# List of wars involving Syria

This is a list of wars involving Syria since independence, including periods of the Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920), Mandatory Syrian Republic (1930–1946), Second Syrian Republic (1946–1958, 1961–1963), United Arab Republic (1958–1961), Ba'athist Syria (1963–2024), and Syria (2024–present).
| Conflict | Syria and allies | Opponents | Outcome | Head of State |
| Franco-Syrian War (1920) | Syria | France | Defeat Establishment of French Mandate of Syria | King Faisal |
| Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927) | Syrian rebels | France | Defeat Revolt crushed | None |
| Levant Crisis (1945) | Syria United Kingdom | France | Victory British-enforced ceasefire On 17 April 1946, Syria gains full independence | Shukri al-Quwatli |
| First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) | Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia HWA ALA | Israel | Defeat 1949 Armistice Agreements Israel kept the area allotted to it by the Partition Plan and captured 50% of area allotted to Arab state | Shukri al-Quwatli |
| First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1963–1970) | Iraq Syria | KDP | Stalemate Iraqi–Kurdish Autonomy Agreement of 1970 | Lu'ay al-Atassi |
| Six-Day War (1967) | United Arab Republic Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon | Israel | Defeat Israel captured the Gaza Strip, Sinai, the West Bank and the Golan Heights | Nureddin al-Atassi |
| Syrian invasion of Jordan (1970) | Syria PLO | Jordan | Defeat Syrian invasion repelled by Jordan PLO expelled to Lebanon following Black September | Nureddin al-Atassi |
| October War (1973) | Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Morocco Saudi Arabia Cuba | Israel | Victory UN ceasefire Geneva Conference and the Sinai II Agreement Strategic political gains for Egypt and Israel | Hafez al-Assad |
| Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) | Syria ADF (until 1979)  Saudi Arabia  Sudan  United Arab Emirates  Libya  South Yemen LF (until 1976) LNM (from 1976) Jammoul PLO (1978–83) Amal Hezbollah Iran Al-Tawhid | LNM (until 1976) PLO (1976 and 1985) LF SLA Israel United States France Italy United Kingdom Hezbollah (1987) | Victory Syrian occupation of Lebanon until 2005 Taif Agreement Disarmament of Lebanese militias and Maronite influence in politics decreased Israeli occupation of South Lebanon until 2000 | Hafez al-Assad |
| Islamist uprising in Syria (1979–1982) | Syria | Muslim Brotherhood | Government victory Muslim Brotherhood outlawed | Hafez al-Assad |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman Pakistan United Arab Emirates Qatar 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 | Hafez al-Assad |
| Syrian civil war (2011–present) | Syria Iraq (2017–19) Russia Hezbollah Iran | Syrian Opposition Turkey Ahrar al-ShamTahrir al-Sham ISIL Northern Syria CJTF–OIR  United States  Canada  United Kingdom  France  Germany  Saudi Arabia  Qatar  Jordan  Bahrain  United Arab Emirates  Morocco  Australia  Netherlands  Belgium  Denmark  Norway | Rebels Victory Countrywide civil war American-led intervention against ISIL and Tahrir al-Sham Russian intervention against ISIL and the Syrian opposition Turkish operation against SDF and the Syrian government Fall of the Assad regime in 2024 | Bashar al-Assad |