# List of wars involving Bahrain

This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Bahrain and its predecessor states.

## List

| Conflict | Bahrain and allies | Opponents | Result |
| Siege of Bahrain (1529) (20 September - 4 October 1529) | Bahraini rebels | Portuguese Empire | Victory Bahraini victory |
| Siege of Bahrain (1559) | Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Hormuz | Ottoman | Victory Ottoman invasion repelled |
| Omani invasion of Bahrain (1717) | Safavid Empire Bahrain | Omani Empire | Defeat Bahrain sold back to the Safavids |
| Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain (1783) | Zand Empire Bahrain | Sheikhdom of Zubarah Banu Utbah and other allied tribes | Defeat Al Khalifa annexes Bahrain into its sheikhdom End of Persian rule in Bahrain |
| Battle of Khakeekera (1811) | Bahrain Kuwait | Emirate of Diriyah | Victory Invasion of Bahrain repelled |
| Qatari–Bahraini War (1867–1868) | Bahrain Abu Dhabi (1867) | Qatar | Ceasefire Bahrain renounced claims on Qatar British recognition of Al Thani in Qatar |
| Bombing of Bahrain in World War II (19 October 1940) | United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Bahrain | Fascist Italy | Defeat Italian victory |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Bangladesh Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Bahrain Qatar | Iraq | Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure. |
| War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) | Afghanistan United States United Kingdom Germany Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand Georgia Poland Romania Turkey Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark El Salvador Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Jordan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mongolia Montenegro Netherlands Norway Portugal Republic of Macedonia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Tonga Ukraine United Arab Emirates | Northern Alliance Taliban al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan HI-Gulbuddin Hezb-e Islami Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Emirate of Waziristan Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic Jihad Union Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Defeat Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda camps Over two thirds of al-Qaeda's leadership demolished Occupation of Afghanistan Establishment of a new Afghan government Killing of Osama bin Laden Resurgence of Taliban Withdrawal of allied forces |
| Intervention against ISIS (2014–present) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Free Syrian Army Syrian Kurdistan United States United Kingdom Jordan Turkey Morocco Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates | Islamic State al-Qaeda al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham | Ongoing Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists. |
| Decisive Storm (2015–present) | Yemen (Hadi government) Saudi Arabia Qatar United Arab Emirates Kuwait Bahrain Jordan Morocco Egypt Sudan | Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Yemeni Republican Guard Yemeni Air Force Air Defence | Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government. Houthis take control of northern Yemen. |