# List of wars involving Kuwait

This is a list of wars involving the State of Kuwait and its predecessor states.
| Conflict | Kuwait and allies | Opponents | Results | Kuwaiti losses | Kuwaiti losses | Head of State |
| Conflict | Kuwait and allies | Opponents | Results | Military | Civilians | Head of State |
| Battle of Chains (629 or 633) (part of Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia) | Rashidun Caliphate | Sasanian Empire | Rashidun Caliphate victory | | | |
| Utbi Invasion of Bahrain (1782–1783) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Zubarah | Persia Bushehr | Victory Naval attack by the Bushehri navy on Zubarah in 1782 fails. Civil war starts in Bahrain after the attack on Zubarah. Jidhafs win the civil war, however, by this time the Zubarans had just entered the country. Zubarah gains control of Bahrain in 1783 | ~? | ~? | Abd Allah I |
| Battle of Al-Raqah (1783) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Banu Kaab | Victory Kuwaiti victory over Banu Kaab. | ~No Recorded Casualties | ~No Recorded Casualties | | Abd Allah I |
| Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion (1793) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Great Britain British East India Company | Emirate of Diriyah | Victory Saudi retreat from Kuwait. | ~? | ~? | | Abd Allah I |
| Battle of Khakeekera (1811) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Bahrain | Emirate of Diriyah Dammam | Victory Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah's invasion of Bahrain repelled. | ~1000 (Kuwait and Bahrain) | ~ | Abd Allah I |
| Sheikh Humoud's Revolt (1828) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Ottoman Empire Baghdad Eyalet | Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq Banu Kaab | Victory Kuwaiti intervention in Basra leads to ceasefire with the Bani Kaab. Sheikh Humoud imprisoned by Governor of Baghdad Dawud Pasha and replaced by his nephew Sheikh Aqeel as Emir of the Muntafiq tribal confederation. | ~? | ~? | Jabir I |
| Siege of Basra (1831) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Arab tribes Banu Kaab Al-Muntafiq | Ottoman Empire Baghdad Eyalet | Victory End of several week long siege of Basra by the allies of former Baghdad governor Dawud Pasha. Arab demands met with the Re-installation of Aziz Agha as Mutasallim of Basra. | ~? | ~? | | Jabir I |
| Siege of Al-Zubair (1833) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait House of Al Thaqib Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq | Zubair | Victory End of the seven-month-long siege of Zubair. Restoration of the Al Thaqib family as the ruling house of Zubair. Massacre of the House of Al Zuhair by the reinstated House of Al Thaqib; survivors find refuge in Kuwait and Ottoman Iraq. | ~? | ~? | | Jabir I |
| Invasion of Muhammara (1837) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Ottoman Empire Baghdad Eyalet | Banu Kaab | Victory Capture and destruction of Muhammara (Khorramshahr) by Ali Rida Pasha, Governor of Baghdad. Banu Kaab pays homage to the Ottomans rather than the Persians. Kuwait wins alliance with the Ottoman Empire and becomes unrivaled in sharing with Basra the commercial prosperity in the northern region of the Gulf with the fall of Muhammara. | ~? | ~? | | Jabir I |
| Al-Hasa Expedition (1870–1871) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Ottoman Empire Arab tribes | Emirate of Nejd | Victory Al Hasa is reincorporated into the Ottoman Empire and becomes known as the Najd Sanjak. Sheikh Abdullah bin Sabah Al Sabah the ruler of Kuwait is granted the honorific title of Kaymakam by the Ottomans for his contribution to the war effort. | ~? | ~? | Abd Allah II |
| Kuwaiti–Rashidi War (1900-1901) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Jabal Shammar | Inconclusive Kuwaiti Invasion of Najd repelled. Jabal Shammar Counter-Invasion Fails Kuwait becomes a British Protectorate based on Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899. | ~1,200 | ~ | Mubarak I |
| Battle of Jo-Laban (1903) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Jabal Shammar Mutayr | Victory Five thousand camels captured as booty. Beginning of Saudi-Rashidi War. | ~? | ~? | | Mubarak I |
| Battle of Hadia (1910) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Al-Muntafiq | Victory Kuwaiti-Saudi initial defeat at the Battle of Hadia. Sheikh Mubarak sends another force which easily claims victory against the Al Muntafiq tribe. | ~338 | ~ | Mubarak I |
| Mesopotamian Campaign (1914–1918) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait (1914) British Empire Australia  India New Zealand | Ottoman Empire German Empire | Victory Kuwaiti Front: Ottoman forces expelled from their positions in Umm Qasr, Safwan, and Bubiyan. British public recognition of Kuwait as a protectorate proclaiming it to be an “independent government under British protection. British Front: Treaty of Sèvres | ~? | ~? | | Mubarak I |
| Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Ikhwan | Kuwaiti Military victory, Najdi Political Victory Uqair Protocol of 1922 | ~200 | ~200 | Salim I |
| Ikhwan Revolt (1927–1930) | Sheikhdom of Kuwait Nejd and Hejaz United Kingdom RAF | Ikhwan | Victory Ikhwan attack on Kuwait repelled. The remnants of the Ikhwan incorporated into regular Saudi units. The Ikhwan leadership was either slain or imprisoned. | ~14 | ~ | Ahmad I |
| Operation Vantage (1961-1963) | Kuwait United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Jordan United Arab Republic Sudan | Iraq | Mission success The crisis ended after the military coup against Abdul Karim Qasim and his execution. Saudi Arabia forces were sent to Kuwait consisting of 1,281 Saudi soldiers. . | ~None | ~None | Abd Allah III |
| Six-Day War (1967) | Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Algeria Kuwait Libya Morocco Pakistan PLO Saudi Arabia Sudan Tunisia | Israel | Defeat Israel captured the Gaza Strip, Sinai, the West Bank and the Golan Heights. | ~18,510-23,510 (Arab forces combined) | ~ | Sabah III |
| Al-Samita border skirmish (1973) | Kuwait | Iraq | Ceasefire Pull back of Iraqi Armed Forces to the demarcation line set by the Arab League during Operation Vantage 1961. Iraqi withdrawal from Al-Samita border post under Saudi pressure. | ~2 | ~ | Sabah III |
| October War (1973) | Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Cuba Morocco Tunisia Libya PLO Kuwait Saudi Arabia Pakistan North Korea | Israel | Defeat Syrian invasion of Israel repelled; UN ceasefire. Geneva Conference and the Sinai II Agreement. Strategic political gains for Egypt and Israel – especially Egypt Egypt–Israel peace treaty | 42 | ~ | Sabah III |
| Invasion of Kuwait (1990) | Kuwait | Iraq | Defeat Iraqi-backed puppet state known as the Republic of Kuwait installed Puppet state Republic of Kuwait later annexed as Iraq's 19th province Beginning of the Gulf War | 420 | ? |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Bahrain Qatar Other Allies | Iraq | Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure. | ~200 | ~1,000 | Jabir III |
| Yemeni Civil War (2015–) | Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Jordan Morocco Sudan Egypt Senegal | Houthi government Houthis Saleh loyalists Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Islamic State Wilayah al-Yemen | Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government. Houthis take control of northern Yemen. | ~None | ~None | Sabah IV Nawaf I Mishal I |