# List of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda

The following is a list of conflicts involving the militant group known as al-Qaeda throughout its various incarnations. The group currently controls portions of territory in Somalia and Yemen and has taken part in many battles and wars.

## Wars
### Ongoing

* War on Terror
* Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
** Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
* Maghreb insurgency
* Northern Mali conflict
* Syrian Civil War
* Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Second Somali Islamist War
* Military intervention against ISIL
** American-led intervention in Syria

### Not Ongoing

* Soviet–Afghan War (from 1988)
* Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
* Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
* Bosnian War
* Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
* War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
* Tajikistani Civil War
* Iraq War
* Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
* First Somali Islamist War
* Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014)
* Second Libyan Civil War

## Battles

| Battle | Allies | Opponents | Outcome |
| Battle of Kabul (1992–96) (April 30, 1992 – September 27, 1996) | Al-Qaeda Taliban | Islamic State of Afghanistan Shura-e Nazar Jamiat-i Islami Harakat-i Islami Ittehad-i Islami Hezb-i Wahdat Junbish-i Milli 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  United States of America  Islamic Republic of Pakistan  Malaysia | 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 | 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 Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Ba'athists Other Sunni insurgents | United States Poland (GROM) Blackwater | Victory |
| 2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush (April 9, 2004) | al-Qaeda Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Badr Organization Mahdi Army | United States | Victory |
| Houthi insurgency in Yemen (18 June 2004 – 6 February 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Houthis Yemen | Victory |
| Battle of Samarra (2004) (October 1–3, 2004) | al-Qaeda Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad | United States Iraq | Defeat |
| Second Battle of Fallujah (7 November – 23 December 2004) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq 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 al-Qaeda in Iraq Ansar ul-Islam | United States Republic of Iraq | Defeat |
| Battle of Abu Ghraib (2 April 2005) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq | United States | Defeat |
| Battle of Al Qaim (8 May 2005 – 19 May 2005) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq | United States | Defeat |
| Operation Sayeed (July 2005–22 December 2005) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq Ba'ath Party Loyalists | United States Republic of Iraq | Defeat |
| Operation Steel Curtain (5–22 November 2005) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq | United States Republic of Iraq | Defeat |
| Operation Swarmer (16 March 2006 – 22 March 2006) | al-Qaeda Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents | United States Republic of Iraq | Indecisive |
| Operation Scorpion (24 March 2006 – 25 March 2006) | al-Qaeda Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents | United States Republic of Iraq | Indecisive |
| Operation Larchwood 4 (16 April 2006) | al-Qaeda Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq | 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 Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq al-Mahdi Army | United States Republic of Iraq | Victory |
| Battle of Ramadi (2006) (17 June 2006 – 15 November 2006) | al-Qaeda Mujahideen Shura Council al-Qaeda in Iraq–later reformed as: Islamic State of Iraq | United States Republic of Iraq | Indecisive |
| Islamic Army–al-Qaeda conflict (Summer 2006 – 6 June 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Mujahideen Shura Council(until October 2006) Al-Qaeda in Iraq | 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 Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq later reformed as: Islamic State of Iraq | United States | Victory |
| Battle of Turki (15 November 2006 - 16 November 2006) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq | United States | Defeat |
| Diyala campaign (25 December 2006 – 1 October 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army Peshmerga | Defeat |
| Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara (18 years, 1 week and 2 days) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar Dine | Morocco Mauritania Tunisia Burkina Faso Chad Mali Niger Nigeria United States Canada | Ongoing |
| Operation Murfreesboro (18 February 2007 – 2 March 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq | United States Iraq | Defeat |
| Operation Shurta Nasir (15 February 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq | 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 Islamic State of Iraq | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
| Operation Alljah (16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
| Operation Phantom Thunder (16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraqi Army Revolution Brigade Peshmerga | Defeat |
| Operation Commando Eagle (21 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
| Operation Bull Run (24 June 2007 – 26 June 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States New Iraqi Army | Defeat |
| Battle of Donkey Island (30 June 2007 – 1 July 2007) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq | United States | Defeat |
| Operation Phantom Strike (15 August 2007 – January 2008) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States | Defeat |
| Operation Phantom Phoenix (8 January 2008, – 28 July 2008) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraq Georgia United Kingdom | Partial Defeat |
| Ninawa campaign (23 January 2008 – 28 July 2008) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents | United States Iraq | Indecisive |
