2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley
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The 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley was a key military confrontation during the Russo-Georgian War in which Russian and Abkhaz forces seized the last Georgian-controlled area of Abkhazia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley 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: 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley Context triple: [Kodori Gorge, event, 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley]
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A.
Battle of Lake Khasan
The Battle of Lake Khasan was a 1938 border clash between the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan near the Manchurian–Korean–Soviet frontier that tested Japanese expansionist strategy and Soviet Far Eastern defenses on the eve of World War II.
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B.
Battle of Bud Dajo
The Battle of Bud Dajo was a brutal 1906 U.S. military assault on a fortified Moro stronghold in the Philippines, notorious for its high civilian casualties and lasting controversy.
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C.
Battle of Ugeumchi
The Battle of Ugeumchi was a key 1894 clash during Korea’s Donghak Peasant Revolution, where poorly armed peasant forces were decisively defeated by modernized government and Japanese troops, marking a turning point in the uprising.
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D.
Battle of Isurava
The Battle of Isurava was a crucial 1942 World War II engagement on the Kokoda Track in Papua, where Australian forces mounted a fierce defensive stand against advancing Japanese troops.
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E.
Battle of Chunuk Bair
The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a key and costly August 1915 engagement of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, in which Allied forces briefly seized a vital summit overlooking the Dardanelles before being driven back by Ottoman counterattacks.
- 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: 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley Target entity description: The 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley was a key military confrontation during the Russo-Georgian War in which Russian and Abkhaz forces seized the last Georgian-controlled area of Abkhazia.
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A.
Battle of Lake Khasan
The Battle of Lake Khasan was a 1938 border clash between the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan near the Manchurian–Korean–Soviet frontier that tested Japanese expansionist strategy and Soviet Far Eastern defenses on the eve of World War II.
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B.
Battle of Bud Dajo
The Battle of Bud Dajo was a brutal 1906 U.S. military assault on a fortified Moro stronghold in the Philippines, notorious for its high civilian casualties and lasting controversy.
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C.
Battle of Ugeumchi
The Battle of Ugeumchi was a key 1894 clash during Korea’s Donghak Peasant Revolution, where poorly armed peasant forces were decisively defeated by modernized government and Japanese troops, marking a turning point in the uprising.
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D.
Battle of Isurava
The Battle of Isurava was a crucial 1942 World War II engagement on the Kokoda Track in Papua, where Australian forces mounted a fierce defensive stand against advancing Japanese troops.
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E.
Battle of Chunuk Bair
The Battle of Chunuk Bair was a key and costly August 1915 engagement of the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, in which Allied forces briefly seized a vital summit overlooking the Dardanelles before being driven back by Ottoman counterattacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abkhaz separatist forces
NERFINISHED
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Abkhazia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russo-Georgian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | interstate conflict with separatist involvement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2008-08-12 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | post-Soviet territorial disputes in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | yes ⓘ |
| involvedEthnoPoliticalConflict | Georgian–Abkhaz conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Abkhazia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kodori Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Abkhazia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | seizure of Georgian-held Upper Kodori Gorge ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abkhaz and Russian forces
ⓘ
Georgian government forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Abkhaz control over entire territory of Abkhazia ⓘ |
| partOf | Russo-Georgian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMilitaryCampaign | Russian operations in Abkhazia during the Russo-Georgian War ⓘ |
| precededBy | opening of hostilities in South Ossetia in August 2008 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
2008 South Ossetia War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian invasion of Georgia (2008) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Abkhaz and Russian victory
ⓘ
loss of last Georgian-controlled area of Abkhazia ⓘ withdrawal of Georgian forces from Kodori Valley ⓘ |
| startTime | 2008-08-09 ⓘ |
| statusOfAreaAfterBattle | full control by Abkhaz and Russian-aligned forces ⓘ |
| statusOfAreaBeforeBattle | last Georgian-controlled enclave in Abkhazia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
consolidation of Abkhaz separatist control
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elimination of Georgian military presence in Abkhazia ⓘ |
| temporalContext | August 2008 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Abkhazia front of the Russo-Georgian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
air power
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artillery ⓘ ground forces ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley Description of subject: The 2008 Battle of the Kodori Valley was a key military confrontation during the Russo-Georgian War in which Russian and Abkhaz forces seized the last Georgian-controlled area of Abkhazia.
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