Secret War
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The Secret War refers to the covert U.S.-backed conflict in Laos during the broader Vietnam War era, involving the CIA, Hmong forces, and the Royal Lao Government against communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secret War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1487307 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secret War Context triple: [Laotian Civil War, alsoKnownAs, Secret War]
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A.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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B.
Sentinels
Sentinels is the mascot name representing the athletic teams and school spirit of Inglewood High School.
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
Operation Panther’s Claw
Operation Panther’s Claw was a major British-led offensive in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in 2009 aimed at securing territory from Taliban forces ahead of national elections.
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E.
Operation Postern
Operation Postern was a World War II Allied amphibious assault and subsequent campaign to capture Lae in New Guinea as part of the broader strategy to neutralize Japanese bases in the Southwest Pacific.
- 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: Secret War Target entity description: The Secret War refers to the covert U.S.-backed conflict in Laos during the broader Vietnam War era, involving the CIA, Hmong forces, and the Royal Lao Government against communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces.
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A.
Unseen Warfare
Unseen Warfare is a classic Eastern Orthodox spiritual manual on inner spiritual struggle and ascetic life, traditionally attributed to St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite.
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B.
Sentinels
Sentinels is the mascot name representing the athletic teams and school spirit of Inglewood High School.
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C.
Blowback
Blowback is a political nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic actions abroad can provoke unintended and often violent consequences.
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D.
Operation Panther’s Claw
Operation Panther’s Claw was a major British-led offensive in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in 2009 aimed at securing territory from Taliban forces ahead of national elections.
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E.
Operation Postern
Operation Postern was a World War II Allied amphibious assault and subsequent campaign to capture Lae in New Guinea as part of the broader strategy to neutralize Japanese bases in the Southwest Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War conflict
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covert military conflict ⓘ proxy war ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
containing communist expansion in Southeast Asia
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disrupting North Vietnamese supply routes ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
CIA paramilitary operations
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heavy U.S. bombing campaign in Laos ⓘ use of irregular forces ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Laos ⓘ |
| coordinatedFrom | Long Tieng ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hmong diaspora
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Laotian refugee crisis ⓘ |
| hasAlly |
Hmong forces
ⓘ
Thai security forces ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
large numbers of Laotian civilians
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tens of thousands of Hmong fighters and civilians ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
Pathet Lao ⓘ Royal Lao Government ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasParticipant |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Hmong forces ⓘ Laos ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Laos
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnamese forces
Pathet Lao ⓘ Royal Lao Government ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| knownAs |
CIA’s war in Laos
ⓘ
Secret War in Laos ⓘ
surface form:
Laos Secret War
|
| notableCommander | Vang Pao ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
Pathet Lao ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| partOf | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ho Chi Minh Trail (logistical network named after him)
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surface form:
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laotian Civil War ⓘ |
| result |
communist victory in Laos
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establishment of Lao People’s Democratic Republic ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Lao Government
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| tookPlaceIn |
Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Laos
Annamite Range ⓘ
surface form:
Laotian highlands
Plain of Jars ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
aerial bombardment
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covert operations ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Secret War Description of subject: The Secret War refers to the covert U.S.-backed conflict in Laos during the broader Vietnam War era, involving the CIA, Hmong forces, and the Royal Lao Government against communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces.
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