Battle | Allies | Opponents | Outcome |
Siege of Khost (1980 – March 31, 1991) |
|
Afghanistan
Soviet Union (1980–1988)
|
Victory |
Battle of Jalalabad (1989) (March 5 – end of June 1989) |
|
Afghanistan
|
Defeat |
First Battle of Jalalabad Airport (6–8 March) |
Afghan Interim Government:
Supported by:
United States
Pakistan[5][6]
Al Qaeda
|
Republic Of Afghanistan
Supported by: Soviet Union
|
Victory |
Battle of Kabul (1992–96) (April 28, 1992 – September 27, 1996) | Taliban (from late 1994)
Al-Qaeda
Supported by:
Pakistan
|
Islamic State of Afghanistan
Hezb-i Wahdat (until Dec. 1992) Supported by:
Iran
Junbish-i Milli (until 1994) Supported by:
Uzbekistan
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (until late 1994)
Khalqists Afghan Army Units (until late 1994)
Hezb-i Wahdat (after Dec. 1992) Supported by:
Iran
Junbish-i Milli (Jan.–Aug. 1994) Supported by:
Uzbekistan
|
Partial Victory |
Battle of Mogadishu (1993) (3–4 October 1993) |
Somali National Alliance
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya
|
United Nations
|
Victory |
Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif (1997–98) (22 May 1997 – 8 August 1998) | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
al-Qaeda
Supported by:
|
Abdul Malik Pahlawan's forces
Hezbe Wahdat
Jamiat-e Islami
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
Islamic Movement of Afghanistan
Islamic State of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance)
Supported by:
|
Victory |
Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif (9–10 November 2001) |
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Taliban al-Qaeda
IMU TNSM[11]
ETIM
Foreign fighters
|
|
Defeat |
Siege of Kunduz (11 November 2001 – 23 November 2001) | Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Taliban
al-Qaeda
IMU |
Northern Alliance
United States |
Defeat |
2001 uprising in Herat (November 12, 2001) |
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
al-Qaeda
|
Northern Alliance / Islamic State
United States
Iran Hazara Militia
|
Defeat |
Fall of Kabul (2001) (November 12, 2001) |
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda
|
Islamic State of Afghanistan
United States
|
Defeat |
Fall of Kandahar (12–13 November 2001) |
al-Qaeda
|
Gul Sharzai-led militia
Islamic State of Afghanistan
United States
Australia |
Defeat |
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (25 November 2001 – 1 December 2001) |
Prisoners:
Taliban
al-Qaeda
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
East Turkistan Islamic Party |
Coalition:
Northern Alliance
United States
United Kingdom |
Defeat |
Battle of Tora Bora (December 6, 2001 – December 17, 2001) |
Al-Qaeda
Taliban
Turkistan Islamic Party
Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
|
Islamic State of Afghanistan
United States
United Kingdom
Germany |
Partial Defeat |
Operation Anaconda (March 1–18, 2002) |
Taliban
al-Qaeda
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
Coalition:
United States
Australia
Afghanistan
United Kingdom
Canada[13]
Germany
France
Norway
Netherlands[14]
Denmark
New Zealand |
Defeat |
Battle of Takur Ghar (4–5 March 2002) |
Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan[15] |
United States |
Defeat |
Operation Harpoon (2002) (March 13–19, 2002) |
Taliban
Al-Qaeda |
United States
Canada |
Defeat |
Operation Jacana (April, 2002–July, 2002) |
Taliban
Al-Qaeda |
Coalition:
United Kingdom
United States
Australia
Norway |
Defeat |
Sétif offensive (September 2003) |
GSPC |
Algeria
|
Defeat |
Battle of Wana (March 16–23, 2004) |
Al-Qaeda
Pakistani Taliban |
Pakistan |
Defeat |
First Battle of Fallujah (4 April – 1 May 2004) |
Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
Islamic Army in Iraq Ba'ath Party loyalists |
United States |
Victory |
2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush (April 9, 2004) |
Mujahideen Shura
Organization of Monotheism and Jihad
Mahdi Army |
|
Victory |
Houthi insurgency in Yemen (18 June 2004 – 6 February 2015) |
al-Qaeda
|
Yemen
- Security Forces
- Sunni tribes
Al-Islah militias
Saudi Arabia Supported by:
Jordan[17]
Morocco[18]
Houthi Movement
Yemen (pro-Saleh forces) Alleged support by:
Iran[19][20]
North Korea[21][22][23]
Libya (until 2011)[24]
|
Victory |
