Triple
T8024206
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Maher al-Assad |
E186811
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Syrian intelligence services |
E179181
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Syrian intelligence services | Statement: [Maher al-Assad, associatedWith, Syrian intelligence services]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Syrian intelligence services Context triple: [Maher al-Assad, associatedWith, Syrian intelligence services]
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A.
Syrian security and intelligence apparatus
chosen
The Syrian security and intelligence apparatus is a powerful network of military, political, and secret police organizations that has long underpinned authoritarian rule in Syria through surveillance, repression, and control of dissent.
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B.
General Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
The General Intelligence Directorate (Syria) is one of Syria’s main state security and intelligence agencies, responsible for internal surveillance, political repression, and counterintelligence operations.
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C.
Iraqi Intelligence Service
The Iraqi Intelligence Service was the main intelligence and secret police agency of Saddam Hussein’s regime, responsible for internal repression, surveillance, and foreign espionage in Iraq.
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D.
Air Force Intelligence Directorate (Syria)
The Air Force Intelligence Directorate (Syria) is one of Syria’s most powerful and feared intelligence agencies, known for its extensive internal security, surveillance, and repression activities.
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E.
Egyptian General Intelligence Service
The Egyptian General Intelligence Service is Egypt’s primary civilian intelligence agency, responsible for foreign intelligence, national security, and counterterrorism operations.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca82ad4e2c8190a693e3c9e30fe66f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3e90c7348190abc1013a312e4f1a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc56d41ec08190a19cb28e2e4b5bfe |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:20 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:21 p.m.