Battle | Allies | Opponents | Outcome |
Battle of Kabul (1992–96) (April 30, 1992 – September 27, 1996) | Al-Qaeda Taliban | Islamic State of Afghanistan Hezb-i Islami | Partial Victory |
Battle of Mogadishu (1993) (3–4 October 1993) | Al-Qaeda (Only strategist help by supreme strategist of Al-Qaeda Saif al-Adel) Somali National Alliance (SNA) | UNOSOM II | Victory |
Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif (1997–98) (25 May 25, 1997 – 14 August 1998) | Al-Qaeda Taliban | Junbishi Forces Forces loyal to Ismail Khan[citation needed] | Victory |
Siege of Kunduz (11 November 2001 – 23 November 2001) | Taliban Al-Qaeda IMU | Northern Alliance United States | Defeat |
Battle of Kandahar (2001) (7 October 2001) | Taliban Al-Qaeda | Gul Sharzai-led militia Eastern Alliance United States Australia | Partial Defeat |
Fall of Kandahar (22 November – 7 December 2001) | Taliban Al-Qaeda | Gul Sharzai-led militia Eastern Alliance United States Australia | Defeat |
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi (25 November 2001 – 1 December 2001) | Taliban Al-Qaeda IMU | Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom | Defeat |
Battle of Tora Bora (December 6, 2001 – December 17, 2001) | Taliban Al-Qaeda | United States United Kingdom Germany Northern Alliance | Partial Defeat |
Operation Anaconda (March 1–18, 2002) | Taliban insurgents Al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | Coalition: United States Australia Afghan Army United Kingdom Canada Germany France Norway Denmark Turkey New Zealand | Defeat |
Battle of Takur Ghar (4–5 March 2002) | Taliban Al-Qaeda | United States Australia Afghanistan United Kingdom | Defeat |
Operation Harpoon (2002) (March 13–19, 2002) | Taliban Al-Qaeda | United States Canada | Defeat |
Operation Jacana (April, 2002–July, 2002) | Taliban Al-Qaeda | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Norway | Defeat |
Battle of Wana (March 16–23, 2004) | al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | State of Pakistan | Defeat |
First Battle of Fallujah (4 April – 1 May 2004) | al-Qaeda Ba'athists Other Sunni insurgents | United States Poland (GROM) Blackwater | Victory |
2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush (April 9, 2004) | al-Qaeda Badr Organization Mahdi Army | United States | Victory |
Houthi insurgency in Yemen (18 June 2004 – 6 February 2015) | al-Qaeda | Houthis Yemen | Victory |
Battle of Samarra (2004) (October 1–3, 2004) | al-Qaeda | United States Iraq | Defeat |
Second Battle of Fallujah (7 November – 23 December 2004) | al-Qaeda Islamic Army of Iraq Ansar al-Sunna 1920 Revolution Brigade Army of Mohammed Army of the Mujahedeen Secret Islamic Army of Iraq Other insurgents | United States Republic of Iraq United Kingdom | Defeat |
Battle of Mosul (2004) (November 8–16, 2004) | al-Qaeda Ansar ul-Islam | United States Republic of Iraq | Defeat |
Battle of Abu Ghraib (2 April 2005) | al-Qaeda | United States | Defeat |
Battle of Al Qaim (8 May 2005 – 19 May 2005) | al-Qaeda | United States | Defeat |
Operation Sayeed (July 2005–22 December 2005) | al-Qaeda Ba'ath Party Loyalists | United States Republic of Iraq | Defeat |
Operation Steel Curtain (5–22 November 2005) | al-Qaeda | United States Republic of Iraq | Defeat |
Operation Swarmer (16 March 2006 – 22 March 2006) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi insurgents | United States Republic of Iraq | Indecisive |
Operation Scorpion (24 March 2006 – 25 March 2006) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi insurgents | United States Republic of Iraq | Indecisive |
Operation Larchwood 4 (16 April 2006) | al-Qaeda | United Kingdom United States Iraq | Defeat |
Operation Mountain Thrust (15 May 2006 – 31 July 2006) | Al-Qaeda Taliban | United States Canada Afghan National Army United Kingdom Australia Romania Netherlands Czech Republic | Partial Defeat |
Operation Together Forward (14 June 2006 – 24 October 2006) | al-Qaeda al-Mahdi Army | United States Republic of Iraq | Victory |
Battle of Ramadi (2006) (17 June 2006 – 15 November 2006) | al-Qaeda | United States Republic of Iraq | Indecisive |