| 2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq (15 April 2008 - 19 May 2008) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq | 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 Islamic State of Iraq 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 Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | 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 limited involvement  United States European Union | Defeat |
| Battle of Gedo | al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab | 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 Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Free Syrian Army | Syria Hezbollah SSNP | 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 Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabaab | Yemen People's Committees (Yemen) Tribal fighters United States | Victory |
| Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011–March 2012) (8 September 2011 – 27 March 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham Free Syrian Army | Syria | Partial victory |
| Siege of Dammaj (15 October 2011 – 22 December 2011) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Houthis | Defeat |
| Battle of Aguelhok (17 January 2012 – 25 January 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb | National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Mali | Victory |
| Battle of Tessalit (18 January 2012 – 11 March 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb | Azawad National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Ansar Dine Mali | Victory |
| Battle of Dofas (4 March 2012 – 5 March 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabaab | Yemen People's Committees (Yemen) | Victory |
| Battle of Yurkud (2012) (10 March 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab | Ethiopia | Defeat |
| 2012 Abyan offensive (12 May 2012 – 15 June 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabaab Aden-Abyan Islamic Army | Yemen People's Committees (Yemen) | Defeat |
| Battles of Gao and Timbuktu (26 June 2012 – 27 June 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Ansar Dine | Azawad National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad | Victory |
| Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa (19 July 2012 – 3 February 2016) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Free Syrian Army | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah | Defeat |
| 2012–2017 Lebanon–Syria border clashes (12 years, 8 months and 2 weeks) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Hezbollah Lebanon | Ongoing |
| Rojava conflict (12 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ghuraba al-Sham Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army Kurds allied with groups of Euphrates Volcano since 12 September 2014 and Jaysh al-Thuwar. Southern Front 13th Division Knights of Justice Brigade Syria Revolutionaries Front Jarabulus Brigade Syrian Turkmen Brigades Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham Al-Tawhid Brigade Jaysh al-Islam Ansar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Rojava Kurdish Supreme Committee Democratic Union Party People's Defense Units (YPG) Asayiş Democratic Union Party (Yekîtî) Kurdish National Council Jabhat al-Akrad (ex-FSA rebel allied brigade) Syriac Union Party Syriac Military Council (MFS) Sutoro Khabour Guards Kurdistan Workers' Party International Freedom Battalion Marxist–Leninist Communist Party Liberation Army of the Workers and Peasants of Turkey Peoples' Liberation Army Arab tribesmen Al-Sanadid Forces Sharabiyya tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Zubayd tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Shammar tribe (Ya'rubiyah area) Operation Inherent Resolve  United States  Canada  Jordan  France  Qatar  United Arab Emirates  Bahrain  Morocco  Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Army National Defense Force Syrian Arab Air Force Shabiha Sootoro | Ongoing |
| Siege of Menagh Air Base (2 August 2012 – 6 August 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front National Coalition Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Al-Tawhid Brigade Northern Storm Brigade | Syria | Victory |
| Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase (23 September 2012 – 9 September 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Army of Conquest Ahrar al-Sham Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Katibat Turkistani Free Syrian Army (until late 2014) | Syria | Victory |
| Battle of Kismayo (2012) (28 September 2012 – 1 October 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab | AMISOM Kenya Defence Forces Raskamboni movement | Defeat |
| Battle of Maarat al-Numan (2012) (8 October 2012 – 13 October 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Farouq Brigades | Syria | Victory |
| Battle of Ras al-Ayn (8 November 2012 – 17 July 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ghuraba al-Sham | Syria Rojava YPG | Defeat |
| Battle of Menaka (16 November 2012 – 20 November 2012) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa | Azawad MNLA Tuareg volunteers | Victory |
| Battle of Darayya (November 2012–March 2013) (15 November 2012 – 14 February 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham Free Syrian Army | Syria | Victory |
| Battle of Konna (10–18 January 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar Dine Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa | Mali France | Defeat |
| Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt (11 January 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab | France | Victory |
| Battle of Diabaly (14–21 January 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar Dine | Mali France | Partial Defeat |
| Battle of Safira (6 February 2013 – 19 February 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front | Syria | Victory |
