List of conflicts in Iraq

This is a list of conflicts in Iraq arranged chronologically from ancient to modern times. This list includes any raid, strike, skirmish, siege, sacking, and/or battle (land, naval, and air) that occurred on the territories of what may today be referred to as Iraq; however, in which the conflict itself may have only been part of an operation of a campaign in a theater of a greater war (e.g. any and/or all border, undeclared, colonial, proxy, liberation, global wars, etc.). There may also be periods of violent, civil unrest listed; such as, shootouts, spree killings, massacres, terrorist attacks, coups, assassinations, regicides, riots, rebellions, revolutions, and civil wars (as well as wars of succession and/or independence). The list might also contain episodes of human sacrifice, mass suicide, and ethnic cleansing/genocide. Ancient times (c. 3300 BCE – c. 651 CE)

Approximated datesName of conflictBelligerentsVictorious parties(if applicable)Defeated parties(if applicable)Early Dynastic period ()Sumer–Elam warSumeriansElamitesSiege of UrukPart of Mesopotamia Early Dynastic Period warsUrukians (Sumerians)Kishites (Semites)Umma–Lagash warLagashites (Sumerians)Ummaites (Sumerians)Battle of UrukPart of the Conquests of Sargon of AkkadAkkadians (Semites)Urukians (Sumerians)Neo-Assyrian period ()693 BCEBattle of Diyala RiverPart of the Campaigns of SennacheribAssyriansBabylonians (Semites)689 BCESiege of BabylonPart of the Campaigns of SennacheribNeo-Babylonian period ()626 BCERevolt of BabylonPart of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian EmpireBabylonians (Semites)Assyrians616 BCEBattle of ArraphaPart of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian EmpireBabylonians (Semites) Medians614 BCEFall of AssurPart of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian EmpireMedians612 BCEBattle of NinevehPart of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian EmpireBabylonians (Semites) Medians Scythians Persians CimmeriansAchaemenid period ()September 539 BCEBattle of OpisPart of the Persian conquest of BabyloniaPersiansBabylonians (Semites)1 October 331 BCEBattle of GaugamelaPart of the Wars of Alexander the GreatMacedoniansPersiansHellenistic period ()May–August 311 BCEFirst siege of BabylonPart of the Wars of the Diadochi and Babylonian WarSeleucidsAntigonids311 BCEBattle of the TigrisPart of the Wars of the Diadochi and Babylonian War310 BCESecond Siege of BabylonPart of the Wars of the Diadochi and Babylonian WarJanuary–March 309 BCEThird Siege of BabylonPart of the Wars of the Diadochi and Babylonian WarAntigonidsSeleucids10 August 309 BCEBattle of the 25 of AbuPart of the Wars of the Diadochi and Babylonian WarSeleucidsAntigonidsRoman period ()198 CEBattle of CtesiphonPart of the Roman–Parthian WarsRomansParthians217 CEBattle of NisibisPart of the Roman–Parthian WarsParthiansRomans243 CEBattle of ResaenaPart of the Roman–Persian WarsRomansPersiansWinter of 244 CEBattle of MisichePart of the Roman–Persian WarsPersiansRomans252 CEBattle of BarbalissosPart of the Roman–Persian WarsPersiansRomansSpring 260 CEBattle of EdessaPart of the Roman–Persian WarsPersiansRomans 217–502 Roman–Sassanid wars 240 – 241: Fall of Hatra 263 Battle of Ctesiphon 298 Battle of Satala 344 Battle of Singara 359 Siege of Amida 360 Siege of Singara April 27–29, 363 Siege of Pirisabora May 29, 363 Battle of Ctesiphon June 363 Battle of Samarra

Julian's Persian expedition (Roman–Persian Wars): 363: Siege of Maiozamalcha, Battle of Ctesiphon (363), Battle of Maranga, battle of Samarra

502–628 Byzantine–Sasanian wars 502–506 Anastasian War 526–532 Iberian War 572–591 Byzantine–Sasanian War Byzantine–Sasanian War: Battle of Nineveh (627) 633–651 Muslim conquest of Persia 633 Battle of Ayn al-Tamr, Battle of al-Anbar, Battle of Husayd April 633 Battle of River May 633 Battle of Walaja May 633 Battle of Ullais May 633 Battle of Hira November 633 Battle of Muzayyah November 633 Battle of Saniyy November 633 Battle of Zumail 634 Battle of Namaraq, Battle of Kaskar Battle of Firaz May 634 Battle of Babylon October 634 Battle of the Bridge April 635 Battle of Buwaib 636 Battle of Burs November 16–19, 636 Battle of al-Qādisiyyah January–March 637 Siege of Ctesiphon April 637 Battle of Jalula