Islamic Army–al-Qaeda conflict (Summer 2006 – 6 June 2007) | al-Qaeda | Islamic Army of Iraq 1920 Revolution Brigade Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna Hamas of Iraq | Indecisive |
Operation Mountain Fury (16 September 2006 – 15 January 2007) | al-Qaeda Taliban | Afghan National Army Canada United States United Kingdom Netherlands Italy Estonia | Defeat |
2006 Ramadan Offensive (23 September 2006 – 22 October 2006) | al-Qaeda | United States | Victory |
Battle of Turki (15 November 2006 - 16 November 2006) | al-Qaeda | United States | Defeat |
Diyala campaign (25 December 2006 – 1 October 2007) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army Peshmerga | Defeat |
Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara (17 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) | al-Qaeda | Morocco Mauritania Tunisia Burkina Faso Chad Mali Niger Nigeria United States Canada | Ongoing |
Operation Murfreesboro (18 February 2007 – 2 March 2007) | al-Qaeda | United States Iraq | Defeat |
Operation Shurta Nasir (15 February 2007) | al-Qaeda | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
Battle of Ras Kamboni (5 January 2007 – 12 January 2007) | Islamic Courts Union Pro-Islamist militias Foreign fighters al-Qaeda | Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ethiopia United States | Defeat |
Battle of Baqubah (10 March – 19 August 2007) | al-Qaeda | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
Operation Alljah (16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
Operation Phantom Thunder (16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraqi Army Revolution Brigade Peshmerga | Defeat |
Operation Commando Eagle (21 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
Operation Bull Run (24 June 2007 – 26 June 2007) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
Battle of Donkey Island (30 June 2007 – 1 July 2007) | al-Qaeda | United States | Defeat |
Operation Phantom Strike (15 August 2007 – January 2008) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States | Defeat |
Operation Phantom Phoenix (8 January 2008, – 28 July 2008) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraq Georgia United Kingdom | Partial Defeat |
Ninawa campaign (23 January 2008 – 28 July 2008) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraq | Indecisive |
2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq (15 April 2008 - 19 May 2008) | al-Qaeda | United States Iraq | Indecisive |
Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem (28 June 2008 - 9 July 2008) | Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Al Qaeda Lashkar-e-Islam | State of 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 |
Operation Augurs of Prosperity (29 July 2008 – 11 August 2008) | al-Qaeda Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraq | Defeat |
Battle of Wanat (July 13, 2008) | al-Qaeda Taliban | United States State of Pakistan | Defeat |
Operation Rah-e-Nijat (19 June 2009 – 12 December 2009) | Tehrik-i-Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami (IMU splinter faction) Al Qaeda Foreign Mujahideen | State of Pakistan | Defeat |
Battle of Bajaur (7 August 2008 – 28 February 2009) | al-Qaeda TTP Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi | State of Pakistan | Defeat |
Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan (April 2009 – December 2014) | al-Qaeda Taliban | United States
Germany Afghanistan Belgium Sweden | Defeat |
Second Battle of Swat (16 May 2009 – 15 July 2009) | al-Qaeda TTP Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Lashkar-e-Islam | State of Pakistan | Defeat |
Operation Blow to the Head (13 January 2010 – 12 February 2010) | al-Qaeda | Yemen Houthis | Indecisive |
Operation Moshtarak (13 February 2010 – 7 December 2010) | al-Qaeda Taliban | United States United Kingdom France Canada Afghanistan | Defeat |
Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11) (23 August 2010 – 6 August 2011) | Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen Hizbul Islam* Foreign mujahideen al-Qaeda | Republic of Somalia: - ARS-D-TFG coalition
- AMISOM
- Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a[2]
limited involvement United States[citation needed] European Union[citation needed] | Defeat |