| Battle of Safira (6 February 2013 – 19 February 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Syrian Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Front Damascus Military Council Ahrar al-Sham Kataib Hamza ibn Adulmutallib Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Liwa Al-Islam Al-Nusra Front | Syrian government Syrian Armed Forces PFLP – GC Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas | Partial Victory |
| Battle of Ifoghas (22 February 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb MOJWA | Chad France | Defeat |
| Battle of Shadadeh (12–14 February 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front | Syria | Victory |
| Akashat ambush (4 March 2013) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Al-Nusra Front | Syria Iraq | Victory |
| 2013 Daraa offensive (3 March – 10 April 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army | Syrian Arab Republic | Partial Victory |
| Battle of Raqqa (3 March 2013 – 6 March 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham Free Syrian Army Muntasir Billah Brigade Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces | Victory |
| Battle of Tigharghar (12 March 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb | Chad | Defeat |
| Second Battle of Timbuktu (20 March 2013 - 1 April 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb | Mali France | Defeat |
| Battle of Radda (29 March 2013 - 27 April 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Yemen People's Committees (Yemen) | Indecisive |
| Al-Qusayr offensive (2013) (4 April 2013 – 8 June 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham National Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Liberation Front Farouq Brigades Al-Tawhid Brigade | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces Popular Committees Hezbollah Supported by: Iranian IRGC | Defeat |
| 2013 Hawija clashes (23 April 2013 – 26 April 2013) | al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Iraqi Opposition Groups Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation Naqshbandi Army | Iraqi Government Iraqi Army Iraqi Police Peshmerga Sahwa militia | Victory |
| Battle of al-Qusayr (2013) (19 May 2013 – 5 June 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front National Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Liberation Front | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces Popular Committees Hezbollah Far-right volunteers (Black Lily) Supported by: Iranian IRGC | Defeat |
| Operation al-Shabah (20 May 2013 – 14 July 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq Free Iraqi Army | Iraqi Government | Indecisive |
| 2013 Sidon clash (23–25 June 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Jund al-Sham Fatah al-Islam | Lebanese Army Hezbollah | Defeat |
| Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present) (11 years, 6 months, 4 weeks and 2 days) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Rojava Democratic Union Party (PYD) People's Defence Units (YPG) Asayiş Jabhat al-Akrad (ex-Free Syrian Army brigade) Free Syrian Army (since September 2014) Kurdistan Workers' Party Iraqi Kurdistan Syriac Union Party Syriac Military Council (MFS) Sutoro Arab tribesmen Sharabiyya tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Zubayd tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Shammar tribe (Ya'rubiyah area) Al-Sanadid Forces | Ongoing |
| 2013 Latakia offensive (4–19 August 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham Junud al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Harakat Sham al-Islam | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance | Defeat |
| Battle of Ma'loula (4 September 2013 – 15 September 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Qalamoun Liberation front | Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah | Defeat |
| Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013) (10 September 2013 – 28 November 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Syrian Islamic Front | Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Arab Nationalist Guard | Defeat |
| Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013) (1 October 2013 – 1 December 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ahrar al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah | Defeat |
| Battle of Sadad (21 October 2013 – 28 October 2013) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force | Defeat |
| Battle of Qalamoun (2013) (15 November 2013 – 26 April 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Green Battalion | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defence Force Hezbollah Arab Nationalist Guard Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas(Iraqi militia) | Defeat |
| Battle of Murak (1 February – 23 October 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Sham Legion Free Syrian Army 13th Division (Syrian rebel group) Knights of Justice Brigade | Syrian Arab Republic | Defeat |
| Daraa offensive (February–May 2014) (3 February 2014 – 27 May 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Arab Nationalist Guard | Indecisive |
| Al-Otaiba ambush (26 February 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
| 2014 Idlib offensive (5 March 2014 – 25 May 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Jaysh al-Sham Sham Legion | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance | Victory |
| Battle of Hosn (20 March 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham | Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah | Defeat |
| 2014 Latakia offensive (21 March 2014 – 15 June 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham Ansar al-Sham Supported by:  Turkey United States Junud al-Sham Harakat Sham al-Islam | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Suqur al-Sahara National Defense Force Syrian Resistance Ba'ath Brigades Hezbollah | Defeat |
| Battle of Markada (21–31 March 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Defeat |
| Battle of Al-Malihah (4 April 2014 – 14 December 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Jaysh al-Islam Free Syrian Army | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah | Defeat |
| Second siege of Wadi Deif (4 April 2014 – 14 December 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham Suqour al-Sham Free Syrian Army 13th Division (Syrian rebel group) Knights of Justice Brigade Sham Legion | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force | Victory |
| Battle of Dayet in Maharat (16 2014 –17 April 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb | 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 Pakistan Army Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Navy Special Forces SSG SSGN SSW Pakistan Marines Elite Police Paramilitary forces Pakistan Rangers  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Khorasan Jundallah Tehreek-e-Khilafat Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | Defeat |
| Operation Inherent Resolve (10 years and 8 months) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar al-Sham  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | United States of America Armed Forces Intelligence Community | Ongoing |
| 2014 Hama offensive (26 July 2014 – 19 September 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front SRCC Free Syrian Army Islamic Front | Syria National Defense Force Iranian IRGC | Defeat |
| 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict (8 July 2014 – 26 August 2014) | al-Qaeda Abdullah Azzam Brigades Gazan militant groups Hamas Islamic Jihad DFLP PFLP PRC al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Armament support: Iran | Israel | Indecisive |
| Battle of Arsal (2014) (2 August 2014 – 7 August 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Syria National Defense Force Iranian IRGC Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces Internal Security Forces | Defeat |
| Operation Indian Ocean (16 August 2014 – 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab | Federal Government of Somalia Jubaland Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a AMISOM United States Supported by: EUTM Somalia | Defeat |
| 2014 Quneitra offensive (27 August 2014 – 23 September 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front SRCC Free Syrian Army Islamic Front UNDOF | Syria National Defense Force | Victory |
| American-led intervention in Syria (10 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar al-Sham  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | United States of America Armed Forces Intelligence Community | Ongoing |
| Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict (26 October 2014 – 1 March 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front | Free Syrian Army Syria Revolutionaries Front Hazzm Movement | Victory |
| 2014 Idlib city raid (27 October 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Jund al-Aqsa Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Syrian Arab Republic National Defense Force | Defeat |
| Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin (1 November 2014 – 15 December 2014) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Lions of Sunna Brigade First Corps (Syrian rebel group) Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army Southern Command (Syrian rebel group) Islamic Front Syria Revolutionaries Front | Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army National Defence Force Hezbollah Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Supported by: Iranian IRGC | Victory |
| 2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen ( 26 November 2014 and 6 December 2014) | al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Yemen United States | Indecisive |
| Daraa offensive (January 2015) (24 January 2015 – 31 January 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Southern Front First Army Islamic Front | Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army National Defence Force Hezbollah Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Supported by: Iranian IRGC | Victory |
| Battle of Bosra (2015) (21 March 2015 – 24 March 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Muthanna Movement | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Iranian IRGC Imam al-Hussein Brigade | Victory |
| Second Battle of Idlib (24 March 2015 – 28 March 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Ahrar al-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades | Syria Hezbollah | Victory |
| 2015 Idlib offensive (24 March 2015 – 5 April 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Ahrar al-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades | Syria Hezbollah | Partial Victory |
| Siege of Al-Fu'ah-Kafriya (2015) (9 years, 10 months and 3 weeks) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Ahrar al-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades Free Syrian Army | Syria Hezbollah | Ongoing |
| Abyan campaign (March–August 2015) (26 March 2015 – 11 August 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) | Houthi fighters | Partial Defeat |
| Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015) (29 March 2015 – 15 April 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Houthi fighters Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) | Defeat |
| Battle of Nasib Border Crossing (1 April 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army Free Syrian Army Hawks of the South | Syrian Arab Republic | Victory |
| Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) (1 April 2015 – 20 April 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Free Syrian Army | Syrian Armed Forces Palestine Liberation Army PFLP-GC Fatah al-Intifada | Partial Victory |
| Battle of Mukalla (2 April 2015 – 16 April 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance | Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) | Victory |
| Battle of Taiz (2015-2016) (15 April 2015 – 17 April 2016) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Hadi government Security Forces (pro-Hadi) Islah fighters Popular Resistance (Yemen) People's Committees (Yemen) Foreign intervention  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (leader)  Egypt  Bahrain  Jordan  Kuwait  Morocco  Sudan  United Arab Emirates | Houthi government Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Republican Guard | Stalemate |
