List of battles in the 21st century
21st century
2001
| Battle | Date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation MH-2 | 8 March | Macedonia | National Liberation Army | Macedonian indecisive victory |
| Battle of Tetovo | 16 March – 13 August | Macedonia | National Liberation Army | Ceasefire |
| Operation Vaksince | 25 May | Macedonia | National Liberation Army | Decisive Macedonian victory |
| Battle of Vedeno | 13–26 August | Russia | Chechen insurgents | Pyrrhic Russian victory |
| Operation Crescent Wind | 7 October 2001 – ? December | United States United Kingdom |
Taliban | American and British victory |
| Operation Rhino | 19–20 October | United States | Taliban | American victory |
| Battle of Mazar-e-Sharif | 9 November | United States Northern Alliance |
Taliban al-Qaeda IMU TNSM ETIM |
American and Northern Alliance victory |
| Siege of Kunduz | 11–23 November | United States Northern Alliance |
Taliban al-Qaeda IMU |
American and Northern Alliance victory |
| Battle of Herat | 12 November | United States Iran Northern Alliance |
Taliban | American, Iranian and Northern Alliance victory |
| Battle of Kabul | 13–14 November | United States Northern Alliance |
Taliban | American and Northern Alliance victory |
| Battle of Tarin Kowt | 13–14 November | United States Eastern Alliance |
Taliban | American and Eastern Alliance victory |
| Operation Trent | ?–? (mid to late November) | United States United Kingdom |
Taliban al-Qaeda |
American and British victory |
| Battle of Kandahar | 22 November – 7 December | United States Australia Local Pashtun militia Eastern Alliance |
Taliban | American victory |
| Battle of Qala-i-Jangi | 25 November – 1 December | United States United Kingdom Northern Alliance |
Taliban al-Qaeda IMU ETIM |
American, British and Northern Alliance victory |
| Battle of Tora Bora | 12–17 December | United States-led coalition Northern Alliance |
al-Qaeda ETIM Taliban |
Inconclusive |
| Battle of Shawali Kowt | 3 December | United States Eastern Alliance |
Taliban | American and Eastern Alliance victory |
| Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay | 4 December | United States Eastern Alliance |
Taliban | American and Eastern Alliance victory |
| Battle of Amami-Ōshima | 22 December | Japan | North Korea | Japanese victory |
| Tsotsin-Yurt operation | 30 December 2001 – 3 January 2002 | Russia | Chechen insurgents | Stalemate |
2002
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Anaconda | 1–19 March | The largest land battle between US forces and Taliban militia ends in an unsuccessful US attempt to dislodge the Taliban from their mountain strongholds |
| Operation Defensive Shield | 29 March – 3 May | Israeli operation in the West Bank, aimed to halt Palestinian suicide bombings against civilians in Israel during the Second Intifada, which results in extensive damage to terrorist infrastructure and an important decrease of Palestinian attacks: |
| Battle of Jenin | 3–11 April | Israel defeats Palestinian militants in the city of Jenin. |
| Battle of Bethlehem | 2 April – 10 May | Israel occupies Bethlehem and tries to capture wanted Palestinian militants who are hiding in the Church of the Nativity. |
| Battle of Nablus | 5–8 April | Israel defeats Palestinian militants in the city of Nablus. |
| Second Battle of Yeonpyeong | 29 June | A naval confrontation between South Korea and North Korea |
2003
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Al Faw | 20–24 March | One of the first battles of the Iraq War |
| Battle of Umm Qasr | 21–25 March | One of the first battles of the Iraq War |
| Battle of Nasiriyah | 23–29 March | American armored and mechanized units force a crossing over the Euphrates River, despite stiff resistance from the Iraqis. |
| Battle of Najaf | 26 March – 3 April | The American 327th Infantry Regiment defeats the Iraqis and takes the city, allowing them to protect vital supply lines for Coalition forces. |
| Battle of Karbala | 27 & 28 March | The American 3rd Infantry Division defeats Iraq's elite Republican Guard, resulting in 200 Iraqi casualties. |
