List of conflicts in Iraq

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)

• 217–502 Roman–Sassanid wars
• 263 Battle of Ctesiphon
• 298 Battle of Satala
• 344 Battle of Singara
• 359 Siege of Amida
• April 27–29, 363 Siege of Pirisabora
• May 29, 363 Battle of Ctesiphon
• June 363 Battle of Samarra
• 502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars
• 502–506 Anastasian War
• 526–532 Iberian War
• 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War
• Byzantine–Sasanian War
• 633–651 Muslim conquest of Persia
• April 633 Battle of River
• May 633 Battle of Walaja
• May 633 Battle of Ullais
• May 633 Battle of Hira
• 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr
• November 633 Battle of Muzayyah
• November 633 Battle of Saniyy
• November 633 Battle of Zumail
• Battle of Firaz
• October 634 Battle of the Bridge
• November 16–19, 636 Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
• January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon
• April 637 Battle of Jalula

Medieval times (651–1517)

• 861–870 Anarchy at Samarra
• Buyid–Hamdanid Wars
• April–August 946 Battle of Baghdad
• Abbasid–Seljuq Wars
• January 12 – July 3, 1157 CE Siege of Baghdad
• 1206–1368 Mongol invasions and conquests
• Siege of Baghdad

Modern times (1517–present)

Ottoman empire (1517–1917)

• 1514–1823 Ottoman–Persian Wars
• 1532–1555 Ottoman–Safavid War
• December 1534 Capture of Baghdad
• 1623–1639 Ottoman–Safavid War
• January 14, 1624 Capture of Baghdad
• November 15 – December 25, 1638 Siege of Baghdad
• July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I
• October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
• November 6, 1914 – 14 November 14, 1918 Mesopotamian campaign
• November 6–8, 1914 Fao Landing
• November 11–22, 1914 Battle of Basra
• December 3–9, 1914 Battle of Qurna
• April 12–14, 1915 Battle of Shaiba
• September 28, 1915 Battle of Es Sinn
• November 22–25, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon
• December 7, 1915 – April 29, 1916 Siege of Kut
• January 6|January 8, 1916 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad
• January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi
• January 21, 1916 Battle of Hanna
• March 8, 1916 Battle of Dujaila
• March 8–11, 1917 Fall of Baghdad
• February 23, 1917 Second Battle of Kut
• September 28–29, 1917 Battle of Ramadi
• March 26–27, 1918 Action of Khan Baghdadi
• October 23–30, 1918 Battle of Sharqat
• 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (1917–1920)

• May–October 1920 Iraqi Revolt

Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)

• September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 World War II
• June 10, 1940 – May 2, 1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
• May 2–31, 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War
• April 1, 1941 Iraq coup
• 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
• November 1922 – July 1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolts
• 1931–1932 Ahmed Barzani revolt
• 1943 – October 1945 Barzani revolt

Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003)

• September 11, 1961–1970 First Kurdish–Iraqi War
• April 1974 – Mid 1975 Second Kurdish–Iraqi War
• 1975–1983 PUK insurgency
• September 1983 – September 1988 Kurdish Rebellion
• May 1994 – November 24, 1997 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War
• September 22, 1980 – August 20, 1988 Iran–Iraq War
• 1980 Iraqi invasion
• September 23, 1980 Operation Kaman 99
• October 29, 1980 Operation Sultan 10
• September 30, 1980 Operation Scorch Sword
• November 28–29, 1980 Operation Morvarid
• 1981 Stalemate
• April 4, 1981 Attack on H3
• 1982 Iranian offensive
• Early July 1982 Operation Ramadan
• 1983–1985 Strategic stalemate
• February 6–26, 1983 Operation Before the Dawn
• April 10, 1983 Operation Dawn 1
• July 22, 1983 Operation Dawn 2
• July 30 – August 9, 1983 Operation Dawn 3
• October 19 – mid-November 1983 Operation Dawn 4
• Early 1984 Operation Dawn 5
• February 14 – March 19, 1984 Operation Kheibar
• February 22–24, 1984 Operation Dawn 6
• 1984 Battle of the Marshes
• March 10–20, 1985 Operation Badr
• 1986–1987 Duel offensives
• 1986–1989 Al-Anfal Campaign
• March 16, 1988 Halabja poison gas attack
• February 9–25, 1986 Operation Dawn 8
• February 11, 1986 First Battle of al-Faw
• December 25–27 December 1986 Operation Karbala-4
• January 8 – February 26, 1987 Operation Karbala-5
• Early 1987 Operation Karbala-6
• May 1987 Operation Karbala 10
• May – early June 1987 Operation Nasr 4
• 1988 Final stages
• Mid-March 1988 Operation Zafar 7
• April 17, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw
• 1981 International incidents
• June 7, 1981 Operation Opera
• August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 Second Persian Gulf War
• 1991 Operation Desert Storm
• February 15–20, 1991 Battle of Wadi al-Batin
• January 17 – February 23, 1991 Gulf War air campaign
• January 19, 1991 Package Q Strike
• February 13, 1991 4:30 am (GMT+3) Amiriyah shelter bombing
• February 24–28, 1991 Liberation of Kuwait campaign
• February 26–27, 1991 Battle of 73 Easting
• February 26, 1991 Battle of Phase Line Bullet
• February 27, 1991 Battle of Medina Ridge
• February 27, 1991 Battle for Jalibah Airfield
• February 27, 1991 Battle of Norfolk
• March 2, 1991 Battle of Rumaila
• March 1, 1991 Safwan Airfield Standoff
• March 1 – April 5, 1991 Uprisings in Iraq
• March 1 – mid-April 1991 Uprising in Basra
• March 5–19, 1991 Uprising in Karbala
• March 5 – April 3, 1991 Uprising in Sulaymaniyah
• March 11–29, 1991 Uprising in Kirkuk
• March 10–24, 1991 Uprising in Tuz Khormato
• 1991–2002 Air engagements of the Post Gulf War
• September 3, 1996 Operation Desert Strike
• December 16–19, 1998 Operation Desert Fox
• March 20, 2003 – December 15, 2011 Third Persian Gulf War
• March 19 – May 1, 2003 Invasion of Iraq
• March 21–25, 2003 Battle of Umm Qasr
• March 20–24, 2003 Battle of Al Faw
• March 21 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Basra
• March 23–29, 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah
• March 24, 2003 Attack on Karbala
• March 24 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Najaf
• March 26, 2003 – Operation Northern Delay
• March 28–30, 2003 Operation Viking Hammer
• March 30 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Samawah
• March 31 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Karbala
• April 2–April 4, 2003 Battle of the Karbala Gap
• April 3–12, 2003 Battle of Baghdad
• April 6, 2003 Battle of Debecka Pass

Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004)

• 2003–2004 Post-invasion insurgency
• March 20, 2003 – December 7, 2011 Iraq War in Anbar Province
• October 26 – November 24, 2003 Ramadan Offensive
• December 13, 2003 Operation Red Dawn
• April 4 – June 24, 2004 Iraq spring fighting
• April 4 – May 1, 2004 First Battle of Fallujah
• April 4 – May 11, 2008 Siege of Sadr City
• April 6–10, 2004 Battle of Ramadi
• April 17, 2004 Battle of Husaybah
• August 5–27, 2004 Battle of Najaf
• August 5–28, 2004 CIMIC-House
• October 1–3, 2004 Battle of Samarra
• November 7 – December 23, 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah
• November 8–16, 2004 Battle of Mosul

Republic of Iraq (2005–present)

• 2005–2006 Post-invasion insurgency
• May 8–19, 2005 Battle of Al Qaim
• August 1–4, 2005 Battle of Haditha
• September 1–18, 2005 Battle of Tal Afar
• June 17 – November 15, 2006 Battle of Ramadi
• August 28, 2006 Battle of Diwaniya
• February 2006 – May 2008 Civil war in Iraq
• September 23 – October 22, 2006 Ramadan Offensive
• September 27, 2006 – February 18, 2007 Operation Sinbad
• October 19–20, 2006 Battle of Amarah
• November 15–16, 2006 Battle of Turki
• December 25, 2006 – October 1, 2007 Diyala campaign
• January 6–9, 2007 Battle of Haifa Street
• January 20, 2007 Karbala provincial headquarters raid
• January 28–29, 2007 Battle of Najaf
• February 14 – November 24, 2007 Operation Imposing Law
• February 27 – September 3, 2007 Siege of U.K. bases in Basra
• April 6–10, 2007 Operation Black Eagle
• June 16 – August 14, 2007 Operation Phantom Thunder
• March 10 – August 19, 2007 Battle of Baqubah
• June 30 – July 1, 2007 Battle of Donkey Island
• February 15, 2007 Operation Shurta Nasir
• August 27–29, 2007 Battle of Karbala
• January 8 – July 28, 2008 Operation Phantom Phoenix
• January 18–19, 2008 Iraqi Day of Ashura fighting
• January 23 – July 28, 2008 Ninawa campaign
• March 25 – May 15, 2008 Iraq spring fighting
• March 25–31, 2008 Battle of Basra
• April 15 – May 19, 2008 Al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq
• March 15, 2011 – present Arab Winter
• 2011–present Spillover of the Syrian Civil War
• December 18, 2011 – December 31, 2013 Iraqi insurgency
• January 2014 – December 2017 War in Iraq (2013–2017)
• August 1–19, 2014 Northern Iraq offensive
• June 16, 2014 – December 31, 2021 American intervention in Iraq
• August 3–14, 2014 Sinjar massacre

See also

• List of wars involving Iraq
• Iraqi Army
• Iraqi Navy
• Iraqi Air Force
• Iraqi Armed Forces
• Iraqi Special Operations Forces
• Military history of Iraq

References