| Battle of Leego (2015) (26 June 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab | AMISOM Burundian Contingents | Strategical Victory |
| Aleppo offensive (July 2015) (2–7 July 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Fatah Halab Levant Front Free Syrian Army Ansar al-Sharia Jabhat Ansar al-Din Al-Tawhid Brigade Ansar al Khilafah Mujahideen al Islam Movement | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Ba'ath Brigades Al-Quds Brigades Hezbollah | Partial Victory |
| Battle of Zabadani (2015) (3 July – 24 September 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Free Syrian Army Al-Zabadani Hawks Brigade | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 4th Armoured Division National Defense Force Syrian Social Nationalist Party Palestine Liberation Army Hezbollah Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC | Ceasefire |
| Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015) (28 July – 28 August 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Jund al-Aqsa Katibat Turkistani Army of Conquest Ahrar al-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham SRCC Free Syrian Army Alwiya al-Furqan Army of Mujahedeen Junud al-Sham 1st Coastal Division 13th Division 101st Division Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade Knights of Justice Brigade Falcons of al-Ghab Islamic Front Ansar al-Sham Jabhat Ansar al-Din Katibat Tawhid wa Jihad (Uzbeks) Supported by:  Republic of Turkey Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Qatar | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 11th Tank Division 40th Tank Brigade 87th Brigade 155th Brigade Tiger Forces Cheetah Forces Brigade Special Forces 54th Regiment Republican Guard 106th Brigade Suqur al-Sahara National Defense Force Hezbollah Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Resistance Liwa Fatemiyoun  Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC Quds Force | Victory |
| Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War (30 September 2015 – present (9 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Army of Conquest: Ahrar al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party Supported by: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Republic of Turkey Qatar Free Syrian Army Muslim Brotherhood Syrian Turkmen Brigades Levant Front Islamic Front Supported by: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Republic of Turkey United States of America  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Aerial combat  Russian Federation  Syrian Arab Republic Ground forces OSM (Russian security contractors)  Syrian Arab Republic  Islamic Republic of Iran Supported by: Iraq Syrian Democratic Forces Supported by:  United States of America | Ongoing |
| Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015) (7 October – 10 November 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Jund al-Aqsa Katibat Turkistani SRCC Ahrar al-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham Free Syrian Army 101st Infantry Division (Syrian rebel group) 1st Coastal Division 13th Division Jaysh al-Nasr Junud al-Sham Islamic Front Alwiya al-Furqan Jaysh al-Islam Jabhat Ansar al-Din Supported by:  Republic of Turkey Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Qatar | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 10th Tank Division 87th Brigade 7th Division 47th Tank Brigade 4th Assault Corps Syrian Republican Guard 106th Brigade National Defense Force Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Resistance Liwa Fatemiyoun Hezbollah Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC Air strikes: Russian Federation Russian Air Force | Indecisive |
| Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) (16 October – 21 December 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Katibat Turkistani Caucasus Emirate SRCC Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Suqour al-Sham Brigade Ahrar al-Sham Army of Mujahedeen Kata'eb Thuwar al-Sham Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Division 13 Sultan Murad Brigade Alwiya al-Furqan Support  Republic of Turkey Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Qatar United States of America Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 4th Armored Division 10th Armoured Division National Defence Forces Ba'ath Brigades Local Defense Forces  Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC Quds Force IRGC Ground Forces Iranian-backed Shi'ite Militias Kata'ib Hezbollah Harakat al-Nujaba Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Liwa Fatemiyoun Ammar Brigade Al-Badr Brigades Hezbollah Liwa Al-Quds Air strikes: Russian Federation Aerospace Forces | Defeat |
| 2015 Latakia offensive (15 October 2015 – 12 March 2016) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Turkistan Islamic Party Free Syrian Army 1st Coastal Division 1st Coastal Brigade 2nd Coastal Division Islamic Front Ahrar al-Sham Ansar al-Sham Support  Republic of Turkey (border shelling)  United States of America (Armament for FSA) | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Republican Guard Commando Sea Regiment(Marines, Fouj Al-Mughawayr Al-Bahar) 103rd Brigade Suqur al-Sahara National Defence Forces Syrian Social Nationalist Party Hezbollah Air strikes: Russian Federation Russian Air Force | Defeat |
| 2015 Hama offensive (28 November – 15 December 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Jund al-Aqsa Army of Conquest Ahrar al-Sham Free Syrian Army Liwaa Suqour Al-Ghaab | Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Air strikes: Russian Federation Russian Air Force | Defeat |
| Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar (2–3 December 2015) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Hadi government Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) Popular Resistance (Yemen) | Victory |
| Southern Abyan Offensive (2016) (20 February 2016) | al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula | Hadi government Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) Popular Resistance (Yemen) | Victory |