List of conflicts in Iraq
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This is a list of conflicts in Iraq arranged chronologically from ancient to modern times. This list includes any raid, strike, skirmish, siege, sacking, and/or battle (land, naval, and air) that occurred on the territories of what may today be referred to as Iraq; however, in which the conflict itself may have only been part of an operation of a campaign in a theater of a greater war (e.g. any and/or all border, undeclared, colonial, proxy, liberation, global wars, etc.). There may also be periods of violent, civil unrest listed; such as, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, coups, assassinations, regicides, riots, rebellions, revolutions, and civil wars (as well as wars of succession and/or independence). The list might also contain episodes of human sacrifice, mass suicide, and ethnic cleansing/genocide.
Ancient times (c. 3300 BCE – c. 651 CE)
[edit]- c. 217 – c. 502 CE Roman-Sassanid Wars
- c. 264 CE Battle of Ctesiphon
- c. 344 CE Battle of Satala
- c. 359 CE Siege of Singara
- c. 359 CE Siege of Amida
- c. April 27, 363 CE Siege of Pirisabora
- c. May 29, 363 CE Battle of Ctesiphon
- c. June 363 CE Battle of Samarra
- c. 502 – c. 628 CE Byzantine–Sassanid wars
- c. 502 – c. 506 CE Anastasian War
- c. 526 – c. 532 CE Iberian War
- c. 572 – c. 591 CE Byzantine–Sassanid War
- c. 602 – c. 628 CE Byzantine–Sassanid War
- c. 633 – c. 644 CE Muslim conquest of Persia
- c. April 633 CE Battle of River
- c. May 633 CE Battle of Walaja
- c. May 633 CE Battle of Ullais
- c. May 633 CE Battle of Hira
- c. 633 CE Battle of Ayn al-Tamr
- c. November 633 CE Battle of Muzayyah
- c. November 633 CE Battle of Saniyy
- c. November 633 CE Battle of Zumail
- c. January 634 CE Battle of Firaz
- c. November 634 CE Battle of the Bridge
- c. November 16 – c. November 19, 636 CE Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
- c. January – c. March 637 CE Siege of Ctesiphon
- c. April 637 CE Battle of Jalula
Medieval times (c. 651 – c. 1517 CE)
[edit]Approximated dates | Name of conflict | Belligerents | |
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Victorious parties (if applicable) | Defeated parties (if applicable) | ||
8 December 656 CE | Battle of the Camel Part of the First Islamic Civil War | ||
17 July 658 CE | Battle of Nahrawan Part of the First Islamic Civil War | ||
10 October 680 CE | Battle of Karbala Part of the Second Islamic Civil War | ||
Mid-October 691 CE | Battle of Maskin Part of the Second Islamic Civil War | ||
744–750 CE | Third Islamic Civil War | ||
25 January 750 CE | Battle of the Zab Part of the Abbasid Revolution | ||
September 762 – February 763 CE | Alid Revolt | ||
August 812 – 28 September 813 CE | Siege of Baghdad Part of the Fourth Islamic Civil War |
- c. 861 – c. 870 CE Anarchy at Samarra
- Buyid-Hamdanid Wars
- c. 946 CE Battle of Baghdad
- Abbasid-Seljuq Wars
- c. 1157 CE Siege of Baghdad
- c. 1206 – c. 1337 CE Mongol invasions and conquests
- c. 1258 CE Siege of Baghdad
Modern times (c. 1517 CE – Present)
[edit]Ottoman empire (c. 1517 – c. 1917 CE)
[edit]- c. 1514 – c. 1823 CE Ottoman–Persian Wars
- c. 1532 – c. 1555 CE Ottoman–Safavid War
- c. 1534 CE Capture of Baghdad
- c. 1623 – c. 1639 CE Ottoman–Safavid War
- c. 1623 CE Capture of Baghdad
- c. 1638 CE Capture of Baghdad
- c. 1532 – c. 1555 CE Ottoman–Safavid War
- c. July 28, 1914 – c. November 11, 1918 CE World War I
- c. October 29, 1914 – c. October 30, 1918 CE Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