Battle of Gedo | al-Qaeda | Federal Government of Somalia Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a Ethiopia Kenya Defence Forces | Ongoing |
Operation Neptune Spear (2 May 2011) | al-Qaeda | United States | Defeat |
Siege of Homs (6 May 2011 – 9 May 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syria Hezbollah[3] SSNP[4] | Defeat |
PNS Mehran attack (22 May 2011 – 23 May 2011) | TTP Al-Qaeda | Pakistan | Defeat |
Battle of Zinjibar (27 May 2011 – 10 September 2011) | al-Qaeda | Yemen | Victory |
Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011–March 2012) (8 September 2011 – 27 March 2012) | al-Qaeda | Syria | Partial victory |
Siege of Dammaj (15 October 2011 – 22 December 2011) | al-Qaeda | Houthis | Defeat |
Battle of Aguelhok (17 January 2012 – 25 January 2012) | al-Qaeda | National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Mali | Victory |
Battle of Tessalit (18 January 2012 – 11 March 2012) | al-Qaeda | Azawad | Victory |
Battle of Dofas (4 March 2012 – 5 March 2012) | al-Qaeda | Yemen | Victory |
Battle of Yurkud (2012) (10 March 2012) | al-Qaeda | Ethiopia | Defeat |
2012 Abyan offensive (12 May 2012 – 15 June 2012) | al-Qaeda | Yemen | Defeat |
Battles of Gao and Timbuktu (26 June 2012 – 27 June 2012) | al-Qaeda | Azawad | Victory |
Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa (19 July 2012 – 3 February 2016) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
Lebanese–Syrian border clashes (12 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) | al-Qaeda | Hezbollah Lebanon | Ongoing |
Rojava conflict (12 years, 2 months, 1 week and 2 days) | al-Qaeda | Rojava[8] | Ongoing |
Siege of Menagh Air Base (2 August 2012 – 6 August 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syria | Victory |
Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase (23 September 2012 – 9 September 2015) | al-Qaeda Free Syrian Army (until late 2014) | Syria | Victory |
Battle of Kismayo (2012) (28 September 2012 – 1 October 2012) | al-Qaeda | AMISOM Raskamboni movement | Defeat |
Battle of Maarat al-Numan (2012) (8 October 2012 – 13 October 2012) | al-Qaeda Free Syrian Army | Syria | Victory |
Battle of Ras al-Ayn (8 November 2012 – 17 July 2013) | al-Qaeda Free Syrian Army Ghuraba al-Sham | Syria Rojava | Defeat |
Battle of Menaka (16 November 2012 – 20 November 2012) | al-Qaeda | Azawad | Victory |
Battle of Darayya (November 2012–March 2013) (15 November 2012 – 14 February 2013) | al-Qaeda Ahrar al-Sham Free Syrian Army | Syria | Victory |
Battle of Konna (10–18 January 2013) | al-Qaeda | Mali France | Defeat |
Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt (11 January 2013) | al-Qaeda | France | Victory |
Battle of Diabaly (14–21 January 2013) | al-Qaeda | Mali France | Partial Defeat |
Battle of Safira (6 February 2013 – 19 February 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syria | Victory |
Battle of Safira (6 February 2013 – 19 February 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian government PFLP – GC Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas | Partial Victory |
Battle of Ifoghas (22 February 2013) | al-Qaeda | Chad France | Defeat |
Battle of Shadadeh (12–14 February 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syria | Victory |
Akashat ambush (4 March 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syria Iraq | Victory |
2013 Daraa offensive (3 March – 10 April 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic | Partial Victory |
Battle of Raqqa (3 March 2013 – 6 March 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic | Victory |
Battle of Tigharghar (12 March 2013) | al-Qaeda | Chad | Defeat |
Second Battle of Timbuktu (20 March 2013 - 1 April 2013) | al-Qaeda | Mali France | Defeat |
Battle of Radda (29 March 2013 - 27 April 2013) | al-Qaeda | Yemen | Indecisive |
Al-Qusayr offensive (2013) (4 April 2013 – 8 June 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah Supported by: | Defeat |
2013 Hawija clashes (23 April 2013 – 26 April 2013) | al-Qaeda | Iraqi Government Peshmerga Sahwa militia | Victory |
Battle of al-Qusayr (2013) (19 May 2013 – 5 June 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah Far-right volunteers (Black Lily) Supported by: | Defeat |