| Battle of Baghdad | 3–12 April | American forces capture the Iraqi capital from Saddam Hussein's forces, causing the downfall of his government. |
| Battle of Basra | 6 April | British forces manage to secure the city after a month of some of the fiercest fighting since the outbreak of the war. |
| Battle of Debecka Pass | 6 April | The US forces capture a major crossroad near the village of Debecka in Iraq. |
2004
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Wana | 16–23 March | Part of the Waziristan War, Pakistani army takes over Taliban positions. |
| First Battle of Fallujah | 4 April – 1 May | Also called Operation Vigilant Resolve; US forces attempt to retake Fallujah from the control of Iraqi insurgency, resulting a ceasefire and American withdrawal. |
| Battle of Najaf | 5 April – August | Fighting breaks out in a cemetery near the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf between United States forces and the Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr. |
| Operation Rainbow | 18–23 May | Successful Israeli military operation against Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the PCR. |
| 2004 Nazran raid | 21 – 22 June 2004 | |
| Operation Days of Penitence | 30 September – 16 October | Israeli offensive launched into the northern Gaza Strip. Israel claims victory after stating its goal of preventing Palestinian militants from firing Qassam rockets into Israeli settlements in Gaza and at the town of Sderot. |
| Second Battle of Fallujah | 7 November – 23 December | Also known as Operation Phantom Fury and Operation al-Fajr; Coalition forces recapture rebel-held Fallujah in the largest post-invasion clash so far in the war. |
2005
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Al Qaim | 8–19 May | Military offensive conducted by the United States Marine Corps, against insurgent positions in Iraq's northwestern Anbar province, ending with US tactical victory. |
| Battle of Nalchik | 13 October | The Yarmuk Jamaat take on Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia. They are defeated by Russian security forces. |
| Second Battle of Adre | 18 December | Rally for Democracy and Liberty attack the government garrison at Adre, Chad. The garrison had been forewarned, and defeats their attackers, taking few casualties. |
2006
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of N'Djamena | 13 April | The Chadian rebel group United Front for Democratic Change attacks the capital city of Chad. The rebels are forced to retreat by the Military of Chad. Chad breaks off relations with Sudan as a result. |
| Second Battle of Mogadishu | 7 May – 11 July | Militia loyal to the Islamic court union defeats the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism and takes control of the Somali capital Mogadishu. |
| Battle of Point Pedro (2006) | 12 May | Sri Lanka Navy victory |
| Operation Mountain Thrust | 15 May – 31 July | The largest offensive against the Taliban since 2001 is launched by Coalition forces. |
| Operation Together Forward | 14 June – 24 October | The Coalition is unsuccessful in succoring Baghdad and reducing violence. |
| Operation Summer Rains | Since 28 June | Israel enters the Gaza Strip searching for soldier Gilad Shalit, who was abducted in a raid. |
| Zar'it-Shtula incident | 12 July | A cross-border Hezbollah raid captures two Israeli soldiers. Israeli troops enters Lebanon in an unsuccessful attempt to get them back. This ignites the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. |
| The Second Battle of Habbaniyah | 15 July – December | U.S. Marines of the Third Battalion, Second Marine Division, sweep through urban sprawl between Ramadi and Fallujah in a series of operations (i.e. Operations Rubicon and Sidewinder), disrupting flow of Al-Qaeda into both cities, and killing and capturing over 300 insurgents. Action centered around Kilo Company, nicknamed "Voodoo", in the town of Husaybah, on the outskirts of Ramadi, killing 20+ insurgents and capturing/wounding 137, while losing only 4 Marines KIA, 17 WIA. The battalion lost 14 Marines KIA, 50+ WIA. |
| Battle of Bint Jbail | 24 July – 11 August | Israel retreats after attempting to take the town of Bint Jbail in Lebanon, regarding it as a "Hezbollah stronghold". |
