Ramadan War
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The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 10th of Ramadan (6 October War date in Hijri calendar) | 1 |
| Ramadan War canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Ramadan War Context triple: [Yom Kippur War, alsoKnownAs, Ramadan War]
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Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
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Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
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Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive 1516 conflict in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, paving the way for Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ramadan War Target entity description: The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
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A.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
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B.
Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
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C.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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D.
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a late 19th-century Islamic rebellion and conflict in Sudan against Egyptian and British rule, led by Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi and his successors.
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E.
Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a decisive 1516 conflict in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, paving the way for Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab–Israeli war
ⓘ
Yom Kippur War ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Egypt
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| cause | Arab attempt to regain territories lost in the Six-Day War ⓘ |
| commander |
Anwar Sadat
ⓘ
David Elazar ⓘ Golda Meir ⓘ Hafez al-Assad ⓘ Moshe Dayan ⓘ |
| endDate | 1973-10-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Camp David Accords
ⓘ
Egypt–Israel peace process ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Yom Kippur War
ⓘ
surface form:
1973 Arab–Israeli War
Yom Kippur War ⓘ
surface form:
October War
Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| involvedResolution |
UN Security Council Resolution 338
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 339 ⓘ
surface form:
UN Security Council Resolution 339
|
| location |
Egypt
ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ Israel ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Golan Heights
ⓘ
surface form:
Golan front
Sinai front ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal
ⓘ
Israeli counteroffensive across the Suez Canal ⓘ Syrian offensive on the Golan Heights ⓘ |
| partOf | Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ |
| precededBy | Six-Day War ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Ramadan
ⓘ
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| result |
ceasefire brokered by the United Nations
ⓘ
military stalemate ⓘ strengthening of U.S. role in Middle East diplomacy ⓘ |
| significance |
catalyst for subsequent Arab–Israeli peace negotiations
ⓘ
led to major changes in Israeli security doctrine ⓘ |
| startDate | 1973-10-06 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | conventional war ⓘ |
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Subject: Ramadan War Description of subject: The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
Referenced by (2)
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