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: defense of Khartoum | Statement: [Charles George Gordon, notableWork, defense of Khartoum]

Target entity: defense of Khartoum
Context triple: [Charles George Gordon, notableWork, defense of Khartoum]

• A. War in Sudan
  The War in Sudan is a protracted series of civil and regional conflicts marked by ethnic violence, political power struggles, and humanitarian crises across the country, including but not limited to the Darfur region.
• B. Siege of Khartoum chosen
  The Siege of Khartoum was an 1884–1885 military encirclement and capture of the Sudanese capital by Mahdist forces, culminating in the death of British General Charles Gordon and a major imperial defeat for Britain.
• C. Conquest of Sudan
  The Conquest of Sudan was the 19th-century Egyptian military campaign that brought much of Sudan under Ottoman-Egyptian control, laying the groundwork for later Anglo-Egyptian rule.
• D. Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
  The Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan was a late 19th-century military campaign in which British and Egyptian forces defeated the Mahdist state and reestablished joint colonial control over Sudan.
• E. Fashoda Incident
  The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.