| Battle of Ayta ash-Shab | 31 July – 11 August | Israel engages in a firefight with Hezbollah members in the Lebanese town of Ayta ash-Shab. |
| Operation Sharp and Smooth | 1 & 2 August | An Israeli airborne operation captures five Lebanese civilians and kills what it claims to be Hezbollah members. |
| 2006 Tyre raid | 4 August | Israel successfully raids Tyre to attack Hezbollah members based there. |
| 2006 Litani offensive | 11–14 August | Israel launches the final offensive in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict to clear Southern Lebanon of as many Hezbolla militants as possible before the ceasefire takes effect. The battle and war end with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. |
| Battle of Jaffna (2006) | 11 August – 29 October | Stalemate |
| Battle of Sampur | 28 August – 4 September | Sri Lankan Army victory over Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
| Operation Medusa | 2–17 September | Coalition troops attacks the Taliban insurgency, securing a tactical victory. |
| Operation Mountain Fury | 16 September 2006 – 15 January 2007 | Coalition forces launch a successful follow up to Operation Medusa in an attempt to clear eastern Afghanistan of the Taliban. |
| Battle of Malakal | 27 November 2006 – 29 November 2006 | Ceasefire and mutual disengagement to pre-battle positions |
| SLA December 2006 offensive | 4–9 December | Tamil Tigers victory |
| Battle of Baidoa | 20–26 December | ICU militia battle the Somali Transitional Federal Government. Ethiopian and TFG troops successfully defend and counterattack against the ICU taking the ICU base cities of Dinsoor and Bur Hakaba. |
| Battle of Bandiradley | 23–25 December | Ethiopian/Puntland offensive in Bandiradley, Somalia pushes the Islamic Courts out of the city and opens up a northern front in the Somali Civil War. |
| Battle of Beledweyne | 24–25 December | Ethiopian offensive towards the city of Jowhar overruns the Islamic Courts stronghold of Beledweyne during the Somali Civil War. |
| Battle of Jowhar | 27 December | Ethiopian/TFG armoured offensive hits the ICU stronghold of Jowhar, forcing the Islamists to pull back, and bringing the Ethiopians/Government troops within 90 km of Mogadishu. The battle also effectively flanked and threatened to cut off ICU forces still in the Bay region. |
| Fall of Mogadishu | 28 December | Ethiopia captures Mogadishu. |
2007
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Ras Kamboni | 5–12 January | The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, in coalition with Ethiopia and the US, defeats the Islamic Courts Union. |
| Battle of Najaf (2007) | 28–29 January | Iraqi and Coalition forces defeat the Soldiers of Heaven cult. |
| Operation Imposing Law | 14 February – 24 November | US troops successfully battle Iraqi insurgents to restore law and order in Baghdad. |
| Battle of Mogadishu | 21 March – 26 April | Ethiopian, Somalian and Ugandan forces battle the Popular Resistance Movement indecisively. |
| Battle of Thoppigala | 25 April – 11 July 2007 | Sri Lankan Army victory |
| Operation Achilles | 6–30 May | Tactically successful Coalition operation in Afghanistan to clear the Helmand Province of Taliban terrorists. |
| Battle of Nahr el-Bared | 20 May – 7 September | Armed conflict after Fatah al-Islam, an Islamist militant organization, lays siege to the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared for Palestinians in Lebanon. |
| Battle of Gaza (2007) | 7–15 June | Hamas defeats the Fatah, and takes over the Gaza Strip. |
| Battle of Chora | 15–19 June | Coalition forces capture Chora District in Oruzgan Province from the Taliban. |
| Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base | 22 October | Tamil Tigers victory |
| Battle of Musa Qala | 7–12 December | ISAF and Afghan forces capture Musa Qala District in Helmand Province from the Taliban. |
| Battle of Delft | 25 December | Disputed |
2008
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Forward Defence Lines | 2 January – 24 November | Victorious 2008 SLA Northern Offensive in Sri Lanka |
