List of wars involving the United States

Table columns:
Conflict
Combatant 1
Combatant 2
Result for the United States and/or its Allies

Table rows:
cells: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Afghanistan Marines from the 2/8 Battalion firing on an enemy position in Garmsir, July 3, 2009
Resolute Support Mission  Afghanistan  United States  United Kingdom  Australia  Croatia  Czech Republic  Georgia  Germany  Italy  Romania  Spain  Turkey Formerly:  ISAF
Taliban Islamic Jihad Union Haqqani network Allied groups  HIG  al-Qaeda  IJU[7] IMU Taliban splinter groups Fidai Mahaz  IS-Affiliates: Wilayat Khorasan (ISIL-K) 2001 invasion:  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Talibani Army Salafist extremists 055 Brigade
Ongoing American-led coalition invasion and occupation of Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda training camps Fall of the Taliban government Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration Start of Taliban insurgency Osama bin Laden killed by US Navy SEALs inside his compound in a raid in Pakistan NATO implements a support mission Escape of Ayman al-Zawahiri Withdrawal halted and prolonged presence in region set in place
cells: Iraq War (2003–2011) Part of the Iraqi Insurgency and War on Terror Location: Iraq U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 5th Marines fire at insurgent positions during the First Battle of Fallujah.
United States  Iraq  United Kingdom  South Korea  Italy  Georgia  Poland  Spain  Netherlands  Ukraine  Romania  MNF–I
Ba'ath Loyalists  Islamic State of Iraq  al-Qaeda in Iraq  Mahdi Army  Special Groups  IAI  Ansar al-Sunnah Invasion 2003:  Iraq
Victory Invasion and occupation of Iraq Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government and execution of Saddam Hussein Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Sectarian Violence and another civil war[8][9] Subsequent reduction in violence and depletion of al-Qaeda in Iraq[10][11] Establishment of democratic elections and formation of new democratic government U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 Stronger Iranian influence in Iraq[dubious – discuss][12][13][14] Escalation of sectarian insurgency after U.S. withdrawal leading to the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the successor of al-Qaeda in Iraq[9][15] Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Return of US forces to Iraq in 2014 to combat ISIL
cells: War in North-West Pakistan (2004–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Pakistan AH-64 Apache helicopters have been accused of illegally intercepting Pakistani territory many times through 2008 and 2012.
Pakistan  United States  United Kingdom
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  al-Qaeda  Lashkar-e-Jhangvi  Turkistan Islamic Party  Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi  ISIS-affiliates: Khorasan Jundallah Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
Ongoing On going insurgency in the Northern tribal regions of Pakistan as well as in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ongoing drone attacks by the United States
cells: War in Somalia (2007–present) Location: Somalia and North Eastern Kenya Marine unit preparing to land abroad a US vessel near the Somali coast.
Somalia  United States  United Kingdom  Kenya  Ethiopia  AMISOM
Al-Shabaab  Hizbul Islam Alleged support: Eritrea
Ongoing Drone strikes in Somalia Raids against al-Shabaab militants conducted by U.S. Special Forces Multiple al-Shabaab senior members killed U.S. backed Ethiopian invasion in 2006 Kenyan intervention Newly formed federal government established in 2012 Power struggle within Al-Shabaab Continued insurgency Expanded American military operations
cells: Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) Part of the OEF–Horn of Africa Location: Indian Ocean A tall plume of black smoke rises from a destroyed pirate vessel that was struck by the USS Farragut in March 2010.
NATO  United States  Malaysia  Norway  United Kingdom  New Zealand  Denmark  Netherlands  Italy  South Korea  India
Somali pirates
Victory Number of pirate attacks have decreased dramatically since the start of such operations, however attacks still occur near the coast waters of Oman, Yemen, Kenya, and Somalia The US Office of Naval Intelligence have officially reported that in 2013, only 9 incidents of piracy were reported and that neither of them were successfully hijacked Piracy drops 90% [16]
cells: American-led intervention in Libya (2011) Part of the Libyan Crisis Location: Libya US vessels launch missiles in support of the Libyan Civil War.
United States  United Kingdom  Belgium  Bulgaria  Canada  Denmark  France  Greece  Italy  Netherlands  Norway  Romania  Spain  Turkey  Sweden  Jordan  Qatar  United Arab Emirates
Libya
Victory Overthrow of Gaddafi government and Death of Muammar Gaddafi Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council (NTC) Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU Post-civil war violence in Libya, leading to the ongoing civil war in 2014[17]