- c. November 6, 1914 – c. 14 November 14, 1918 CE Mesopotamian campaign
- c. November 6, 1914 CE Fao Landing
- c. November 11 – c. November 21, 1914 CE Battle of Basra
- c. December 3 – c. December 9, 1914 CE Battle of Qurna
- c. April 12 – c. April 14, 1915 CE Battle of Shaiba
- c. September 28, 1915 CE Battle of Es Sinn
- c. November 22 – c. November 25, 1915 CE Battle of Ctesiphon
- c. December 7, 1915 – c. April 29, 1916 CE Siege of Kut
- c. January 6 – c. January 8, 1916 CE Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad
- c. January 13, 1916 CE Battle of Wadi
- c. January 21, 1916 CE Battle of Hanna
- c. March 8, 1916 CE Battle of Dujaila
- March 8, 1,917 C.E. — March 11, 1,917 C.E. Fall of Baghdad
- February 23, 1,917 C.E. Second Battle of Kut
- September 28, 1,917 C.E. — September 29, 1,917 C.E. Battle of Ramadi
- March 26, 1,918 C.E. — March 27, 1,918 C.E. Action of Khan Baghdadi
- October 23, 1,918 C.E. — October 30, 1,918 C.E. Battle of Sharqat
- c. November 6, 1914 – c. 14 November 14, 1918 CE Mesopotamian campaign
- c. October 29, 1914 – c. October 30, 1918 CE Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
- 1,918 C.E. — 2,003 C.E. Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (c. 1917 – c. 1920 CE)
[edit]- May 1,920 C.E. — October 1,920 C.E. Iraqi revolt against the British
Kingdom of Iraq (c. 1932 – c. 1958 CE)
[edit]- September 1, 1,939 C.E. — September 2, 1,945 C.E. World War II
- June 10, 1,940 C.E. — May 2, 1,945 C.E. Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
- May 2, 1,941 C.E. — May 31, 1,941 C.E. Anglo-Iraqi War
- April 1, 1,941 C.E. Iraq coup
- May 2, 1,941 C.E. — May 31, 1,941 C.E. Anglo-Iraqi War
- June 10, 1,940 C.E. — May 2, 1,945 C.E. Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
- 1,918 C.E. — 2,003 C.E. Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
- November 1,922 C.E. — July 1,924 C.E. Mahmud Barzanji revolts
- 1,931 C.E. — 1,932 C.E. Ahmed Barzani revolt
- 1,943 C.E. — October 1,945 C.E. Barzani revolt
Ba'athist Iraq (c. 1968 – c. 2003 CE)
[edit]- September 11, 1,961 C.E. — 1,970 C.E. First Kurdish–Iraqi War
- April 1,974 C.E. — Mid 1,975 C.E. Second Kurdish–Iraqi War
- 1,975 C.E. — 1,983 C.E. PUK insurgency
- September 1,983 C.E. — September 1,988 C.E. Kurdish Rebellion
- May 1,994 C.E. — November 24, 1,997 C.E. Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
- September 22, 1,980 C.E. — August 20, 1,988 C.E. First Persian Gulf War
- 1,980 C.E. Iraqi invasion
- September 23, 1,980 C.E. Operation Kaman 99
- October 29, 1,980 C.E. Operation Sultan 10
- September 30, 1,980 C.E. Operation Scorch Sword
- November 28, 1,980 C.E. — November 29, 1,980 C.E. Operation Morvarid
- 1,981 C.E. Stalemate
- April 4, 1,981 C.E. Attack on H3
- 1,982 C.E. Iranian offensive
- Early July 1,982 C.E. Operation Ramadan
- 1,983 C.E. — 1,985 C.E. Strategic stalemate
- February 6, 1,983 C.E. — February 26, 1,983 Operation Before the Dawn
- April 10, 1,983 C.E. Operation Dawn 1
- July 22, 1,983 C.E. Operation Dawn 2
- July 30, 1,983 C.E. — August 9, 1,983 Operation Dawn 3
- October 19, 1,983 C.E. — mid November 1,983 Operation Dawn 4
- Early 1,984 C.E. Operation Dawn 5
- February 14, 1,984 C.E. — March 19, 1,984 Operation Kheibar
- February 22, 1,984 C.E. — February 24, 1,984 C.E. Operation Dawn 6
- 1,984 C.E. Battle of the Marshes
- March 10, 1,985 C.E. — March 20, 1,985 C.E. Operation Badr
- 1,986 C.E. — 1,987 C.E. Duel offensives
- 1,986 C.E. — 1,989 C.E. Al-Anfal Campaign