Battle of Samarra (2004) (October 1–3, 2004) |
 Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
Ba'ath Party loyalists[25] |
United States Iraq |
Defeat |
Second Battle of Fallujah (7 November – 23 December 2004) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Islamic Army in Iraq
Ansar al-Sunnah
1920 Revolution Brigades |
United States
Iraq
United Kingdom |
Defeat |
Battle of Mosul (2004) (November 8–16, 2004) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq[26] Ansar al-Sunna[27] Islamic Army in Iraq[28] Ba'ath Party Loyalists[26] Brigades of the Army of the Mustafa[28] Army of the Conqueror[28] Other Iraqi insurgents |
United States Iraqi Security Forces Peshmerga[26] |
Defeat |
Lake Tharthar raid (March 23, 2005) |
Secret Army of Islam
Ba'ath Party loyalists
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents |
Iraq
United States
|
Defeat |
Battle of Abu Ghraib (2 April 2005) |
Iraqi insurgents:
|
United States |
Defeat |
Lemgheity attack (June 4, 2005) |
GSPC
|
Mauritania
|
Victory |
Battle of Al Qaim (8 May 2005 – 19 May 2005) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq[30] Others |
United States |
Defeat |
Operation Sayeed (July 2005 – 22 December 2005) |
al-Qaeda in Iraq Ba'ath Party Loyalists Ansar al-Sunna Other Insurgents |
United States
Iraq
|
Defeat |
Battle of Haditha (1–4 August 2005) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Ansar al-Sunna Other Iraqi insurgents
|
United States
|
Defeat |
Battle of Tal Afar (2005) (September 1–18, 2005) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
|
United States
Iraq
|
Defeat |
Operation Steel Curtain (5–22 November 2005) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other insurgents |
United States
New Iraqi Army |
Defeat |
Battle of Baghdad (2006–2008) (22 February 2006 – 11 May 2008[31]) |
Sunni factions
al-Qaeda in Iraq (until October 2006)
Islamic State of Iraq (from October 2006) Sunni tribes Other militias
|
Public stability:
Iraqi security forces
Sunni Awakening movement
United States
United Kingdom[32]
Other coalition forces
Shia factions
Mahdi Army Special Groups
Badr Brigades Rogue elements of Iraqi security forces Soldiers of Heaven Shia tribes Other militias |
Defeat |
Battle of Ramadi (2006) (March 15 – November 15, 2006) |
Mujahideen Shura Council
Islamic State of Iraq
|
United States United Kingdom New Iraqi Army
|
Defeat |
Operation Swarmer (16 March 2006 – 22 March 2006) |
Mujahideen Shura Council
Other Iraqi insurgents |
United States
MNF–I New Iraqi Army |
Indecisive |
Operation Scorpion (24 March 2006 – 25 March 2006) |
al-Qaeda
Other Iraqi insurgents |
US-led coalition, New Iraqi Army |
Indecisive |
Operation Larchwood 4 (16 April 2006) |
Mujahideen Shura Council
|
United Kingdom United States (Support)
Iraq (Support) |
Defeat |
Operation Mountain Thrust (15 May 2006 – 31 July 2006) |
Taliban
al-Qaeda |
Coalition:
Afghanistan
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Australia
Romania
Netherlands
Czech Republic[33][34] |
Partial Defeat |
Operation Together Forward (14 June 2006 – 24 October 2006) |
Mujahideen Shura Council
al-Mahdi Army
|
United States Army
British Army New Iraqi Army |
Victory |
Battle of Ramadi (2006) (17 June 2006 – 15 November 2006) |
Mujahideen Shura Council
Islamic State of Iraq
|
United States United Kingdom New Iraqi Army |
Indecisive |
Second Battle of Habbaniyah (August 17, 2006 – February 14, 2007) |
Al-Qaeda in Iraq
|
United States
|
Defeat |
Islamic Army–al-Qaeda conflict (Summer 2006 – 6 June 2007) |
from October 2006:
Islamic State of Iraq |
Anti-AQI Forces:
|
Indecisive |
Operation Mountain Fury (16 September 2006 – 15 January 2007) |
Taliban al-Qaeda |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Canada
United States
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Italy
Estonia |
Defeat |
2006 Ramadan Offensive (23 September 2006 – 22 October 2006) |
Mujahideen Shura Council
|
United States Iraq United Kingdom Denmark El Salvador |
Victory |
Battle of Turki (15 November 2006 – 16 November 2006) |
Islamic State of Iraq |
United States |
Defeat |
Diyala campaign (25 December 2006 – 1 October 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents |
United States Iraq Peshmerga |
Defeat |
