Operation Karbala-5
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Operation Karbala-5 was a major Iranian offensive in early 1987 aimed at capturing the strategic Iraqi city of Basra during the Iran–Iraq War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Karbala-5 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Karbala-5 Context triple: [Iran–Iraq War, notableCampaign, Operation Karbala-5]
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A.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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B.
Operation Telic
Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
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C.
Panjsher offensives
The Panjsher offensives were a series of major Soviet and Afghan government military campaigns in the Panjshir Valley aimed at crushing Ahmad Shah Massoud’s mujahideen resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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D.
Salween offensive
The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.
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E.
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was a four-day U.S.- and U.K.-led bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998 aimed at pressuring Saddam Hussein’s regime over weapons inspections and compliance with UN resolutions.
- 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 Karbala-5 Target entity description: Operation Karbala-5 was a major Iranian offensive in early 1987 aimed at capturing the strategic Iraqi city of Basra during the Iran–Iraq War.
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A.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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B.
Operation Telic
Operation Telic was the codename for the British military campaign in Iraq, beginning with the 2003 invasion and continuing through subsequent occupation and stabilization efforts.
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C.
Panjsher offensives
The Panjsher offensives were a series of major Soviet and Afghan government military campaigns in the Panjshir Valley aimed at crushing Ahmad Shah Massoud’s mujahideen resistance during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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D.
Salween offensive
The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.
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E.
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was a four-day U.S.- and U.K.-led bombing campaign against Iraq in December 1998 aimed at pressuring Saddam Hussein’s regime over weapons inspections and compliance with UN resolutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iran–Iraq War battle
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Iran
ⓘ
Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq
|
| casualties | very high on both sides ⓘ |
| codeNameLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| commanderIran |
Ali Sayad Shirazi
ⓘ
Mohsen Rezaee ⓘ |
| commanderIraq |
Hussein Rashid al-Tikriti
ⓘ
Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| conflict | Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| dateContext | launched after failure of Operation Karbala-4 ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
Iraqi minefields
ⓘ
earthen berms and trenches ⓘ |
| endDate | 1987-02-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Iranian operations near Basra ⓘ |
| front | southern front of the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| impact |
further exhaustion of Iranian manpower
ⓘ
strengthening of Iraqi defensive confidence ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Islamic Republic of Iran Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Army
Iraqi Army ⓘ Iraqi Republican Guard ⓘ Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ |
| location |
near Basra
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southern Iraq ⓘ |
| militaryType | offensive operation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Karbala ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
battle for Shalamcheh
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fighting along Fish Lake ⓘ |
| objective |
breach Iraqi defenses east of Basra
ⓘ
capture of Basra ⓘ |
| partOf | Basra campaigns of the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Karbala-4 ⓘ |
| result |
Iranian offensive repulsed
ⓘ
Iraqi defensive victory ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ground offensive ⓘ |
| startDate | 1987-01-09 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
last major Iranian attempt to capture Basra
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one of the largest offensives of the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByIran | human wave attacks ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByIraq |
extensive use of air power
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intensive artillery bombardment ⓘ use of chemical weapons ⓘ |
| terrain |
fortified defensive lines
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marshy and waterlogged areas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1987 ⓘ |
| warTheater |
Persian Gulf
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surface form:
Persian Gulf region
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Subject: Operation Karbala-5 Description of subject: Operation Karbala-5 was a major Iranian offensive in early 1987 aimed at capturing the strategic Iraqi city of Basra during the Iran–Iraq War.
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