- March 16, 1,988 C.E. Halabja poison gas attack
- February 9, 1,986 C.E. — February 25, 1,986 C.E. Operation Dawn 8
- February 11, 1,986 C.E. First Battle of al-Faw
- December 25, 1,986 C.E. — 27 December 1,986 C.E. Operation Karbala-4
- January 8, 1,987 C.E. — February 26, 1,987 C.E. Operation Karbala-5
- Early 1,987 C.E. Operation Karbala-6
- May 1,987 C.E. Operation Karbala 10
- May 1,987 C.E. — early June 1,987 C.E. Operation Nasr 4
- 1,988 C.E. Final stages
- Mid-March 1,988 C.E. Operation Zafar 7
- April 17, 1,988 C.E. Second Battle of al-Faw
- 1,981 C.E. International incidents
- June 7, 1,981 C.E. Operation Opera
- 1,980 C.E. Iraqi invasion
- August 2, 1,990 C.E. — February 28, 1,991 C.E. Second Persian Gulf War
- 1,991 C.E. Operation Desert Storm
- February 15, 1,991 C.E. — February 20, 1,991 C.E. Battle of Wadi al-Batin
- January 17, 1,991 C.E. — February 23, 1,991 C.E. Gulf War air campaign
- January 19, 1991 C.E. Package Q Strike
- February 13, 1991 C.E. 4:30 am (GMT+3) Amiriyah shelter bombing
- February 24, 1,991 C.E. — February 28, 1,991 C.E. Liberation of Kuwait campaign
- February 26, 1,991 C.E. — February 27, 1,991 C.E. Battle of 73 Easting
- February 26, 1,991 C.E. Battle of Phase Line Bullet
- February 27, 1,991 C.E. Battle of Medina Ridge
- February 27, 1,991 C.E. Battle for Jalibah Airfield
- February 27, 1,991 C.E. Battle of Norfolk
- March 2, 1,991 C.E. Battle of Rumaila
- March 1, 1,991 C.E. Safwan Airfield Standoff
- 1,991 C.E. Operation Desert Storm
- March 1, 1,991 C.E. — April 5, 1,991 C.E. Uprisings in Iraq
- March 1, 1,991 C.E. — mid-April 1,991 C.E. Uprising in Basra
- March 5, 1,991 C.E. — March 19, 1,991 C.E. Uprising in Karbala
- March 5, 1,991 C.E. — April 3, 1,991 C.E. Uprising in Sulaymaniyah
- March 11, 1,991 C.E. — March 29, 1,991 C.E. Uprising in Kirkuk
- March 10, 1,991 C.E. — March 24, 1,991 C.E. Uprising in Tuz Khormato
- 1,991 C.E. — 2,002 C.E. Air engagements of the Post Gulf War
- September 3, 1,996 C.E. Operation Desert Strike
- December 16, 1,998 C.E. – December 19, 1,998 C.E. Operation Desert Fox
- March 20, 2,003 C.E. — December 15, 2,011 C.E. Third Persian Gulf War
- March 19, 2,003 C.E. — May 1, 2,003 C.E. Invasion of Iraq
- March 21, 2,003 C.E. — March 25, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Umm Qasr
- March 20, 2,003 C.E. — March 24, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Al Faw
- March 21, 2,003 C.E. — April 6, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Basra
- March 23, 2,003 C.E. — March 29, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Nasiriyah
- March 24, 2,003 C.E. Attack on Karbala
- March 24, 2,003 C.E. — April 4, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Najaf
- March 26, 2,003 C.E. — Operation Northern Delay
- March 28, 2,003 C.E. — March 30, 2,003 C.E. Operation Viking Hammer
- March 30, 2,003 C.E. — April 4, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Samawah
- March 31, 2,003 C.E. — April 6, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Karbala
- April 2, 2,003 C.E. — April 4, 2,003 C.E. Battle of the Karbala Gap
- April 3, 2,003 C.E. — April 12, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Baghdad
- April 6, 2,003 C.E. Battle of Debecka Pass
- March 19, 2,003 C.E. — May 1, 2,003 C.E. Invasion of Iraq
Coalition Provisional Authority (c. 2003 – c. 2004 CE)
[edit]- 2003 C.E. — 2004 C.E. Post-invasion insurgency
- March 20, 2003 C.E. — December 7, 2011 C.E. Iraq War in Anbar Province
- October 26, 2003 C.E. — November 24, 2003 C.E. Ramadan Offensive
