Battle of Nasiriyah
E440048
The Battle of Nasiriyah was a key engagement of the 2003 Iraq War in which U.S. forces fought Iraqi troops in intense urban combat in the city of Nasiriyah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Nasiriyah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4431095 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Nasiriyah Context triple: [Battle of Shaiba (1915), followedBy, Battle of Nasiriyah]
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Battle of Al-Faw
The Battle of Al-Faw was a major Iran–Iraq War offensive in 1986 in which Iranian forces captured Iraq’s strategic Al-Faw Peninsula, significantly impacting control of Persian Gulf shipping routes.
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Battle of Basra
The Battle of Basra was a key World War I engagement in Mesopotamia in 1914, where British and Indian forces captured the strategically important port city of Basra from the Ottoman Empire.
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Battle of Baghdad
The Battle of Baghdad was the decisive 2003 Iraq War engagement in which U.S.-led coalition forces captured Iraq’s capital, leading to the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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Second Battle of Fallujah
The Second Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq, regarded as one of the fiercest urban combat operations for American forces since the Vietnam War.
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Battle of Najaf (2003)
The Battle of Najaf (2003) was an early and strategically important engagement during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, in which coalition forces fought to secure the Shiite holy city of Najaf on the way to Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Nasiriyah Target entity description: The Battle of Nasiriyah was a key engagement of the 2003 Iraq War in which U.S. forces fought Iraqi troops in intense urban combat in the city of Nasiriyah.
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A.
Battle of Al-Faw
The Battle of Al-Faw was a major Iran–Iraq War offensive in 1986 in which Iranian forces captured Iraq’s strategic Al-Faw Peninsula, significantly impacting control of Persian Gulf shipping routes.
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B.
Battle of Basra
The Battle of Basra was a key World War I engagement in Mesopotamia in 1914, where British and Indian forces captured the strategically important port city of Basra from the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Battle of Baghdad
The Battle of Baghdad was the decisive 2003 Iraq War engagement in which U.S.-led coalition forces captured Iraq’s capital, leading to the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime.
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Second Battle of Fallujah
The Second Battle of Fallujah was a major 2004 U.S.-led offensive in Iraq, regarded as one of the fiercest urban combat operations for American forces since the Vietnam War.
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Battle of Najaf (2003)
The Battle of Najaf (2003) was an early and strategically important engagement during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, in which coalition forces fought to secure the Shiite holy city of Najaf on the way to Baghdad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle for Nasiriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| casualties |
significant Iraqi casualties
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significant U.S. casualties ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | An Nasiriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ba'ath Party militia
NERFINISHED
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Fedayeen Saddam NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | 2003-03-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2003-03-29 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Iraqi irregular forces
NERFINISHED
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Iraqi regular forces NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. soldiers ⓘ |
| involved |
ambush of U.S. convoy
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friendly fire incident ⓘ |
| location |
Dhi Qar Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasiriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
ambush of 507th Maintenance Company
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capture of Jessica Lynch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early major engagement of the Iraq War
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intense street fighting ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Marine Division
NERFINISHED
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2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ 507th Maintenance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Task Force Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
open route for U.S. advance toward Baghdad
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secure bridges over the Euphrates River ⓘ |
| partOf | 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | coalition drive toward Baghdad ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
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capture of Nasiriyah by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 2003-03-23 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key crossing point over Euphrates River
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secured supply lines for coalition forces ⓘ |
| theater | Southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
close-quarters battle
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urban combat ⓘ |
| year | 2003 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Nasiriyah Description of subject: The Battle of Nasiriyah was a key engagement of the 2003 Iraq War in which U.S. forces fought Iraqi troops in intense urban combat in the city of Nasiriyah.
Referenced by (2)
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