Diyala campaign (6–24 January 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents
|
United States
Iraq
|
First Phase: Insurgent ambush
Second Phase:
Allied victory |
Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara (18 years, 8 months, 1 week and 3 days) |
Islamic militants
|
Algeria Morocco Mauritania
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Chad
Mali
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Cameroon
Togo
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Benin
Cape Verde
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Supported and trained By:
|
Ongoing |
Operation Murfreesboro (18 February 2007 – 2 March 2007) |
Islamic state of Iraq |
United States
Iraqi Army |
Defeat |
Operation Shurta Nasir (15 February 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq |
United States
Iraqi Police Forces |
Defeat |
Battle of Baqubah (10 March – 19 August 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq |
United States Iraq |
Defeat |
Operation Alljah (16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents |
United States New Iraqi Army |
Defeat |
Operation Phantom Thunder (16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq
Mahdi Army
Other Iraqi insurgents |
United States
Iraqi Army
Revolution Brigade[46] Awakening Movement[47] |
Defeat |
Operation Commando Eagle (21 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents |
United States New Iraqi Army |
Defeat |
Operation Bull Run (24 June 2007 – 26 June 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents |
United States New Iraqi Army |
Defeat |
Battle of Donkey Island (30 June 2007 – 1 July 2007) |
Islamic State of Iraq |
United States |
Defeat |
Operation Phantom Strike (15 August 2007 – January 2008) |
Islamic State of Iraq
Mahdi Army [48] Other Iraqi insurgents
|
United States
Iraq |
Defeat |
Operation Phantom Phoenix (8 January 2008, – 28 July 2008) |
Islamic state of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents |
United States
Iraq
Georgia
United Kingdom |
Partial Defeat |
Ninawa campaign (23 January 2008 – 28 July 2008) |
Islamic state of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents |
United States
Iraq |
Indecisive |
2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq (15 April 2008 – 19 May 2008) |
Islamic State of Iraq |
United States Army New Iraqi Army |
Indecisive |
Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem (28 June 2008 – 9 July 2008) |
TNSM
Al Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Islam |
Pakistan |
Defeat |
Battle of Mogadishu (2009) (7 May 2009 – 1 October 2009) |
Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam
Foreign Mujahideen
Al-Qaeda |
Somalia:
ARS-D-TFG coalition
- AMISOM
|
Partial victory |
Second Battle of Swat (16 May – 15 July 2009) |
TTP
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Islam
|
{ Pakistan
|
Defeat |
Battle of Garn-Akassa (June 16, 2009) |
AQIM
|
Mali
|
Defeat |
2009 Baraawe raid (14 September 2009) |
al-Qaeda
al-Shabaab
|
United States
|
Defeat |
Battle of Araouane (2009) (July 4, 2009) |
AQIM and affiliated drug traffickers |
Mali
|
victory |
Operation Augurs of Prosperity (29 July 2008 – 11 August 2008) |
Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents |
United States Iraq |
Defeat |
Operation Rah-e-Nijat (19 June 2009 – 12 December 2009) |
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami (IMU splinter faction)
Al-Qaeda
Foreign Mujahideen |
Pakistan |
Defeat |
Battle of Bajaur (7 August 2008 – 28 February 2009) |
TTP Al-Qaeda
TNSM |
Pakistan |
Defeat |
Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan (April 2009 – December 2014) |
Insurgents
Taliban
al-Qaeda |
Coalition
Germany United States
France
Afghanistan
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Croatia |
Defeat |
Second Battle of Swat (16 May 2009 – 15 July 2009) |
TTP
Al-Qaeda
Lashkar-e-Islam
|
Pakistan
|
Defeat |
Operation Moshtarak (13 February 2010 – 7 December 2010) |
Taliban
Al-Qaeda |
ISAF
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
|
Defeat |
2010 Tilwa attack (March 8, 2010) |
AQIM |
Niger |
Indecisive |
Raid on Akla (July 22, 2010) |
AQIM
|
Mauritania
France
|
Franco-Mauritanian tactical victory AQIM strategic victory |
Battle of Lawdar (2010) (19–25 August 2010) |