Medieval times (651–1517)

Approximated datesName of conflictBelligerentsVictorious parties(if applicable)Defeated parties(if applicable)8 December 656Battle of the CamelPart of the First Islamic Civil WarForces of AliForces of Aisha17 July 658Battle of NahrawanPart of the First Islamic Civil WarRashidun caliphateKharijites10 October 680Battle of KarbalaPart of the Second Islamic Civil WarUmayyad caliphateHusayn ibn Ali and his partisansMid-October 691Battle of MaskinPart of the Second Islamic Civil WarZubayrid Caliphate744–750Third Islamic Civil WarAbbasid caliphateUmayyad caliphate Alids Kharijites25 January 750Battle of the ZabPart of the Abbasid RevolutionUmayyad caliphateSeptember 762 – February 763Alid RevoltAlidsAugust 812 – 28 September 813Siege of BaghdadPart of the Fourth Islamic Civil WarForces of al-Ma'munForces of al-Amin 861–870 Anarchy at Samarra 865–866: Abbasid civil war, Siege of Baghdad (865) 869–883: Zanj Rebellion, Battle of the Barges (869), battle of Basra (871) Battle of Dayr al-Aqul - 876 Qarmatian—Abbasid wars: Sack of Basra (923) 927: Qarmatian invasion of Iraq 942: Battle of al-Mada'in Buyid–Hamdanid Wars April–August 946 Battle of Baghdad

Battle of Sinjar - 1057 Battle of Khabur River - 1107 Abbasid–Seljuq Wars Siege of Baghdad (1136) January 12 – July 3, 1157 CE Siege of Baghdad 1206–1368 Mongol invasions and conquests Siege of Baghdad

Modern times (1517–present)

Ottoman empire (1517–1917)

1514–1823 Ottoman–Persian Wars 1532–1555 Ottoman–Safavid War December 1534 Capture of Baghdad 1623–1639 Ottoman–Safavid War January 14, 1624 Capture of Baghdad November 15 – December 25, 1638 Siege of Baghdad Nader Shah's Mesopotamian campaign (1732–1733) Siege of Baghdad (1733) Battle of Samarra (1733) Battle of Kirkuk (1733) 1802: Wahhabi sack of Karbala July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 World War I October 29, 1914 – October 30, 1918 Middle Eastern theatre of World War I November 6, 1914 – 14 November 14, 1918 Mesopotamian campaign November 6–8, 1914 Fao Landing November 11–22, 1914 Battle of Basra December 3–9, 1914 Battle of Qurna April 12–14, 1915 Battle of Shaiba September 28, 1915 Battle of Es Sinn November 22–25, 1915 Battle of Ctesiphon December 7, 1915 – April 29, 1916 Siege of Kut January 6|January 8, 1916 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi January 21, 1916 Battle of Hanna March 8, 1916 Battle of Dujaila March 8–11, 1917 Fall of Baghdad February 23, 1917 Second Battle of Kut September 28–29, 1917 Battle of Ramadi March 26–27, 1918 Action of Khan Baghdadi October 23–30, 1918 Battle of Sharqat 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict

Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (1917–1920)

May–October 1920 Iraqi Revolt

Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)

September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 World War II June 10, 1940 – May 2, 1945 Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II May 2–31, 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War April 1, 1941 Iraq coup 1918–2003 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict November 1922 – July 1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolts 1931–1932 Ahmed Barzani revolt 1943 – October 1945 Barzani revolt

Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003)

