Conflict |
Combatant 1 |
Combatant 2 |
Results |
First Italo-Senussi War (1911–1917) |
Senussi |
Italy
United Kingdom |
Defeat
- Libyan resistance put down
|
Second Italo-Senussi War (1923–1932) |
Senussi |
Italy |
Defeat
- Stabilization of Italian rule in Libya
|
First Sudanese Civil War (1970) |
Sudan
Libya |
ALF
Anyanya |
Stalemate
|
Lebanese Civil War (1976) |
ADF
|
LF |
Withdrawal
- Libyan forces essentially abandoned[1]
- Eventual termination of ADF mandate
|
Libyan–Egyptian War (1977) |
Libya |
Egypt |
Ceasefire
- Libyan attack on Sallum repelled
|
Uganda–Tanzania War (1978–1979) |
Uganda
Libya |
Tanzania
UNLA
Mozambique |
Defeat
|
Chadian–Libyan Conflict (1978–1987) |
Libya
FROLINAT
GUNT |
FAT
FAN
FANT
France
Zaire |
Defeat
|
United States bombing of Libya (1986) |
Libya |
United States |
Defeat[2]
|
Second Sudanese Civil War (1986–1988) |
Sudan
Janjaweed
SSDF
Nuer White Army
SPLA-Nasir
LRA
Libya |
SPLA
SPDF
SSLM
Anyanya II
Eastern Front |
Stalemate
|
First Libyan Civil War (2011) |
Libyan Government |
NTC
NATO
Jordan
Qatar
Sweden
UAE
|
Regime change
|
Second Libyan Civil War (2014–) |
HoR
United States
United Kingdom
Egypt
UAE
GNA
Tuareg militias
Toubou Front
Gaddafi loyalists |
NSA
Shura Council (Benghazi)
Islamic State |
Ongoing
- Libya divided between three governments
- Islamic State presence minimized
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