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
|
Yemen
|
Defeat |
Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11) (23 August 2010 – 6 August 2011) |
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
Hizbul Islam
Alleged:
al-Qaeda |
Transitional Federal Republic of Somalia
 ARS-D-TFG coalition
- AMISOM
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a[50]
Limited involvement:
United States
European Union |
Defeat |
Battle of Areich Hind (September 17–19, 2010) |
AQIM
|
Mauritania
|
Inconclusive |
2011 Tabankort raid (January 8, 2011) |
AQIM
|
France
Niger
|
Indecisive |
Battle of Gedo |
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen |
Federal Government of Somalia
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
|
Ongoing |
Operation Neptune Spear (2 May 2011) |
al-Qaeda |
United States |
Defeat |
Siege of Homs (6 May 2011 – 9 May 2014) |
|
|
Defeat |
PNS Mehran attack (22 May 2011 – 23 May 2011) |
TTP
Al-Qaeda |
Pakistan
Pakistan Navy |
Defeat |
Battle of Ouraren (2011) (June 12, 2011) |
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
|
Niger
|
Defeat |
Battle of Bassikounou (July 5, 2011) |
AQIM
|
Mauritania
|
Defeat |
Battle of Zinjibar (27 May 2011 – 10 September 2011) |
|
Yemen Supported by:
United States
Saudi Arabia |
Victory |
Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011–March 2012) (8 September 2011 – 27 March 2012) |
|
Syrian Government |
Partial victory |
Rif Dimashq clashes (November 2011–March 2012) (3 November 2011 – 1 April 2012) |
|
Syrian Government
PFLP–GC[56]
|
Defeat |
Battle of Adrar Bouss (15 September 2011) |
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
|
Niger
|
Defeat |
Battle of Aguelhok (17 January 2012 – 25 January 2012) |
MNLA
AQIM
Ansar Dine |
Mali
|
Victory |
Battle of Tessalit (18 January 2012 – 11 March 2012) |
Mali
|
Azawad
Ansar Dine
AQIM
|
Victory |
Battle of Dofas (4 March 2012 – 5 March 2012) |
|
Yemen
Supported by:
United States |
Victory |
Battle of Yurkud (2012) (10 March 2012) |
Al-Shabab |
Ethiopia |
Defeat |
2012 Abyan offensive (12 May 2012 – 15 June 2012) |
|
Yemen Supported by:
United States
Saudi Arabia[57] |
Defeat |
Battle of the Wagadou Forest (2011) (June 24, 2011) |
AQIM
|
Mauritania
Mali
|
Defeat |
Battles of Gao and Timbuktu (26 June 2012 – 27 June 2012) |
Islamists
|
Azawad
|
Victory |
Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa (19 July 2012 – 3 February 2016) |
Free Syrian Army[59]
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[60] |
Syrian Government
Iran
Russia (from late 2015) Allied militias:
Hezbollah
Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba |
Defeat |
2012–2017 Lebanon–Syria border clashes (13 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
|
|
Ongoing |
Siege of Menagh Air Base (2 August 2012 – 6 August 2013) |
|
Syrian Government |
Victory |
Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase (23 September 2012 – 9 September 2015) |
Army of Conquest[76]
Free Syrian Army (until late 2014)
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Victory |
Battle of Kismayo (2012) (28 September 2012 – 1 October 2012) |
Al-Shabaab |
Kenya Defence Forces
Raskamboni Movement
Alleged:
United States |
Defeat |
Battle of Maarat al-Numan (2012) (8 October 2012 – 13 October 2012) |
Free Syrian Army
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Armed Forces |
Victory |
Battle of Ras al-Ayn (8 November 2012 – 17 July 2013) |
Revolutionary Military Council of Hasaka
al-Nusra Front
Ghuraba al-Sham[79] Supported by:
Turkey[80]
|
Rojava (under the DBK)
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Defeat |
Battle of Menaka (16 November 2012 – 20 November 2012) |
Islamist coalition
|
Azawad
|
Victory |
Battle of Darayya (November 2012–March 2013) (15 November 2012 – 14 February 2013) |
National Coalition
Mujahideen
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Victory |
Battle of Konna (10–18 January 2013) |
Islamists groups:
Ansar Dine
MOJWA
AQIM
Boko Haram |
Mali
France |
Defeat |
Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt (11 January 2013) |
Al-Shabaab |
France
Supported by:
United States |
Victory |
Battle of Diabaly (14–21 January 2013) |
Islamists groups:
Ansar Dine
MOJWA
AQIM
Boko Haram
|
Mali
France |