Operation al-Shabah (20 May 2013 – 14 July 2013) | al-Qaeda | Iraqi Government | Indecisive |
2013 Sidon clash (23–25 June 2013) | al-Qaeda | Lebanese Army Hezbollah | Defeat |
Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) (11 years, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Rojava[19] Free Syrian Army (since September 2014)[6] Kurdistan Workers' Party[21] Iraqi Kurdistan[22] Syriac Union Party Arab tribesmen | Ongoing |
2013 Latakia offensive (4–19 August 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance | Defeat |
Battle of Ma'loula (4 September 2013 – 15 September 2013) | al-Qaeda Ahrar al-Sham Qalamoun Liberation front | Syrian Arab Republic: Hezbollah | Defeat |
Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013) (10 September 2013 – 28 November 2013) | al-Qaeda Ahrar al-Sham Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Syrian Islamic Front | Syrian Arab Republic: Hezbollah[27] Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas[28] Arab Nationalist Guard[29] | Defeat |
Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013) (1 October 2013 – 1 December 2013) | al-Qaeda Ahrar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
Battle of Sadad (21 October 2013 – 28 October 2013) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic: | Defeat |
Battle of Qalamoun (2013) (15 November 2013 – 26 April 2014) | al-Qaeda Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Green Battalion | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah Arab Nationalist Guard Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas(Iraqi militia) | Defeat |
Battle of Murak (1 February – 23 October 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic | Defeat |
Daraa offensive (February–May 2014) (3 February 2014 – 27 May 2014) | al-Qaeda Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah Arab Nationalist Guard | Indecisive |
Al-Otaiba ambush (26 February 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
2014 Idlib offensive (5 March 2014 – 25 May 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance | Victory |
Battle of Hosn (20 March 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
2014 Latakia offensive (21 March 2014 – 15 June 2014) | al-Qaeda Islamic Front Supported by: | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance Ba'ath Brigades[42] Hezbollah[35] | Defeat |
Battle of Markada (21–31 March 2014) | al-Qaeda | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Defeat |
Battle of Al-Malihah (4 April 2014 – 14 December 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
Second siege of Wadi Deif (4 April 2014 – 14 December 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic | Victory |
Battle of Dayet in Maharat (16 2014 –17 April 2014) | al-Qaeda | France | Defeat |
Operation Zarb-e-Azb (15 June 2014 – 3 April 2016) | al-Qaeda Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Turkistan Islamic Party Haqqani network | Islamic Republic of Pakistan Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[44] | Defeat |
Operation Inherent Resolve (10 years, 3 months, 1 week and 6 days) | al-Qaeda Ahrar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | United States of America | Ongoing |
2014 Hama offensive (26 July 2014 – 19 September 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syria | Defeat |
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict (8 July 2014 – 26 August 2014) | al-Qaeda Gazan militant groups Armament support: Iran | Israel | Indecisive |
Battle of Arsal (2014) (2 August 2014 – 7 August 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syria Lebanon | Defeat |
Operation Indian Ocean (16 August 2014 – 2015) | al-Qaeda | Federal Government of Somalia AMISOM United States Supported by: EUTM Somalia | Defeat |
2014 Quneitra offensive (27 August 2014 – 23 September 2014) | al-Qaeda UNDOF | Syria | Victory |
American-led intervention in Syria (10 years and 6 days) | al-Qaeda Ahrar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | United States of America | Ongoing |
Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict (26 October 2014 – 1 March 2015) | al-Qaeda | Free Syrian Army | Victory |
2014 Idlib city raid (27 October 2014) | al-Qaeda | Syrian Arab Republic National Defense Force | Defeat |