing their protection of him during the early years of Islam.
• B. Iranian Embassy siege
  The Iranian Embassy siege was a 1980 hostage crisis in London that ended with a high-profile counterterrorism assault by the British Special Air Service (SAS), broadcast live on television.
• C. Zubayrid regime in Mecca
  The Zubayrid regime in Mecca was the rival caliphal authority established by Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr during the Second Fitna, challenging Umayyad rule from its base in the holy city.
• D. Juma'at al-Karama massacre
  The Juma'at al-Karama massacre was a deadly 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a, Yemen, that became a pivotal and galvanizing event in the Yemeni uprising during the Arab Spring.
• E. Islamist uprising in Hama
  The Islamist uprising in Hama was a violent 1982 insurrection by Syrian Islamist militants, primarily the Muslim Brotherhood, against President Hafez al-Assad’s regime in the city of Hama.
• F. None of above. chosen