Partial Defeat |
Battle of Safira (6 February 2013 – 19 February 2013) |
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Armed Forces |
Victory |
Battle of Ifoghas (22 February 2013) |
Ansar Dine
MOJWA
AQIM
Boko Haram
Al-Mulathameen |
France
Chad |
Defeat |
Battle of Shadadeh (12–14 February 2013) |
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Victory |
Akashat ambush (4 March 2013) |
Islamic State of Iraq[84][85] |
Syrian Arab Republic
Iraq |
Victory |
Battle of Raqqa (3 March 2013 – 6 March 2013) |
|
Syrian Government |
Victory |
Battle of Tigharghar (12 March 2013) |
AQIM |
Chad |
Defeat |
Second Battle of Timbuktu (20 March 2013 – 1 April 2013) |
AQIM |
Mali
France |
Defeat |
Battle of Radda (29 March 2013 – 27 April 2013) |
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
|
Yemen
|
Indecisive |
Al-Qusayr offensive (2013) (4 April 2013 – 8 June 2013) |
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Islamic Liberation Front
Syrian Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah
Iran
|
Defeat |
2013 Hawija clashes (23 April 2013 – 26 April 2013) |
|
Peshmerga Sahwa militia
|
Victory |
Battle of al-Qusayr (2013) (19 May 2013 – 5 June 2013) |
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Islamic Liberation Front
Syrian Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah |
Defeat |
Operation al-Shabah (20 May 2013 – 14 July 2013) |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Al-Nusra Front |
Iraqi Government
|
Indecisive |
Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) (12 years and 3 months) |
al-Nusra Front (2013–17)[90]
Ahrar ash-Sham[91]
Jaysh al-Islam
Free Syrian Army factions
Fatah Halab (2015–17)
- Supported by
|
Syrian Democratic Forces
And allied groups
CJTF-OIR (airstrikes, arms, and ground troops) (from 2014)
Russia (until 2024)[110][111][112]
Ba'athist Syria (until 2024)[113][114][115]
Islamic State
|
Ongoing |
2013 Latakia offensive (4–19 August 2013) |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
Defeat |
Battle of Ma'loula (4 September 2013 – 15 September 2013) |
|
Syrian government
Syrian Social Nationalist Party[120]
Hezbollah |
Defeat |
Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013) (10 September 2013 – 28 November 2013) |
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front (from 22 November)
Al-Nusra Front[121]
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah[122] Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas[123]
LAAG[124]
Arab Nationalist Guard[125]
|
Defeat |
Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013) (1 October 2013 – 1 December 2013) |
Islamic State
|
Syrian Government
Hezbollah[126] |
Defeat |
Battle of Sadad (21 October 2013 – 28 October 2013) |
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Free Syrian Army |
Syrian Government
Syrian Social Nationalist Party |
Defeat |
Battle of Qalamoun (2013) (15 November 2013 – 26 April 2014) |
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Green Battalion
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front |
|
Defeat |
Battle of Murak (1 February – 23 October 2014) |
|
Syrian Government
Hezbollah |
Defeat |
Daraa offensive (February–May 2014) (3 February 2014 – 27 May 2014) |
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah
Arab Nationalist Guard
|
Indecisive |
Al-Otaiba ambush (26 February 2014) |
Al-Nusra Front |
Hezbollah Supported by:
Syrian Arab Republic |
Defeat |
2014 Idlib offensive (5 March 2014 – 25 May 2014) |
al-Nusra Front[128]
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Jaysh al-Sham[129]
Sham Legion[130]
Jund al-Aqsa
Liwaa al-Umma |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Victory |
Battle of Hosn (20 March 2014) |
Jund al-Sham
Ahrar ash-Sham
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic Front
Free Syrian Army |
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah |
Defeat |
2014 Latakia offensive (21 March 2014 – 15 June 2014) |
Al-Nusra Front
Junud al-Sham
Harakat Sham al-Islam
Islamic Front
Supported by:
Turkey<
United States[131][132] |
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Resistance
Ba'ath Brigades
Hezbollah
|
Defeat |
Battle of Markada (21–31 March 2014) |
al-Nusra Front |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Katiba al-Bittar al-Libi