cells: American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2017) Part of the Iraqi Civil War, Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, and the ISIS campaign Location: Iraq A Royal Danish Air Force F-16, October 2016
United States  Iraq  Kurdistan  Australia  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Jordan  Morocco  Netherlands  United Kingdom  Turkey  Iran  Hezbollah
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Victory Over 10,000 American airstrikes conducted in Iraq since 2014 Heavy damaged caused to ISIS forces resulting in loses of about 40% of its held territory by 2016, and by December 2017, its remaining strongholds were destroyed leaving small pockets of fleers. Multinational humanitarian support to civilians and arming of local ground troops and militias Advising and training of Iraqi forces Massive numbers of war crimes committed by ISIS including ethnic cleansing, murder, rape, and enslavement. Additionally there are reports of organ trafficking
cells: American-led intervention in Syria (2014–present) Part of the Syrian Civil War and ISIS campaign Location: Syria Aleppo, Karm al Jabal neighborhood, 2013
United States  Syrian Democratic Forces  Democratic Federation of Northern Syria  IFB  People's Protection Units  Women's Protection Units  CJTF-OIR Members:  United Kingdom  France  Australia  Canada  Jordan  Denmark  Netherlands  Belgium  Lebanon  Morocco  Saudi Arabia  UAE  Qatar  Bahrain  Turkey  Turkish-backed rebels  Israel (limited involvement; against Hezbollah and government forces only) Formerly:  Free Syrian Army (2011-2017)
ISIS  al-Qaeda linked groups:  al-Nusra Front  Khorasan group  Tahrir al-Sham  Jaysh al-Sunna  Jund al-Aqsa  Ahrar al-Sham Partial Support:  Qatar  UAE  Saudi Arabia  Syria (limited encounters with US and Israel) Supported by:  Russia  Iran  Hezbollah  China
Ongoing Over 11,200 American and allied airstrikes hit ISIS and other extremist groups within Syria Thousands of ISIS targets destroyed/militants killed Chemical attack in Ghouta American support for anti-Assad rebels Deployment of U.S. Marines and Special Forces Syrian government forces capture and liberate Aleppo Massive amounts of war crimes and human rights violations Chemical attack in Khan Shaykhun results in a retaliatory naval strike in the Shayrat Airbase, where it was believed the warplanes that conducted to chemical strikes had originated from Russian-Turkish crisis Various confrontations and airstrikes, including a downing of a Syrian SU-17 between the United States and Syrian government Multiple incidents between Israel and Syria, including several Syrian S-200 missiles launched toward Israeli fighter jets during an Israeli Air Force mission inside Syrian territory, and an Israeli F-16 shot down by Syrian Air Defense forces after retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets near Damascus after a Syrian drone crossed into Israeli airspace Turkish invasion of Afrin
cells: Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Location: Yemen American drone flys over central Yemen during targeted killing oprations.
Hadi government Saudi-led Coalition:  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates  Senegal  Sudan  Qatar (2015-2017) Under 1000 troops:  Bahrain  Egypt  Kuwait  Jordan  Morocco  United States  France  United Kingdom
Supreme Political Council  Houthis  Ahrar al-Najran Supported by:  Iran  Hezbollah  North Korea  AQAP  Ansar al-Sharia  IS-affiliated groups:  Wilayah al-Yaman
Ongoing Yemen's capital city of Sana'a falls under Houthi control Saudi-led coalition begin to bomb Houthi rebel positions Aden becomes the new capital for the Hadi government Cholera outbreak in 2016 Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed in fire fight by a sniper during the ongoing battle in Sana'a Targeted killing program against radical groups in the region continue since 2002; intensify after beginning of civil war U.S. Naval blockade put in place in attempt to assist Saudi Arabia in preventing Iranian weapons from moving weapons into Houthi territory Raids against al-Qaeda conducted U.S. Special Forces Several Arab nations cut ties with Qatar after allegations of cooperating with Iran Famine caused by war is affecting over 17 million people leaving 50,000 children to be a risk of dying in 2017
cells: American intervention in Libya (2015–present) Part of the Second Libyan Civil War Location: Libya Harrier Jump Jet prepares for takeoff to Sirte, Libya.
United States  Libya
Islamic State in Libya Wilayat Tripolitania Wilayah Barqah Wilayah al-Fizan
Ongoing American air strikes and drone operations help liberate the city of Sirte from ISIS affiliated forces About 500 airstrikes carried in Libya Continued civil war

Questions about this table:
originalText: in which country is the united states actively fighting
answer: answerTexts: Syria
Yemen
Libya