| Battle of N'Djamena | 2–4 February | Forces loyal to the President of Chad defeat a rebellion. |
| Operation Hot Winter | 29 February – 3 March | Israel Defense Forces campaign in the Gaza Strip in response to Qassam rockets fired by Hamas. |
| 2008 Mardakert skirmishes | 4 March | Skirmishes between the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan, victory undecided. |
| Battle of Basra | 25–31 March | Iraqi Army attempt to clear the city of Basra from Mahdi Army militiamen is successful and the Maliki government forces them to cease activities. |
| Battle of Kallarawa | 25 March | Sea Tigers patrol intercepted by a Sri Lankan Navy patrol |
| 2008 attack on Omdurman and Khartoum | 10–12 May | The Darfuri rebel group Justice and Equality Movement attack the Sudanese cities of Omdurman and Khartoum unsuccessfully. |
| 2008 Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict | 10–13 June | Minor skirmishes between Djibouti and Eritrea, ending in victory of Djibouti forces. |
| Battle of Arghandab | 18 and 19 June | NATO led forces launch a successful offensive to clear the Taliban out of Arghandab district and from nearby Kandahar. |
| Battle of Wanat | 13 July | Significant American casualties among the defending paratroopers leads to American withdrawal following Taliban early morning attack. |
| Battle of Vidattaltivu | 16 July | Sri Lankan Army fought Tamil Tigers |
| Battle of Tskhinvali | 8–10 August | Georgians attack the South Ossetian city of Tskhinvali ending in withdrawal by the Georgians. |
| Battle of the Kodori Gorge | 9–12 August | Georgian civilians flee their homes in Upper Abkhazia. Georgian military engages Abkhazian military forces unsuccessfully. |
| Battle of Goma | 25 October | Part of the ongoing 2008 Nord-Kivu war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2008–09 Battle of Kilinochchi | 23 November – 2 January | Sri Lankan Army victory |
| Operation Cast Lead | 27 December – 18 January | Israel launches an air and ground operation to stop Hamas from launching of Qassam and Grad rockets from the Gaza Strip. |
| Battle of Paranthan | 30 December – 1 January | Tamil Tigers fought Sri Lankan Army |
2009
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Mullaitivu | 2–25 January | The Sri Lankan army defeats the Tamil Tigers in a battle over the town of Mullaitivu. |
| Battle of Chalai | 2–6 February | Sri Lankan Army battles Tamil Tigers to capture one of the last Sea Tiger naval bases. |
| Battle of Alasay | 14–23 March | Codename Operation Dinner Out – French and Afghan troops defeat Taliban insurgents in the Alasay Valley. |
| First and Second Battles of Kakarak | 16 March – 12 April | Two battles of Australian forces against Taliban insurgents, both victorious. |
| Battle of Aanandapuram | 29 March – 5 April | Decisive victory of the Sri Lanka military against the Tamil Tigers. |
| Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu | 2–5 April | Government victory |
| Battle of Am Dam | 7 and 8 May | The Chadian Army defeats UFR rebels. |
| Second Battle of Swat | 16 May – 15 July | The Pakistani Army retakes the town of Mingora from the Taliban, killing many leaders. |
| Battle of Dahaneh | 12–15 August | US, UK and Afghan troops capture the city from Taliban insurgents. |
| Battle of Kamdesh | 3 October | Taliban insurgents attack a US Combat Outpost. They are repulsed, but the outpost is abandoned due to damage. |
| Battle off the coast of Jaffna | 1 November | Naval Battle |
| Battle of Daecheong | 10 November | Clash between South and North Korean naval troops at the Northern Limit Line, ending in a victory for the South. |
| Operation Cobra's Anger | 4–7 December | Successful US-led offensive in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. |
2010
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Moshtarak | 13 February – 7 December | ISAF pacification offensive in the area that is described as the "poppy-growing belt" of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. |
| Battle of Mogadishu | 10 March – 18 April | The eighth recognised battle over Mogadishu since 1993. |
| Battle of Derapet | 24 August | A combined Australian Army and Afghan National Army patrol defeats Taliban forces. |