|
Defeat |
Battle of Al-Malihah (4 April 2014 – 14 December 2014) |
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front[134]
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah[122]
LAAG[135]
Liwa Fatemiyoun[136]
|
Defeat |
Second siege of Wadi Deif (4 April 2014 – 14 December 2014) |
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic Front
Sham Legion
Free Syrian Army
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Victory |
Battle of Dayet in Maharat (16 2014 – 17 April 2014) |
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
France |
Defeat |
Operation Zarb-e-Azb (15 June 2014 – 22 February 2017) |
Insurgent groups
Formerly:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[146]
|
Pakistan
|
Defeat |
Operation Inherent Resolve (11 years, 4 months and 1 day) |
Islamic State[150][151][152]
al-Qaeda
Turkistan Islamic Party[157]
Islamic Front (2013–15)
Syrian Salvation Government (2017–24)
|
United States
|
Ongoing |
2014 Hama offensive (26 July 2014 – 19 September 2014) |
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Iran |
Defeat |
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict (8 July 2014 – 26 August 2014) |
|
Israel |
Indecisive |
Battle of Arsal (2014) (2 August 2014 – 7 August 2014) |
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State |
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Defeat |
Operation Indian Ocean (16 August 2014 – 2015) |
Al-Shabaab |
Federal Government of Somalia
AMISOM
United States Supported by:
EUTM Somalia
|
Defeat |
2014 Quneitra offensive (27 August 2014 – 23 September 2014) |
SRCC
Al-Nusra Front
|
Syrian Arab Republic
UNDOF
|
Victory |
American-led intervention in Syria (11 years, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
Islamic State (2013–present)
al-Qaeda
Turkistan Islamic Party (2014–2025)
|
CJTF–OIR
United States
Turkey
Free Syrian Army (2011–present)
Supported by:
Local ground forces
Syrian Democratic Forces
Ba'athist Syria 
Russia (until 8 December 2024)
Hezbollah[171]
Iran (until 6 December 2024) Supported by:
Syrian Salvation Government (2017–2024)
|
Ongoing |
Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict (26 October 2014 – 1 March 2015) |
Al-Nusra Front
Jund al-Aqsa
Ahrar al-Sham
Levant Front[172]
Supported by:
Knights of Justice Brigade (alleged)[173]
|
Free Syrian Army
|
Victory |
2014 Idlib city raid (27 October 2014) |
al-Nusra Front
Jund al-Aqsa[177]
Islamic State (alleged)[178]
Supported by:
Sleeper cells within the city |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Defeat |
Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (1 November 2014 – 15 December 2014) |
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada[179]
Supported by:
|
Victory |
2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen ( 26 November 2014 and 6 December 2014) |
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula |
United States
Yemen |
Indecisive |
Daraa offensive (January 2015) (24 January 2015 – 31 January 2015) |
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front[180]
al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah Supported by:
|
Victory |
Battle of Bosra (2015) (21 March 2015 – 24 March 2015) |
Free Syrian Army Youth of Sunna Forces
Islamic Muthanna Movement
Al-Nusra Front |
Syrian Arab Republic
Druze militias[citation needed]
Hezbollah[181]
Lions of Hussein
Iranian IRGC[181]
Imam Ali Brigades[182]
|
Victory |
Second Battle of Idlib (24 March 2015 – 28 March 2015) |
Army of Conquest[76]
Ajnad al-Kavkaz[183]
Farouq Brigades
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah
|
Victory |
2015 Idlib offensive (24 March 2015 – 5 April 2015) |
|
|
Partial Victory |
Siege of Al-Fu'ah-Kafriya (2015) (10 years, 6 months and 3 weeks) |
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Iran Allied militias:
Hezbollah[188][189]
Quwat al-Ridha[190]
Kata'ib Hezbollah |
Ongoing |
Abyan campaign (March–August 2015) (26 March 2015 – 11 August 2015) |
AQAP |
Supreme Political Council[191]
Cabinet of Yemen
Supported by:
|
Partial Defeat |
Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015) (29 March 2015 – 15 April 2015) |
Cabinet of Yemen
Supported by
AQAP
|
Supreme Revolutionary Committee[191]
|
Defeat |