September 11, 1961–1970 First Kurdish–Iraqi War April 1974 – Mid 1975 Second Kurdish–Iraqi War 1975–1983 PUK insurgency September 1983 – September 1988 Kurdish Rebellion May 1994 – November 24, 1997 Iraqi Kurdish Civil War September 22, 1980 – August 20, 1988 Iran–Iraq War 1980 Iraqi invasion September 23, 1980 Operation Kaman 99 October 29, 1980 Operation Sultan 10 September 30, 1980 Operation Scorch Sword November 28–29, 1980 Operation Morvarid 1981 Stalemate April 4, 1981 Attack on H3 1982 Iranian offensive Early July 1982 Operation Ramadan 1983–1985 Strategic stalemate February 6–26, 1983 Operation Before the Dawn April 10, 1983 Operation Dawn 1 July 22, 1983 Operation Dawn 2 July 30 – August 9, 1983 Operation Dawn 3 October 19 – mid-November 1983 Operation Dawn 4 Early 1984 Operation Dawn 5 February 14 – March 19, 1984 Operation Kheibar February 22–24, 1984 Operation Dawn 6 1984 Battle of the Marshes March 10–20, 1985 Operation Badr 1986–1987 Duel offensives 1986–1989 Al-Anfal Campaign March 16, 1988 Halabja poison gas attack February 9–25, 1986 Operation Dawn 8 February 11, 1986 First Battle of al-Faw December 25–27 December 1986 Operation Karbala-4 January 8 – February 26, 1987 Operation Karbala-5 Early 1987 Operation Karbala-6 May 1987 Operation Karbala 10 May – early June 1987 Operation Nasr 4 1988 Final stages Mid-March 1988 Operation Zafar 7 April 17, 1988 Second Battle of al-Faw 1981 International incidents June 7, 1981 Operation Opera August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991 Second Persian Gulf War 1991 Operation Desert Storm February 15–20, 1991 Battle of Wadi al-Batin January 17 – February 23, 1991 Gulf War air campaign January 19, 1991 Package Q Strike February 13, 1991 4:30 am (GMT+3) Amiriyah shelter bombing February 24–28, 1991 Liberation of Kuwait campaign February 26–27, 1991 Battle of 73 Easting February 26, 1991 Battle of Phase Line Bullet February 27, 1991 Battle of Medina Ridge February 27, 1991 Battle for Jalibah Airfield February 27, 1991 Battle of Norfolk March 2, 1991 Battle of Rumaila March 1, 1991 Safwan Airfield Standoff March 1 – April 5, 1991 Uprisings in Iraq March 1 – mid-April 1991 Uprising in Basra March 5–19, 1991 Uprising in Karbala March 5 – April 3, 1991 Uprising in Sulaymaniyah March 11–29, 1991 Uprising in Kirkuk March 10–24, 1991 Uprising in Tuz Khormato 1991–2002 Air engagements of the Post Gulf War September 3, 1996 Operation Desert Strike December 16–19, 1998 Operation Desert Fox March 20, 2003 – December 15, 2011 Iraq War March 19 – May 1, 2003 Invasion of Iraq March 21–25, 2003 Battle of Umm Qasr March 20–24, 2003 Battle of Al Faw March 21 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Basra March 23–29, 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah March 24, 2003 Attack on Karbala March 24 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Najaf March 26, 2003 – Operation Northern Delay March 28–30, 2003 Operation Viking Hammer March 30 – April 4, 2003 Battle of Samawah March 31 – April 6, 2003 Battle of Karbala April 2–April 4, 2003 Battle of the Karbala Gap April 3–12, 2003 Battle of Baghdad April 6, 2003 Battle of Debecka Pass

Coalition Provisional Authority (2003–2004)

2003–2004 Post-invasion insurgency March 20, 2003 – December 7, 2011 Iraq War in Anbar Province October 26 – November 24, 2003 Ramadan Offensive December 13, 2003 Operation Red Dawn April 4 – June 24, 2004 Iraq spring fighting April 4 – May 1, 2004 First Battle of Fallujah April 4 – May 11, 2008 Siege of Sadr City April 6–10, 2004 Battle of Ramadi April 17, 2004 Battle of Husaybah August 5–27, 2004 Battle of Najaf August 5–28, 2004 CIMIC-House October 1–3, 2004 Battle of Samarra November 7 – December 23, 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah November 8–16, 2004 Battle of Mosul

Republic of Iraq (2005–present)

2005–2006 Post-invasion insurgency May 8–19, 2005 Battle of Al Qaim August 1–4, 2005 Battle of Haditha September 1–18, 2005 Battle of Tal Afar June 17 – November 15, 2006 Battle of Ramadi August 28, 2006 Battle of Diwaniya February 2006 – May 2008 Civil war in Iraq September 23 – October 22, 2006 Ramadan Offensive September 27, 2006 – February 18, 2007 Operation Sinbad October 19–20, 2006 Battle of Amarah November 15–16, 2006 Battle of Turki December 25, 2006 – October 1, 2007 Diyala campaign January 6–9, 2007 Battle of Haifa Street January 20, 2007 Karbala provincial headquarters raid January 28–29, 2007 Battle of Najaf February 14 – November 24, 2007 Operation Imposing Law February 27 – September 3, 2007 Siege of U.K. bases in Basra April 6–10, 2007 Operation Black Eagle June 16 – August 14, 2007 Operation Phantom Thunder March 10 – August 19, 2007 Battle of Baqubah June 30 – July 1, 2007 Battle of Donkey Island