Capture of Samarra (1917)

Target entity: Capture of Samarra (1917)
Context triple: [Battle of Tikrit (1917), relatedEvent, Capture of Samarra (1917)]

• A. Capture of Baghdad (1917)
  The Capture of Baghdad (1917) was a key World War I victory in which British and Indian forces seized the Ottoman-held city of Baghdad, significantly weakening Ottoman control in Mesopotamia.
• B. Battle of Sharqat (October 1918)
  The Battle of Sharqat (October 1918) was a late First World War engagement in Mesopotamia in which British and Indian forces decisively defeated the Ottoman army, hastening the Ottoman Empire’s collapse in the region.
• C. Capture of Aleppo (1918)
  The Capture of Aleppo (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive in which forces of the British-led Egyptian Expeditionary Force and their Arab allies seized the key Ottoman city of Aleppo, hastening the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
• D. Battle of Ramadi (1917)
  The Battle of Ramadi (1917) was a First World War engagement in Mesopotamia in which British and Indian forces captured the strategically important town of Ramadi from the Ottoman Empire.
• E. Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
  The Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) was a major World War I clash between British-Indian and Ottoman forces near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, resulting in heavy casualties and a strategic setback for the British advance toward Baghdad.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Capture of Samarra (1917)
Target entity description: The Capture of Samarra (1917) was a World War I British-led Mesopotamian campaign operation in which Allied forces seized the strategically important Iraqi city of Samarra from the Ottoman Empire.

• A. Capture of Baghdad (1917)
  The Capture of Baghdad (1917) was a key World War I victory in which British and Indian forces seized the Ottoman-held city of Baghdad, significantly weakening Ottoman control in Mesopotamia.
• B. Battle of Sharqat (October 1918)
  The Battle of Sharqat (October 1918) was a late First World War engagement in Mesopotamia in which British and Indian forces decisively defeated the Ottoman army, hastening the Ottoman Empire’s collapse in the region.
• C. Capture of Aleppo (1918)
  The Capture of Aleppo (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive in which forces of the British-led Egyptian Expeditionary Force and their Arab allies seized the key Ottoman city of Aleppo, hastening the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.
• D. Battle of Ramadi (1917)
  The Battle of Ramadi (1917) was a First World War engagement in Mesopotamia in which British and Indian forces captured the strategically important town of Ramadi from the Ottoman Empire.
• E. Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
  The Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) was a major World War I clash between British-Indian and Ottoman forces near the ancient city of Ctesiphon in Mesopotamia, resulting in heavy casualties and a strategic setback for the British advance toward Baghdad.
• F. None of above. chosen