The following is a list of conflicts involving the militant group known as Al-Qaeda throughout its various incarnations. The group is headquartered/based in either Afghanistan or Iran and currently controls portions of territory in Somalia and Yemen. It has taken part in many battles and wars.

Wars Ongoing War on terror War in the Sahel Mali War JNIM-ISGS war Yemeni civil war (2014–present) Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) US intervention in Syria Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes Somali Civil War Somali Civil War (2009–present) Syria in the 2026 Iran war

Ended Second Sudanese Civil War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Tajikistani Civil War Iraq War Iraqi civil war (2006–2008) Iraq War troop surge of 2007 Syrian civil war Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) Factional violence in Libya (2011–2014) Libyan civil war (2014–2020) 2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict (allegedly)

Battles 1990s Battle Allies Opponents Outcome Siege of Khost(1980 – March 31, 1991) Peshawar Seven: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin Haqqani network Harakat-i-Inqilab-i-Islami Local Ahmadzai tribes Arab Foreign Fighters Al-Qaeda Afghan Interim Government (from 1988) Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (until July 1989) Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami Supported by: Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence

Iran Afghanistan (1980–1988) Victory Battle of Jalalabad (1989)(March 5 – end of June 1989) AIG HIG NIFA IULA HIK Al-Qaeda Saudi Arabia Wahhabi volunteers Pakistan ISI

CIA Afghanistan Defeat First Battle of Jalalabad Airport(6–8 March) Afghan Interim Government: Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (primarily) Supported by: United States CIA Pakistan ISI Al-Qaeda Republic Of Afghanistan Supported by: Soviet Union Victory Battle of Kabul (1992–1996)(April 28, 1992 – September 27, 1996) (from late 1994) Al-Qaeda Supported by: Pakistan (from late 1994) Islamic State of Afghanistan Jamiat-e Islami Shura-e Nazar Jebh-e Nejat-e Melli Harakat-i-Inqilab Harakat-i Islami Ittehad-e Islami Hezb-i Islami Khalis (until mid-1992)Supported by: Saudi Arabia

Hezbe Wahdat (until Dec. 1992)Supported by: Iran

Junbish-i Milli (until 1994)Supported by: Uzbekistan

Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (until late 1994) Khalqists Afghan Army Units (until late 1994)

Supported by: Pakistan (until late 1994)

Hezbe Wahdat (after Dec. 1992)Supported by: Iran

Junbish-i Milli (Jan.–Aug. 1994)Supported by: Uzbekistan Partial Victory Battle of Mogadishu (1993)(3–4 October 1993) Somali National Alliance Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya

Victory Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif (1997–1998)(22 May 1997 – 8 August 1998) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda 055 Brigade Supported by: Afghanistan : Crisis of Impunity, p. 23–32. Rashid, p. 72. Abdul Malik Pahlawan's forces Hezbe Wahdat Jamiat-e Islami Hezb-e Islami GulbuddinIslamic Movement of Afghanistan

Islamic State of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance) Junbish Jamiat-e Islami forces loyal to Ismail Khan Supported by:

Victory

2000s Battle Allies Opponents Outcome Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif(9–10 November 2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban Haqqani Network Al-Qaeda IMU Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Turkistan Islamic Party Foreign fighters Arab fighters

Northern Alliance Hezb-e Wahdat Jamiat-e Islami Junbish-i Milli Defeat Siege of Kunduz(11 November 2001 – 23 November 2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban Al-Qaeda IMU Defeat 2001 uprising in Herat(November 12, 2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Al-Qaeda Northern Alliance / Islamic State Hazara Militia Defeat Fall of Kabul (2001)(November 12, 2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Islamic State of Afghanistan Defeat Fall of Kandahar(12–13 November 2001) Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban

Al-Qaeda Defeat Battle of Qala-i-Jangi(25 November 2001 – 1 December 2001) Prisoners: Taliban Al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Turkistan Islamic Party Coalition: Northern Alliance Defeat Battle of Tora Bora(December 6, 2001 – December 17, 2001) 055 BrigadeNeville, Leigh, Special Forces in the War on Terror (General Military), Osprey Publishing, 2015 , p.48 Turkistan Islamic Party Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic State of Afghanistan Partial Defeat Operation Anaconda(March 1–18, 2002) Taliban Al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Coalition: Afghanistan Defeat Battle of Takur Ghar(4–5 March 2002) Taliban Al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Defeat Operation Harpoon (2002)(March 13–19, 2002) Taliban Al-Qaeda Defeat Operation Jacana(April, 2002–July, 2002) Coalition: Defeat Sétif offensive(September 2003) GSPC Defeat Battle of Wana(March 16–23, 2004) Al-Qaeda Pakistani Taliban Pakistan Defeat First Battle of Fallujah(4 April – 1 May 2004) Jama'at Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Islamic Army in Iraq Ba'ath Party loyalists Victory 2004 Good Friday ambush(April 9, 2004) Mujahideen Shura Organization of Monotheism and Jihad Mahdi Army

KBR, Inc. Victory Houthi insurgency(18 June 2004 – 6 February 2015) Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Ansar Al-Sharia Security Forces Sunni tribes Al-Islah militias Supported by:

Houthi Movement (pro-Saleh forces)Alleged support by: (until 2011) Stalmate Battle of Samarra (2004)(October 1–3, 2004) Jama'at Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad Ba'ath Party loyalistsWright, Dr. Donald P, and Reese, Colonel Timothy R. On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013 Defeat Second Battle of Fallujah(7 November – 23 December 2004) Al-Qaeda in Iraq Islamic Army in Iraq Ansar Al-Sunnah 1920 Revolution Brigades Iraq Defeat Battle of Mosul (2004)(November 8–16, 2004) Mockaitis, Thomas R., The Iraq War Encyclopedia , ABC-CLIO, 2013 Ansar Al-Sunnahttp://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/reports/Iraq%20Report%208.pdf, p.9 Islamic Army in IraqNance, Malcolm W., The Terrorists of Iraq: Inside the Strategy and Tactics of the Iraq Insurgency 2003–2014, CRC Press, 2014 Ba'ath Party LoyalistsBrigades of the Army of the MustafaArmy of the ConquerorOther Iraqi insurgents United States Iraqi Security Forces Peshmerga Defeat Lake Tharthar raid(March 23, 2005)Secret Army of Islam Ba'ath Party loyalists Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents United States Defeat Battle of Abu Ghraib(2 April 2005) Iraqi insurgents: Al Qaeda in Iraq Defeat Lemgheity attack(June 4, 2005) GSPC Mauritania Victory Battle of Al Qaim(8 May 2005 – 19 May 2005) Schlosser, Dr. Nicholas J., U.S. Marines in Battle: Al-Qaim, September 2005 – March 2006 [Illustrated Edition], Tannenberg Publishing, 2014Others Defeat Operation Sayeed(July 2005 – 22 December 2005) Al-Qaeda in Iraq Ba'ath Party Loyalists Ansar Al-SunnaOther Insurgents Multi-National Forces West

New Iraqi Army Iraqi Police Defeat Battle of Haditha(1–4 August 2005) Al-Qaeda in IraqAnsar Al-SunnaOther Iraqi insurgents Defeat Battle of Tal Afar (2005)(September 1–18, 2005) Al-Qaeda in Iraq United States Iraq Defeat Operation Steel Curtain(5–22 November 2005) Al-Qaeda in IraqOther insurgents New Iraqi Army Defeat Battle of Baghdad (2006–2008)(22 February 2006 – 11 May 2008)Sunni factions:

Al-Qaeda in Iraq (until October 2006)

Islamic State of Iraq (from October 2006)Sunni tribesOther militiasPublic stability: Iraqi security forces Sunni Awakening movement United States United Kingdom Other coalition forces

Shia factions:

Mahdi ArmySpecial Groups Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq Kata'ib Hezbollah Promised Day Brigades Badr BrigadesRogue elements of Iraqi security forcesSoldiers of HeavenShia tribesOther militias Defeat Battle of Ramadi (2006)(March 15 – November 15, 2006)Mujahideen Shura Council Later reformed as: Islamic State of Iraq United States United Kingdom New Iraqi Army Defeat Operation Swarmer(16 March 2006 – 22 March 2006) Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents United States MNF–I New Iraqi Army Indecisive Operation Scorpion(24 March 2006 – 25 March 2006) Al-Qaeda Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq Other Iraqi insurgents US-led coalition New Iraqi Army Indecisive Operation Larchwood 4(16 April 2006) Mujahideen Shura Council AlQaeda in Iraq United States (Support) Iraq (Support) Defeat Operation Mountain Thrust(15 May 2006 – 31 July 2006) Al-Qaeda Coalition:http://www.blisty.cz/2006/11/27/art31424.html (Czech)http://www.601skss.cz/ef2006.html%20(Czech) http://www.601skss.cz/ef2006.html (Czech) Partial Defeat Operation Together Forward(14 June 2006 – 24 October 2006) Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Al-Mahdi Army United States Army British Army New Iraqi Army Victory Battle of Ramadi (2006)(17 June 2006 – 15 November 2006) Mujahideen Shura Council Later reformed as: Islamic State of Iraq United States United Kingdom New Iraqi Army Indecisive Second Battle of Habbaniyah(August 17, 2006 – February 14, 2007) Al-Qaeda in Iraq Defeat Islamic Army–al-Qaeda conflict (Summer 2006 – 6 June 2007) from October 2006: Islamic State of Iraq Anti-AQI Forces: Islamic Army of Iraq Ansar Al-Sunnah 1920 Revolution Brigade Hamas of Iraq Indecisive Operation Mountain Fury(16 September 2006 – 15 January 2007) Taliban Al-Qaeda Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Defeat Ramadan Offensive (2006)(23 September 2006 – 22 October 2006) Mujahideen Shura Council Al-Qaeda in Iraq United States United Kingdom Denmark El Salvador Victory Battle of Turki(15 November 2006 – 16 November 2006) Islamic State of Iraq United States Defeat Diyala campaign(25 December 2006 – 1 October 2007) Islamic State of IraqOther Iraqi Insurgents United States Iraq Peshmerga Defeat Diyala campaign(6–24 January 2007) Islamic State of IraqOther Iraqi insurgents Iraq First Phase: Insurgent ambush

Second Phase: Allied victory Operation Juniper Shield() Islamist militants Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin MOJWA (until 2013) AQIM Al-Mourabitoun (until 2017) Ansar al-Sharia Macina Liberation Front Ansar Dine (until 2017) Boko Haram (partially aligned with ISIL since 2015) Ansaru

ISIL Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (2015–present) Islamic State – West Africa Province Mauritania Tunisia Burkina Faso Nigeria Cameroon Togo Ghana Ivory Coast Benin Cape Verde Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Sierra Leone Ongoing Operation Murfreesboro(18 February 2007 – 2 March 2007) Islamic state of Iraq Iraqi Army Defeat Operation Shurta Nasir(15 February 2007) Islamic State of Iraq United States Iraqi Police Forces Defeat Battle of Baqubah(10 March – 19 August 2007) Islamic State of Iraq Iraq Defeat Operation Alljah(16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) Islamic State of Iraq Other Iraqi Insurgents United States New Iraqi Army Defeat Operation Phantom Thunder(16 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) Islamic State of Iraq

Mahdi Army

Other Iraqi insurgents Iraqi Army Revolution Brigade Awakening Movement Defeat Operation Commando Eagle(21 June 2007 – 14 August 2007) Islamic State of IraqOther Iraqi insurgents United States New Iraqi Army Defeat Operation Bull Run(24 June 2007 – 26 June 2007) Islamic State of IraqOther Iraqi insurgents New Iraqi Army Defeat Battle of Donkey Island(30 June 2007 – 1 July 2007) Islamic State of Iraq United States Defeat Operation Phantom Strike(15 August 2007 – January 2008) Islamic State of Iraq