# List of wars involving the United Arab Emirates

This is a list of wars involving the United Arab Emirates and its predecessor states
| Conflict | United Arab Emirates, its predecessors, and allies | Opponents | Result | Emirati leaders | Emirati leaders | Emirati losses | Emirati losses |
| Conflict | United Arab Emirates, its predecessors, and allies | Opponents | Result | Prime Minister | President | Military | Civilian |
| Gulf Campaign (1809) | Al Qawasim | United Kingdom East India | Defeat Fleets of Ras Al Khaimah destroyed | Hassan bin Ali al-Anezi | Hassan bin Ali al-Anezi | ? | ? |
| Gulf Campaign (1819) | Al Qawasim | United Kingdom East India Support: Oman | Defeat Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi restored | Hassan bin Rahma al-Qasimi | Hassan bin Rahma al-Qasimi | ? | ? |
| Qatari–Bahraini War (1867) | House of Khalifa Abu Dhabi | House of Thani | Ceasefire Bahrain renounced claims on Qatar British recognition of Al Thani in Qatar | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | ? | ? |
| Qatari–Abu Dhabi War (1881–1893) | Abu Dhabi | Qatar | Ceasefire No territorial changes British-mediated agreement in 1893 | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan | ? | 500+ killed |
| Buraimi War (1952–1955) | Trucial Emirates Emirate of Abu Dhabi British Empire Supported by Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Aden Protectorate | Saudi Arabia Al-Bu Shamis Tribe Al-Naim Tribe | Victory Saudi Arabia withdraws from al-Buraimi | Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan | Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan | ? | ? |
| 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 | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | 3 killed, 8 injured | None |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar | Iraq | Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | 6 killed | None |
| First Libyan Civil War (2011) | NTC NATO  France  United Kingdom United States  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  Netherlands  Norway  Spain  Turkey  Jordan Qatar Sweden United Arab Emirates | Libya | Victory Muammar Gaddafi was killed The NTC assumed control of Libya Post-civil war violence in Libya | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | None | None |
| Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) | Libyan Government Egypt United Arab Emirates United States | GNC Shura Council (Benghazi) Shura Council (Derna) Islamic State | Ceasefire Ceasefire ratified on 23 October 2020 Egyptian military intervention | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | None | None |
| War on ISIS (2014–present) | 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 | Islamic State al-Nusra Front Khorasan | Ongoing Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | None | None |
| Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) | Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Sudan Senegal Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Egypt Morocco Jordan | Houthi government Houthis Saleh loyalists al-Qaeda Islamic State | Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen War between the Hadi government and the STC | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 120 killed | None |
| Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) | STC United Arab Emirates | Hadi government | Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen War between the Hadi government and the STC | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 120 killed | None |