Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
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Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312415 — 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: Iraqi Kurdish rebellions Context triple: [Kurds, associatedConflict, Iraqi Kurdish rebellions]
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A.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is a long-running armed and political struggle between the Turkish state and various Kurdish groups, primarily over Kurdish autonomy, cultural rights, and political recognition in Turkey.
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B.
Syrian Civil War
The Syrian Civil War is a protracted, multi-sided conflict that began in 2011 as an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s government and escalated into a devastating war involving regional and global powers, causing massive civilian casualties and displacement.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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D.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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E.
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was a protracted and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988, marked by trench warfare, massive casualties, and the use of chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iraqi Kurdish rebellions Target entity description: Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
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A.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is a long-running armed and political struggle between the Turkish state and various Kurdish groups, primarily over Kurdish autonomy, cultural rights, and political recognition in Turkey.
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B.
Syrian Civil War
The Syrian Civil War is a protracted, multi-sided conflict that began in 2011 as an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s government and escalated into a devastating war involving regional and global powers, causing massive civilian casualties and displacement.
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C.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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D.
North Yemen Civil War
The North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970) was a conflict between royalist forces loyal to the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and republican revolutionaries backed by Egypt, which reshaped Yemen’s political landscape and became a major Cold War proxy war in the Middle East.
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E.
Iran–Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was a protracted and devastating conflict between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988, marked by trench warfare, massive casualties, and the use of chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kurdish nationalist movement
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armed conflict ⓘ series of rebellions ⓘ |
| endTime | 21st century ⓘ |
| goal |
Kurdish self-determination in Iraq
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control over Kurdish-majority territories ⓘ creation of an independent Kurdish state ⓘ establishment of Kurdish autonomy ⓘ protection of Kurdish cultural rights ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Arabization policies in Kurdish regions
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Kurdish demands for autonomy ⓘ Kurdish demands for independence ⓘ centralization policies of Iraqi governments ⓘ cultural and linguistic discrimination against Kurds ⓘ disputes over control of oil-rich areas such as Kirkuk ⓘ political repression of Kurds in Iraq ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1961–1970 Iraqi Kurdish revolt
1974–1975 Iraqi Kurdish revolt ⓘ 1983–1988 Kurdish resistance during the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ 1990s Kurdish insurgency against Saddam Hussein ⓘ 1991 Iraqi Kurdish uprising ⓘ 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish tensions after independence referendum ⓘ Kurdish armed resistance to ISIS in Iraq ⓘ Kurdish participation in the 2003 anti-Saddam uprising ⓘ post-1975 Kurdish insurgency in Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iraq ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Ba'ath Party militias
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Iraqi Army ⓘ Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi security forces
pro-government Arab militias ⓘ |
| participant |
Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Ba'athist regime
Iraqi Security Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi government forces
Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Kurds ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdish people
Kurdistan Democratic Party ⓘ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ⓘ Kurdish Peshmerga ⓘ
surface form:
Peshmerga
Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Iraq
Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
Saddam Hussein ⓘ Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
coalition forces in Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Al-Anfal campaign
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surface form:
Anfal campaign
Halabja chemical attack ⓘ Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) ⓘ Kurdish nationalism ⓘ Iraqi Kurdish rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdish–Iraqi conflict
Kurdistan ⓘ
surface form:
Kurdistan Region
|
| result |
destruction of Kurdish villages
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establishment of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq ⓘ human rights abuses against Kurds ⓘ large-scale displacement of Kurdish civilians ⓘ recognition of Kurdish autonomy in the 2005 Iraqi constitution ⓘ |
| startTime | 20th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Iraqi Kurdish rebellions Description of subject: Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
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this entity surface form:
1961–1970 Iraqi Kurdish revolt
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Kurdish–Iraqi conflict
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Kurdish–Iraqi conflict
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Iraq–Kurdish conflict
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Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
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Kurdish autonomy movement in Iraq
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Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
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Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
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Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
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Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (early 20th century phase)
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Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
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Iraq–Kurdish conflict
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Iraq–Kurdistan conflict