Abkhaz forces
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Abkhaz forces were the military units of the breakaway region of Abkhazia that fought alongside Russia against Georgia during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abkhaz forces canonical | 2 |
| Abkhaz separatist forces | 1 |
| Armed Forces of Abkhazia | 1 |
| de facto armed forces of Abkhazia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T456462 — 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: Abkhaz forces Context triple: [Russo-Georgian War 2008, hasParticipant, Abkhaz forces]
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A.
South Ossetian forces
South Ossetian forces were the separatist military and paramilitary units of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that fought against Georgian troops, backed and supported by Russia, during the 2008 conflict and related tensions in the region.
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B.
Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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C.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
Georgian Armed Forces
The Georgian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Georgia, responsible for the country’s defense and known internationally for their involvement in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War and participation in various NATO-led missions.
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E.
Orenburg Cossack forces
The Orenburg Cossack forces were a regional Cossack military formation from the Orenburg area that played a significant role fighting on the anti-Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War.
- 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: Abkhaz forces Target entity description: Abkhaz forces were the military units of the breakaway region of Abkhazia that fought alongside Russia against Georgia during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
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A.
South Ossetian forces
South Ossetian forces were the separatist military and paramilitary units of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia that fought against Georgian troops, backed and supported by Russia, during the 2008 conflict and related tensions in the region.
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B.
Kuban Cossack forces
Kuban Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik military units from the Kuban region that played a significant role fighting for the White movement during the Russian Civil War.
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C.
Don Cossack forces
Don Cossack forces were anti-Bolshevik Cossack military units from the Don region that played a major role fighting for the Whites during the Russian Civil War.
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D.
Georgian Armed Forces
The Georgian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Georgia, responsible for the country’s defense and known internationally for their involvement in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War and participation in various NATO-led missions.
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E.
Orenburg Cossack forces
The Orenburg Cossack forces were a regional Cossack military formation from the Orenburg area that played a significant role fighting on the anti-Bolshevik side during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed group
ⓘ
military forces ⓘ non-state armed actor ⓘ |
| alignment | pro-Russian ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Russian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| claimedObjective | restore control of all Abkhaz territory claimed by the de facto authorities ⓘ |
| commandLanguage |
Abkhaz language
ⓘ
surface form:
Abkhaz
Russian ⓘ |
| conflict |
Russo-Georgian War 2008
ⓘ
surface form:
2008 Russo-Georgian War
2008 South Ossetia War theatre in Abkhazia ⓘ |
| country | Abkhazia ⓘ |
| deFactoAuthority | de facto government of Abkhazia ⓘ |
| goal | expel Georgian forces from the Kodori Gorge in 2008 ⓘ |
| militaryOperation | offensive against Georgian positions in Kodori Gorge in August 2008 ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Georgia
ⓘ
most UN member states ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Abkhazia
ⓘ
Kodori Gorge ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Georgia
ⓘ
Georgian Armed Forces ⓘ territorial integrity of Georgia as recognized internationally ⓘ |
| partOf |
Abkhaz forces
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de facto armed forces of Abkhazia
|
| recognizedBy | limited number of UN member states via recognition of Abkhazia ⓘ |
| region | South Caucasus ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | opened a second front against Georgia in 2008 ⓘ |
| status | armed forces of a breakaway region ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Russia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | active during August 2008 conflict with Georgia ⓘ |
| usedEquipmentFrom | Russia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Russo-Georgian War 2008
ⓘ
surface form:
Abkhazian theatre of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abkhaz forces Description of subject: Abkhaz forces were the military units of the breakaway region of Abkhazia that fought alongside Russia against Georgia during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abkhaz separatist forces
this entity surface form:
de facto armed forces of Abkhazia
this entity surface form:
Armed Forces of Abkhazia