Battle of Nasib Border Crossing (1 April 2015) |
Free Syrian Army
al-Nusra Front[196] |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Victory |
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) (1 April 2015 – 20 April 2015) |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
al-Nusra Front[197][198]
|
Jaysh al-Islam[199]
Free Syrian Army
Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis
Syrian Arab Republic
Palestine Liberation Army[200]
PFLP-GC[201] Fatah al-Intifada[200]
PPSF[202]
|
Partial Victory |
Battle of Mukalla (2 April 2015 – 16 April 2015) |
Al-Qaeda
|
Yemen Army
Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance[203]
|
Victory |
Battle of Taiz (2015–2016) (15 April 2015 – present) |
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula[204]
|
Supreme Revolutionary Committee/Supreme Political Council
Cabinet of Yemen
|
Ongoing |
Battle of Leego (2015) (26 June 2015) |
Al-Shabaab |
AMISOM
Burundi
|
Strategical Victory |
Aleppo offensive (July 2015) (2–7 July 2015) |
Fatah Halab[209]
Ansar al-Sharia[citation needed]
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Ba'ath Brigades[212]
Al-Quds Brigade
Hezbollah
|
Partial Victory |
Battle of Zabadani (2015) (3 July – 24 September 2015) |
|
Syrian Government
Iran
Syrian Social Nationalist Party[214]
Hezbollah
Al-Jabalawi Battalion[215]
Palestine Liberation Army[216] |
Ceasefire |
Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015) (28 July – 28 August 2015) |
SRCC
Supported by:
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Army of Conquest[217]
Independent Jihadist groups:
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Hezbollah[228]
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Syrian Resistance[229] Liwa Fatemiyoun
Lions of Hussein Brigade[230]
Supported by:
Iran[citation needed]
|
Victory |
Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War (30 September 2015 – present (10 years, 2 weeks and 2 days)) |
Islamic State
|
Russia
Iran
Syrian Arab Republic Humanitarian support:
Armenia[231][232]
Syrian Democratic Forces (2016[233][234][235]–2017[236])
Syrian Democratic Forces (2017–present)[248]
|
Indecisive |
Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) (16 October – 21 December 2015) |
|
Islamic State (since 23 Oct.)
|
Defeat |
2015 Latakia offensive (15 October 2015 – 12 March 2016) |
Free Syrian Army
Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria (TIP)
Katibat Jabal al-Islam[255]
Supported by:
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Social Nationalist Party[256]
Syrian Resistance
Hezbollah
LAAG[257]
Lions of Hussein Brigade
Russia (air strikes):
|
Defeat |
2015 Hama offensive (28 November – 15 December 2015) |
Jund al-Aqsa
Army of Conquest
Free Syrian Army
|
Syrian Arab Republic
Quwat al-Ghadab[258]
Khaybar Brigade[259]
Air strikes:
Russia
|
Defeat |
Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar (2–3 December 2015) |
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula |
Popular Committees and Popular resistance
Southern Movement
|
Victory |
Southern Abyan Offensive (2016) (20 February 2016) |
Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen
|
Yemen
|
Victory |
Idlib insurgency (2016–2024) |
Islamic State
Support:
Jund al-Aqsa (until 2017)
Liwa Dawud (until 2014)
Al-Qaeda
Allies:
Ansar al-Tawhid (sometimes, until 2020)[260][261] |
Syrian Government and loyalists
Supported by:
Russia[187]
Syrian Salvation Government
Army of Conquest (dissolved in 2017)
National Front for Liberation
Turkey
|
Victory |
Siege of Madjoari (February 2021 – May 25, 2022) |
Ansarul Islam
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Victory |
Archam clashes (February 18–19, 2022) |
Unknown jihadists
|
Mali
|
Defeat |
Operation Laabingol (January 16–23, 2022) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Ansarul Islam
|
Burkina Faso
France
|
Defeat |
Siege of Djibo (16/17 February 2022 – present) |
Ansar ul Islam[264]
Al-Qaeda[265]
|
Burkina Faso
France[266] (until February 2023)[267] |
Ongoing |
2022 Mondoro attack (4 March 2022) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Malian Armed Forces
|
Victory |
Ménaka offensive (March 8, 2022 – May 2023) |
Platform
Takuba Task Force (until June 2022)
Wagner Group (from June 2022)