- December 13, 2003 C.E. Operation Red Dawn
- April 4, 2004 C.E. — June 24, 2004 C.E. Iraq spring fighting
- April 4, 2004 C.E. — May 1, 2004 C.E. First Battle of Fallujah
- April 4, 2004 C.E. — May 11, 2008 C.E. Siege of Sadr City
- April 6, 2004 C.E. — April 10, 2004 Battle of Ramadi
- April 17, 2004 C.E. Battle of Husaybah
- August 5, 2004 C.E. — August 27, 2004 Battle of Najaf
- August 5, 2004 C.E. — August 28, 2004 CIMIC-House
- October 1, 2004 C.E. — October 3, 2004 Battle of Samarra
- November 7, 2004 C.E. — December 23, 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah
- November 8, 2004 C.E. — November 16, 2004 Battle of Mosul
Republic of Iraq (c. 2004 CE – Present)
[edit]- 2,005 C.E. — 2,006 C.E. Post-invasion insurgency
- May 8, 2,005 C.E. — May 19, 2,005 C.E. Battle of Al Qaim
- August 1, 2,005 C.E. — August 4, 2,005 C.E. Battle of Haditha
- September 1, 2,005 C.E. — September 18, 2,005 C.E. Battle of Tal Afar
- June 17, 2,006 C.E. — November 15, 2,006 C.E. Battle of Ramadi
- August 28, 2,006 C.E. Battle of Diwaniya
- February 2,006 C.E. — May 2,008 C.E. Civil war in Iraq
- September 23, 2,006 C.E. — October 22, 2,006 C.E. Ramadan Offensive
- September 27, 2,006 C.E. — February 18, 2,007 C.E. Operation Sinbad
- October 19, 2,006 C.E. — October 20, 2,006 C.E. Battle of Amarah
- November 15, 2,006 C.E. — November 16, 2,006 C.E. Battle of Turki
- December 25, 2,006 C.E. — October 1, 2,007 C.E. Diyala campaign
- January 6, 2,007 C.E. — January 9, 2,007 C.E. Battle of Haifa Street
- January 20, 2,007 C.E. Karbala provincial headquarters raid
- January 28, 2,007 C.E. — January 29, 2,007 C.E. Battle of Najaf
- February 14, 2,007 C.E. — November 24, 2,007 C.E. Operation Imposing Law
- February 27, 2,007 C.E. — September 3, 2,007 C.E. Siege of U.K. bases in Basra
- April 6, 2,007 C.E. — April 10, 2,007 C.E. Operation Black Eagle
- June 16, 2,007 C.E. — August 14, 2007 C.E. Operation Phantom Thunder
- March 10, 2,007 C.E. — August 19, 2007 C.E. Battle of Baqubah
- June 30, 2,007 C.E. — July 1, 2007 C.E. Battle of Donkey Island
- February 15, 2,007 C.E. Operation Shurta Nasir
- August 27, 2,007 C.E. — August 29, 2,007 C.E. Battle of Karbala
- January 8, 2,008 C.E. — July 28, 2,008 C.E. Operation Phantom Phoenix
- January 18, 2,008 C.E. — January 19, 2,008 C.E. Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting
- January 23, 2,008 C.E. — July 28, 2,008 C.E. Ninawa campaign
- March 25, 2,008 C.E. — May 15, 2,008 C.E. Iraq spring fighting
- March 25, 2,008 C.E. — March 31, 2,008 C.E. Battle of Basra
- April 15, 2,008 C.E. — May 19, 2,008 C.E. Al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq
- March 15, 2,011 C.E. — ongoing Arab Winter
- 2,011 C.E. — ongoing Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
- December 18, 2,011 C.E. — ongoing Iraqi insurgency
- January 2,014 C.E. — ongoing Iraq crisis
- August 7, 2,014 C.E. — ongoing Northern Iraq offensive
- June 16, 2,014 C.E. — ongoing American intervention in Iraq
- August 3, 2,014 C.E. — August 14, 2,014 C.E. Sinjar massacre
- June 16, 2,014 C.E. — ongoing American intervention in Iraq
- August 7, 2,014 C.E. — ongoing Northern Iraq offensive
- January 2,014 C.E. — ongoing Iraq crisis
- December 18, 2,011 C.E. — ongoing Iraqi insurgency
- 2,011 C.E. — ongoing Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
See also
[edit]- List of wars involving Iraq
- Iraqi Army
- Iraqi Navy
- Iraqi Air Force
- Iraqi Armed Forces
- Iraqi Special Operations Forces
- Military history of Iraq