# List of wars involving Saudi Arabia

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

## Emirate of Diriyah (1744–1818)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch |
| Ottoman-Saudi War (1811–1818) | Diriyah | Ottoman Empire Egypt Eyalet | Defeat End of the First Saudi State | Saud bin Abdul-Aziz |

## Emirate of Riyadh (1902–1913)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch |
| First Saudi–Rashidi War (1903–1907) | Riyadh | Jabal Shammar Ottoman Empire | Victory Saudi takeover of central and northern Arabia | Ibn Saud |
| Conquest of al-Hasa (1913) | Riyadh Ikhwan | Ottoman Empire | Victory Incorporation of al-Hasa into Saudi Arabia | Ibn Saud |

## Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (1913–1921)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch |
| Second Saud-Rashidi War (1915–1918) | Najd and Hasa | Jabal Shammar | Inconclusive Saudi offensive halted | Ibn Saud |
| Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920) | Najd and Hasa Ikhwan | Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Defeat Ikhwan retreat from Kuwait | Ibn Saud |

## Sultanate of Nejd (1921–1926)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch |
| Conquest of Ha'il (1921) | Najd | Jabal Shammar | Victory Incorporation of Jabal Shammar. | Ibn Saud |
| Saudi Conquest of Hejaz (1924–1925) | Najd Ikhwan | Hejaz | Victory Incorporation of Hejaz. | Ibn Saud |

## Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch |
| Saudi–Yemeni War (1934) | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | Victory Treaty of Taif signed on 14 June 1934, guaranteeing 20 years of peace between Saudi Arabia and Yemen Saudi Arabia leaves and Yemen gains control of Al-Hudaydah Jizan, Asir, and Najran became the provinces of Saudi Arabia | Ibn Saud |
| First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) | Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Yemen HWA ALA | Israel | Defeat Arab League invasion of former Mandatory Palestine repelled 1949 Armistice Agreements | Ibn Saud |
| North Yemen Civil War (1962–1965) | Kingdom of Yemen Saudi Arabia | Yemen Arab Republic  United Arab Republic | Defeat Saudi Arabia stopped supplying the Royalists | Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Al-Wadiah War (1969) | Saudi Arabia Pakistan | South Yemen | Victory al-Wadiah reoccupied by Saudi forces | Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Yom Kippur War (1973) | Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Morocco Saudi Arabia Cuba | Israel | Defeat Arab invasion repelled; UN ceasefire Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty Israel–Syria Disengagement Agreement | Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Lebanese Civil War (1976–1979) | ADF  Syria  Saudi Arabia  Sudan  United Arab Emirates  Libya  South Yemen | LF FLA | Victory ADF mission goals achieved ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979 | Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar Italy Australia | Iraq | Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti Infrastructure | Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations (1991–2003) | United States United Kingdom France Australia Belgium Netherlands Saudi Arabia Turkey Italy | Iraq | Victory Various bombings of Iraqi forces both aerial and naval Mass numbers of Iraqi targets killed or destroyed Reduction in Iraqi air defense Beginning of the Iraq War | Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| First Intervention in the Somali Civil War (1992–1995) | United States United Kingdom Spain Saudi Arabia Malaysia Pakistan Italy India Greece Germany France Canada Botswana Belgium Australia New Zealand | Somali National Alliance | Defeat Failure to capture SNA leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid; specific Aidid lieutenants captured Civil war is ongoing | Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) | NATO Malaysia South Korea India Saudi Arabia | Somali pirates | Victory Number of pirate attacks have decreased dramatically since the start of such operations, however attacks still occur near the coast waters of Oman, Yemen, Kenya, and Somalia Piracy drops 90% | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Sixth Sa'dah War (2009–2010) | Yemen Saudi Arabia Jordan Morocco | Houthis | Stalemate Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war (2014–2018) | CJTF-OIR United States United Kingdom France Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Italy Denmark Jordan | | Forces withdrawn | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| War on ISIS (2014–) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Free Syrian Army Rojava United States United Kingdom Jordan Turkey Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Morocco Australia Belgium Canada France Germany Denmark Norway Russia Iran | Islamic State al-Nusra Front Khorasan | Ongoing Multinational intervention against Syrian Islamists | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
| Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen (2015–) | Hadi government Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Senegal Sudan Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Jordan Morocco Egypt France | Houthi government Houthis Saleh loyalists Ansar al-Sharia Islamic State | Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government Houthis take control of northern Yemen Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |