The Battle of Karbala was fought in 680 CE between the army of Umayyad caliph Yazid I on one side, and the army of Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) on the other.

Battle of Karbala may also refer to:

Battle of Karbala (1991), during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq Battle of Karbala (2003), during the 2003 invasion of Iraq Defense of Karbala City Hall, during the Iraq spring fighting of 2004 Battle of Karbala (2007), during the Iraq War