Triple

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: Northern forces | Statement: [Union forces in the American Civil War, alsoKnownAs, Northern forces]

Target entity: Northern forces
Context triple: [Union forces in the American Civil War, alsoKnownAs, Northern forces]

• A. Northern Force
  Northern Force was a decoy Japanese naval task group in World War II, centered on aircraft carriers, used to lure U.S. forces away during the Battle off Cape Engaño in the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
• B. Northern Army chosen
  The Northern Army, more formally known as the Union Army, was the land force that fought for the United States (the Union) against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
• C. Northern Army
  The Northern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for the defense of Hokkaido and Japan’s northern approaches.
• D. Northeast Democratic Allied Army
  The Northeast Democratic Allied Army was a Chinese communist-led resistance force that operated in Manchuria against Japanese occupation and later Nationalist control during the final phase of World War II and the Chinese Civil War.
• E. Eastern Army
  The Eastern Army is a regional command of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force responsible for land defense and operations in the eastern part of the country.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.