This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Bahrain and its predecessor states.
List ConflictBahrainand alliesOpponentsResultSiege of Bahrain (1529) (20 September - 4 October 1529)Bahraini rebelsPortuguese EmpireVictory Bahraini victory Siege of Bahrain(1559) Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Hormuz Ottoman Victory Ottoman invasion repelled Omani invasion of Bahrain(1717) Safavid Empire Bahrain Omani Empire Defeat Bahrain sold back to the Safavids Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain(1783) Zand Empire Bahrain Sheikhdom of Zubarah Banu Utbah and other allied tribes Defeat Al Khalifa annexes Bahrain into its sheikhdom End of Persian rule in Bahrain Battle of Khakeekera(1811) Bahrain Kuwait Emirate of Diriyah Victory Invasion of Bahrain repelled Qatari–Bahraini War(1867–1868) Bahrain Abu Dhabi (1867) Qatar Ceasefire Bahrain renounced claims on Qatar British recognition of Al Thani in QatarBombing of Bahrain in World War II (19 October 1940)Fascist Italy Victory Bombing of Bahrain repelled with minimal damage Gulf War(1990–1991) Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure. War in Afghanistan(2001–2014) Northern Alliance Taliban al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan HI-Gulbuddin Hezb-e Islami Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Emirate of Waziristan Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic Jihad Union Defeat Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda camps Over two thirds of al-Qaeda's leadership demolished Occupation of Afghanistan Establishment of a new Afghan government Killing of Osama bin Laden Resurgence of Taliban Withdrawal of allied forces Intervention against ISIS(2014–present) Free Syrian Army Syrian Kurdistan Islamic State al-Qaeda al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham Ongoing Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists. Decisive Storm(2015–present) Yemen (Hadi government) Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Yemeni Republican Guard Yemeni Air Force Air Defence Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government. Houthis take control of northern Yemen.2026 Iran War (2026–present)
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
Supported by:
Monarchists NCRI CPFIK Salafi jihadists
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
In-defense only:
Supported by: Axis of Resistance
Kata'ib Hezbollah Popular Mobilization Forces Islamic Resistance in Iraq
Islamic Group
In-defense only:
Houthi-controlled YemenOngoing Airstrikes including drone strikes on Bahrain
See also Conflicts not considered as wars: 1990s uprising in Bahrain Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
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