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
|
Defeat |
2022 Natiaboani ambush (March 20, 2022) |
Unknown jihadists
|
Burkina Faso
|
Inconclusive |
Moura massacre (27 March 2022 – 31 March 2022) |
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
|
|
Defeat |
2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia (20 July – c. early August 2022) |
Al-Qaeda
|
Ethiopia
|
Victory |
Bourzanga attack (May 21, 2022) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
France
|
Defeat |
Battle of Talataye (2022) (6–7 September 2022) |
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Islamic State
|
Defeat |
Battle of Bal'ad (2022) (October 7, 2022) |
al-Qaeda
|
Somalia
|
Defeat |
Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel (November 27–28, 2022) |
al-Shabaab
|
Somalia
|
Defeat |
Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022 – November 2024) (2 December 2022- 27 November 2024) |
|
|
Inconclusive |
December 2022 Ménaka region clashes (December 3–10, 2022) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
|
Inconclusive |
Battle of Runirgod (December 12–22, 2022) |
al-Shabaab
|
Somali Army
|
Defeat |
Hilowle Gaab attack (January 6, 2023) |
al-Shabaab
|
Somalia Ma'awisley
|
al-Shabaab tactical victory Somali strategic victory |
Diafarabé and Koumara attacks (January 10, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Mali
Wagner Group
|
Inconclusive |
Battle of Hawadley (January 17–19, 2023) |
al-Shabaab
|
Somalia
|
Defeat |
Battle of Buulo Mareer (26 May 2023) |
al-Shabaab
|
ATMIS[270]
Uganda
|
Victory |
April 2023 Aorema attack (April 15, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Indecisive |
Battle of Ougarou (April 17, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Indecisive |
Noaka attack (June 26, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland
|
Indecisive |
2023 Namsiguia ambush (June 26, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Indecisive |
Siege of Timbuktu (8 August 2023 – present) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
Mali
Wagner Group (alleged by JNIM) |
Ongoing |
Battle of Ber (2023) (August 11–12, 2023) |
CMA
JNIM
|
Mali
Wagner Group
MINUSMA
|
Defeat |
Tombouctou and Bamba attacks (September 7, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Mali
|
Victory |
2023 Koutougou attack (August 15, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Niger
|
Indecisive |
Niafunké attack (November 24, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Mali
|
Victory |
Kwala attack (February 28, 2024) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Mali
|
Victory |
2023 Farabougou attack (December 12, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Mali Local dozo hunters
|
Victory |
Tawori attack (March 31, 2024) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Victory |
Battle of the Wagadou Forest (2024) (April 5, 2024) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
CSP-DPA
|
Indecisive |
Mourdiah attack (26 May 2024) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Mali
Wagner Group
|
Defeat |
2024 El Dher attack (8 June 2024) |
Al-Shabaab
|
Somalia
Galmudug
ATMIS
Supported by:
US
|
Inconclusive |
Mansila attack (June 11, 2024) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Victory |
Battle of Tinzaouaten (2024) (25–27 July 2024) |
CSP-DPA
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin[271][272]
|
Wagner Group
Mali
|
Victory |
Nassougou attack (August 8, 2024) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Victory |
Battle of Koumbri (September 4, 2023) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Burkina Faso
|
Indecisive |
Kidal offensive (October 2, 2023 – December 20, 2023) |
JNIM
|
Mali
Wagner Group
CSP-PSD
|
Defeat |
March 2025 Diapaga attack (March 28, 2025) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
Burkina Faso Armed Forces
|
Victory |
2025 Dioura attack (June 1, 2025) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
Malian Armed Forces |
Victory |
2025 Timbuktu attack (June 2, 2025) |
{ Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
Malian Army
Wagner Group |
Indecisive |
Battle of Boulikessi (2025) (June 1, 2025) |
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
|
Malian Army
Wagner Group |
Victory |