# List of wars involving Iraq

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Iraq and its predecessor states.
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Iraqi losses | Iraqi losses | Head of State | Prime Minister |
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Military | Civilians | Head of State | Prime Minister |
| Mesopotamian Campaign (1914–1918 WWI) | Ottoman Empire Emirate of Muntafiq German Empire | United Kingdom Kuwait Australia  India New Zealand | Defeat Ottoman Iraq comes under British rule as Mandatory Iraq | ~89,500 | ~35,500 | Mehmed VI (Ottoman rule) | Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (Ottoman rule) |
| Mahmud Barzanji Revolts (1919–1924) | United Kingdom Mandatory Iraq | Kingdom of Kurdistan Kurdish Tribesmen | Government victory Revolt suppressed Kingdom of Kurdistan abolished | ? | ? | Before 1920: Sir Percy Cox (British High Commissioner) After 1920: King Faisal I | Before 1920: Sir Percy Cox (British High Commissioner) After 1920: Abd Al-Rahman Al-Gillani |
| Iraqi War of Independence (1920) | Iraqi Rebels | United Kingdom Mandatory Iraq | Iraqi Political Victory Faisal Ibn Husain installed as King | 6,000–10,000 | 2,050–4,000 | None | None |
| Ikhwan revolt (1927-1930) | United Kingdom Mandatory Iraq | Ikhwan | Coalition Victory | 2,000 killed in total | 2,000 killed in total | Faisal I of Iraq | Faisal bin Sultan |
| Yazidi Revolt (1935) | Kingdom of Iraq | Yazidi Tribesmen | Government victory Uprising Quelled | ? | ? | Ghazi of Iraq | Ali Jawdat al-Ayyubi |
| Iraqi Shia Revolts (1935–1936) | Kingdom of Iraq | Shia Tribesmen | Government victory Uprising Quelled | ~500 | ~500 | | Ghazi of Iraq | Ali Jawdat al-Ayyubi |
| Iraqi Coup D'état (1941) | Kingdom of Iraq | Golden Square Rebels | Golden Square Victory Overthrow of government of Abd al-Ilah and the Hashemite dynasty in Iraq. | ? | ? | Faisal II of Iraq | Taha al-Hashimi |
| Anglo-Iraqi War (1941 WWII) | Kingdom of Iraq (Golden Square) Germany Italy | United Kingdom India Iraq Levies Royalists Transjordan Australia New Zealand Greece | Defeat Re-installation of Hashemite royal dynasty and pro-British government | ~500 | ? | Sherif Sharaf | Rashid Ali al-Gaylani |
| Barzani Revolt (1943–1945) | Kingdom of Iraq | Barzani Kurds | Government victory Uprising quelled | ? | ? | Faisal II of Iraq | Nuri al-Said |
| Al-Wathbah Uprising (1948) | Kingdom of Iraq | Communists | Government victory Uprising quelled | 300–400 | 300–400 | Faisal II of Iraq | Mohammad Hassan al-Sadr |
| First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) | Egypt Kingdom of Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Yemen HWA ALA | Israel | Defeat Arab League invasion of former Mandatory Palestine repelled 1949 Armistice Agreements | ? | None | Faisal II of Iraq | Muzahim al-Pachachi |
| 14 July Revolution (1958) | Hashemite Arab Federation Kingdom of Iraq Support: Hashemite Arab Federation Kingdom of Jordan Jordanian annexed West Bank | Free Officers | Free Officers Victory The Iraqi Monarchy is overthrown. The Hashemite dynasty in Iraq ends. Death of Faisal II and his family Execution of Crown Prince Abd al-llah and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said. | ~100 | ~100 | Faisal II of Iraq | Nuri al-Said |
| Mosul Uprising (1959) | Iraqi Republic | Arab Nationalists | Government victory Iraq remains outside the United Arab Republic. | 2,426 | 2,426 | Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i | Abd al-Karim Qasim |
| First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1961–1970) | Iraqi Republic Syria → Syria | KDP | Stalemate Iraqi-Kurdish Autonomy Agreement | ~10,000 | ? | Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i | Abd al-Karim Qasim |
| Ramadan Revolution (1963) | Iraqi Republic | Arab Nationalists Ba'ath Party | Ba'athist Victory Overthrow of Abd al-Karim Qasim Establishment of Ba'athist Government | 100 | 100 | | Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i | Abd al-Karim Qasim |
| Ar-Rashid Revolt (1963) | Iraqi Republic | Communists | Government victory Revolt suppressed | 1+ | 1+ | Abdul Salam Arif | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| November coup d'état (1963) | Iraqi Republic | Nasserists | Nasserist victory Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government Establishment of Pro-Nasserist government of the Arab Socialist Union | 250 | 250 | | Abdul Salam Arif | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| Six-Day War (1967) | United Arab Republic Jordan Iraqi Republic Lebanon | Israel | Defeat Israel captured the Gaza Strip, Sinai, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights | 10 | None | Abdul Rahman Arif | Abdul Rahman Arif |
| 17 July Revolution | Ba'athist Iraq | Iraqi Republic | Ba’ath victory | | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | |
| October War (1973) | Egypt Syria Ba'athist Iraq Jordan Algeria Morocco Saudi Arabia Cuba | Israel | Defeat Invasion of Israeli-held territories repelled Agreement on Disengagement and Egypt–Israel peace treaty | 278 | None | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| Second Iraqi–Kurdish War (1974–1975) | Ba'athist Iraq | KDP Iran | Government victory Iraq re-established control over Kurdistan | 7,000 | ? | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr |
| Arvand Conflict (1974–1975) | Iraq | Iran | Defeat 1975 Algiers Agreement Iran consolidates control over the Shatt al-Arab/Arvand Rud waterway Tensions between Iran and Iraq over the disputed waterway and border escalate into a full-scale war in 1980 | | | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) | Iraq MEK DRFLA Sudan | Iran KDP PUK Badr Brigades | Stalemate Both Iraq and Iran accepted UNSC Resolution 598 | 105,000 375,000 | ~100,000 | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Invasion of Kuwait (1990) | Iraq | Kuwait | Victory 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 | 295+ | None | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | → Iraq | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syrian Arab Republic Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar Italy Australia | Defeat Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah restored Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure | 20,000–35,000 | 3,664 | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| 1991 Iraqi uprisings (1991) | Iraq MEK | Badr Brigades Dawa | Government victory (Southern Front) Uprising suppressed | ~5,000 | 80,000–230,000 | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| 1991 Iraqi uprisings (1991) | Iraq MEK | KDP PUK | Government Military Victory (Northern Front) Kurdish Autonomous Republic established | ~5,000 | 80,000–230,000 | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Iraqi Kurdish Civil War (1995–1996) | KDP Iraq KDPI | PUK United States | Stalemate Iraqi withdrawal from Iraqi Kurdistan | ? | ? | | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Bombing of Iraq (1998) | Iraq | United States United Kingdom | Defeat Much Iraqi military infrastructure destroyed | 1,400(KIA or WIA) | ? | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Second Sadr Uprising (1999) | Iraq | Badr Brigades Dawa | Government victory Uprising suppressed | 40+ | 200+ | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Iraq War (2003–2011) | Iraq | United States United Kingdom Australia Poland Peshmerga | Defeat (Phase 1) Overthrow of Ba'ath Party-led regime (and execution of Saddam Hussein in 2006) | 7,600–10,800 | 151,000–1,033,000+ | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein |
| Iraq War (2003–2011) | → Iraq Peshmerga MNF–I  United States  United Kingdom  South Korea  Italy  Poland  Australia  Georgia  Ukraine  Netherlands  Spain  Romania  Bulgaria  Denmark  Thailand  El Salvador  Honduras  Nicaragua  Dominican Republic  Albania | SCJL Naqshbandi Army Free Iraqi Army al-Qaeda ISI Ansar al-Islam IAI Mahdi Army Badr Brigades Kata'ib Hezbollah | Government victory (Phase 2) Re-establishment of democratic elections U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Escalation of sectarian insurgency (leading to the rise of ISIL and re-escalation of war beginning in 2013) | 17,690 | 151,000–1,033,000+ | Jalal Talabani | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Second Iraqi Civil War (2013–2017) | Iraq Peshmerga Sinjar Alliance CJTF–OIR United States  Canada  United Kingdom  France  Germany  Australia  Belgium  Netherlands  Denmark  Turkey  Jordan  Morocco  Iran Hezbollah | ISIL Ansar al-Islam SCJL Naqshbandi Army Mujahideen Army | Government victory Iraqi territorial integrity preserved ISIL expelled from all strongholds in Iraq ISIL genocides against Yazidis, Shias, and Christians in 2014 | 25,000+ | 67,000+ | Fuad Masum | Haider al-Abadi |
| 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict (2017) | Iraq | Peshmerga | Victory Iraq defeats Peshmerga and retakes disputed territories | None | None | Fuad Masum | Haider al-Abadi |
| Iraqi Insurgency (2017–present) | Iraq | Naqshbandi Army ISIL | Ongoing | 2,254+ | None | Fuad Masum | Haider al-Abadi |
| Iraqi intervention in the Syrian Civil War (2017–2019) | Iraq  Syrian Arab Republic  Russia | ISIL | Victory ISIL loses remaining territory in Syria | None | None | Barham Salih | Adil Abdul-Mahdi |

## Other armed conflicts involving Iraq

* Wars during Mandatory Iraq
* Smaller conflicts, revolutions, coups and periphery conflicts
** Simele massacre 1933
** Joint Operation Arvand 1969, Iranian show of force that Iraq did not resist
** Kurdish rebellion of 1983 (part of Iran–Iraq War)
** Iraqi no-fly zones conflict, 1991–2003
** Kurdistan Islamist conflict, 2001–2004 (fought on Iraqi territory, but with no Iraqi involvement)