Hawija offensive (2017)

Target entity: Hawija offensive (2017)
Context triple: [Battle of Mosul (2016–2017), followedBy, Hawija offensive (2017)]

• A. Samarra offensive
  The Samarra offensive was a World War I campaign on the Mesopotamian front in 1917, in which Ottoman and British forces fought for control of the strategically important city of Samarra in present-day Iraq.
• B. Idlib offensive
  The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
• C. Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)
  The Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019) was a major phase of the Syrian Civil War in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, fought to capture remaining Islamic State strongholds along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria.
• D. Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
  The Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi and coalition forces recaptured Iraq’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, marking a decisive turning point in the fight against the group.
• E. Operation Euphrates Shield
  Operation Euphrates Shield was a Turkish-led military intervention launched in northern Syria in 2016 to push back ISIS and limit Kurdish militia influence along Turkey’s border.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Hawija offensive (2017)
Target entity description: The Hawija offensive (2017) was an Iraqi-led military campaign to recapture the ISIS-held town of Hawija and surrounding areas in Kirkuk Governorate, contributing to the collapse of the group’s territorial control in Iraq.

• A. Samarra offensive
  The Samarra offensive was a World War I campaign on the Mesopotamian front in 1917, in which Ottoman and British forces fought for control of the strategically important city of Samarra in present-day Iraq.
• B. Idlib offensive
  The Idlib offensive was a major military campaign in northwestern Syria involving government forces, rebel groups, and foreign actors, centered on control of the last significant opposition-held stronghold during the Syrian Civil War.
• C. Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019)
  The Eastern Syria campaign (2017–2019) was a major phase of the Syrian Civil War in which the Syrian Democratic Forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, fought to capture remaining Islamic State strongholds along the Euphrates River in eastern Syria.
• D. Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)
  The Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) was a major military campaign in which Iraqi and coalition forces recaptured Iraq’s second-largest city from the Islamic State, marking a decisive turning point in the fight against the group.
• E. Operation Euphrates Shield
  Operation Euphrates Shield was a Turkish-led military intervention launched in northern Syria in 2016 to push back ISIS and limit Kurdish militia influence along Turkey’s border.
• F. None of above. chosen