Idlib offensive
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The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idlib offensive canonical | 1 |
| Northwestern Syria offensive | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T968550 — 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: Idlib offensive Context triple: [Syrian Civil War, hasKeyEvent, Idlib offensive]
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A.
Battle of Raqqa
The Battle of Raqqa was a major military campaign in 2017 in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, effectively ending ISIS’s de facto capital in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Kobani
The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
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C.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
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D.
Battle of Aleppo
The Battle of Aleppo was a major and protracted urban conflict in the Syrian Civil War, marked by intense fighting, widespread destruction, and a pivotal shift in control of the city between government and opposition forces.
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E.
fall of Eastern Ghouta
The fall of Eastern Ghouta was a pivotal 2018 Syrian government victory that ended a years-long rebel stronghold and siege near Damascus, significantly shifting the balance of the Syrian Civil War.
- 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: Idlib offensive Target entity description: The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
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A.
Battle of Raqqa
The Battle of Raqqa was a major military campaign in 2017 in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, effectively ending ISIS’s de facto capital in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Kobani
The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
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C.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
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D.
Battle of Aleppo
The Battle of Aleppo was a major and protracted urban conflict in the Syrian Civil War, marked by intense fighting, widespread destruction, and a pivotal shift in control of the city between government and opposition forces.
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E.
fall of Eastern Ghouta
The fall of Eastern Ghouta was a pivotal 2018 Syrian government victory that ended a years-long rebel stronghold and siege near Damascus, significantly shifting the balance of the Syrian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military offensive ⓘ |
| airSupportBy |
Russian Air Force
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Idlib offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Syria offensive
|
| belligerent |
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
ⓘ
National Front for Liberation ⓘ Russian Armed Forces ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ Syrian government ⓘ Armed Forces of Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Armed Forces
|
| ceasefireMediatedBy |
Russia
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| conflict |
Syrian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
|
| consequence |
Turkey–Russia joint patrols on M4 highway
ⓘ
creation of new internally displaced persons camps in Idlib ⓘ |
| endDate | 2020-03 ⓘ |
| frontlineArea |
northern Hama Governorate
ⓘ
Idlib Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
southern Idlib Governorate
western Aleppo countryside ⓘ |
| governedByLawOfWarIssues | allegations of war crimes ⓘ |
| humanitarianImpact |
attacks on medical facilities
ⓘ
large-scale displacement of civilians ⓘ |
| involvedForeignState |
Iran
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| involvedNonStateActor |
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
ⓘ
National Front for Liberation ⓘ |
| location |
Idlib Governorate
ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Syria
|
| objective |
recapture opposition-held territory in Idlib Governorate
ⓘ
secure M4 highway ⓘ secure M5 highway ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Syrian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
|
| precededBy | 2018 Idlib demilitarization agreement ⓘ |
| result |
Syrian government territorial gains
ⓘ
ceasefire agreement ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of Khan Shaykhun
ⓘ
capture of Maarat al-Numan ⓘ capture of Saraqib ⓘ |
| startDate | 2019-04 ⓘ |
| statusOfAreaBefore | last major opposition-held stronghold in Syria ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Iran
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2019–2020 ⓘ |
| triggeredDiplomaticProcess | Russia–Turkey negotiations on Idlib de-escalation zone ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
aerial bombardment
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ conventional warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Idlib offensive Description of subject: The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Northwestern Syria offensive