Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
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The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Baghuz Fawqani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Baghuz Fawqani Context triple: [Syrian Democratic Forces, notableOperation, Battle of Baghuz Fawqani]
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A.
Battle of Raqqa
The Battle of Raqqa was a major military campaign in 2017 in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, effectively ending ISIS’s de facto capital in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Kobani
The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Aleppo
The Battle of Aleppo was a major and protracted urban conflict in the Syrian Civil War, marked by intense fighting, widespread destruction, and a pivotal shift in control of the city between government and opposition forces.
- 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: Battle of Baghuz Fawqani Target entity description: The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
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A.
Battle of Raqqa
The Battle of Raqqa was a major military campaign in 2017 in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by a U.S.-led coalition, captured the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State, effectively ending ISIS’s de facto capital in Syria.
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B.
Battle of Kobani
The Battle of Kobani was a major 2014–2015 urban confrontation in northern Syria in which Kurdish-led forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, repelled an extended offensive by the Islamic State group.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Aleppo
The Battle of Aleppo was a major and protracted urban conflict in the Syrian Civil War, marked by intense fighting, widespread destruction, and a pivotal shift in control of the city between government and opposition forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Baghouz
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Baghuz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCamp |
al-Hol camp
NERFINISHED
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al-Roj camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
France
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Democratic Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| casualties | thousands of ISIS fighters killed or captured ⓘ |
| civilianImpact | mass displacement of civilians and ISIS families ⓘ |
| commander |
Chiya Raqqa
NERFINISHED
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Mazloum Abdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dateOfISISTerritorialDefeatAnnouncement | 2019-03-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2019-03-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | mop-up operations against ISIS cells in Syria ⓘ |
| location |
Baghuz Fawqani
NERFINISHED
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Deir ez-Zor Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainObjective | elimination of ISIS’s last territorial enclave in Syria ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last major territorial battle against ISIS in Syria
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heavy coalition air and artillery strikes ⓘ large numbers of ISIS family members surrendering ⓘ |
| opponent |
ISIS fighters
NERFINISHED
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ISIS foreign fighters ⓘ ISIS women and family members ⓘ |
| partOf |
American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
NERFINISHED
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War against the Islamic State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Abu Kamal (2017)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Hajin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of last ISIS territorial enclave
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decisive SDF victory ⓘ end of Islamic State territorial control in Syria ⓘ |
| startDate | 2019-02-09 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
NERFINISHED
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U.S. special operations forces NERFINISHED ⓘ coalition airpower ⓘ coalition artillery ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Syrian Democratic Forces capture of Baghuz Fawqani pocket ⓘ |
| timePeriod | February–March 2019 ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
counterterrorism operation
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siege ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Baghuz Fawqani Description of subject: The Battle of Baghuz Fawqani was the final major military engagement of the Syrian Civil War against ISIS, culminating in the collapse of the group’s last territorial stronghold in eastern Syria in early 2019.
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subject surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces