| IDEA Code |
2231 |
| Name |
Armed battle |
| Description |
Initiation of armed hostilities or engagement between two or more armed forces, includes truce violations (use as default for war and battles). |
| Usage Notes |
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| Example |
NATO aircraft had engaged a Yugoslav fighter squadron in central Kosovo, said The Kosovo Liberation Army's (KLA) Kosovapress news agency. *
| Source |
Association |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| Sector |
Military |
| Target |
Association |
Yugoslavia |
| Sector |
Military |
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Linked or Reciprocal
Rendering of Example |
NATO aircraft had engaged a Yugoslav fighter squadron in central Kosovo, said The Kosovo Liberation Army's (KLA) Kosovapress news agency. *
| Source |
Association |
Yugoslavia |
| Sector |
Military |
| Target |
Association |
North Atlantic Treat Organization |
| Sector |
Military |
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| Example Notes |
This example contains a reciprocal event (because an armed clash never occurs without at least two actors). Note the reversals of the source and target actors in the two codings: NATO aircraft and Yugoslav fighter squadron in the first coding, and Yugoslav fighter squadron and NATO aircraft in the second coding. The reversal of the source and target positions in the two codings captures the reciprocal nature of the interaction. The event category for both codings is Armed battle. Note that both the source and target actors in an armed battle must be armed actors. If the target (recipient) actor is not an armed agent, select the Armed actions event category. |
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