| Operation Bulldog Bite | 12 November | Joint U.S. and Afghan counter-insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, against Taliban forces. |
2011
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden | 16–21 January | The South Korean Navy rescues the crew of the hijacked Samho Jewelry, killing eight Somali pirates. |
| First Battle of Benghazi | 17–20 February | Libyan rebel forces free the city from Col. Gaddafi's rule – First battle of the Libyan Civil War. |
| Battle of Misrata | 18 February – 15 May | After Months of intense fighting, the rebels take full control of the city, supported by NATO aircraft. |
| First Battle of Zawiya | 24 February – 10 March | The city is retaken by Libyan elite soldiers, one of the rebels' commanders is killed. |
| First Battle of Brega | 2 March | pro-Gaddafi troops fail to retake the city from rebel forces. |
| Battle of Ra's Lanuf | 4–12 March | After initial success by the rebel forces, the city is retaken by government troops. |
| Battle of Bin Jawad | 6 March | Gaddafi forces retake the city – the initial Rebel offensive westwards is halted. |
| Second Battle of Brega | 13–15 March | The city is retaken by Gaddafi forces after the defeats at Ra's Lanuf and Bin Jawad. |
| Battle of Ajdabiya | 15–26 March | Initial success by government troops is halted and they are pushed back by rebels, under fire from NATO aircraft. |
| Second Battle of Benghazi | 19–20 March | Loyalist forces fail to recapture Benghazi from the now UN-backed rebels. |
| Third Battle of Brega | 31 March – 7 April | A rebel advance on Brega is repelled with heavy artillery, Pro-Gaddafi forces march on Ajdabiya. |
| Battle of Brega-Ajdabiya road | 8 April – 13 July | Advances on Brega and Ajdabiya by the opposing forces lead to a stagnant frontline in-between the two cities. |
| Battle of Kandahar | 7–9 May | The city is besieged by Taliban insurgents, Afghan Police Forces are able to fend them off. |
| Battle of Sana'a | 23 May – 7 June | Hashid tribal forces under Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar fight Army troops loyal to president Saleh, resulting in a cease-fire. |
| Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh | 28 May – 4 June 2011 | |
| Battle of Do Ab | 25 May | US and Afghan government troops are ambushed by Taliban insurgents and kill most of the attackers. |
| Fourth Battle of Brega | 14 July – 22 August | After initial victories of pro-Gaddafi forces, rebels take the city in late August. |
| Second Battle of Zawiya | 13–20 August | Rebel forces capture Zawiya and advance on Tripoli. |
| Battle of Tripoli (2011) | 20–28 August | Tripoli is captured by rebel forces, Gaddafi government collapses. |
| Battle of Bani Walid | 8 September – 17 October | Initially, pro-Gaddafi forces fend off anti-Gaddafi forces but on 9 October anti-Gaddafi forces launch a new offensive against the defenders, taking the city by 17 October. |
| Battle of Rastan (2011) | 27 September – 1 October | |
| Battle of Sirte (2011) | 15 September – 20 October | National Liberation Army soldiers attack the last capital of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and take it on 20 October. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi also dies this day. |
2012
| Battle | Date | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Zabadani (2012) | 7 – 18 January 2012 (First phase) 4 – 11 February 2012 (Second phase) |
Syrian government Hezbollah |
FSA | rebels victory |
| Attack on Spanish oiler Patiño | 12 January 2012 | Spain | Somali Pirates | Spanish victory |
| Battle of Aguelhok | 17–25 January 2012 | Malian government | MNLA AQIM Ansar Dine |
rebels victory |
| Battle of Tessalit | 18 January – 11 March 2012 | Malian government | MNLA AQIM Ansar Dine |
rebels victory |
| Battle of Douma | 21–30 January 2012 | Syrian government | FSA and Other rebel militias | Syrian government's victory |
| 2012 Bani Walid uprising | 23–25 January 2012 | National Liberation Army (Libya) | Brigade 93 Warfalla tribe |
Rebel victory |
| Battle of Rastan (2012) | 29 January – 5 February 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | FSA victory |
| Battle of Tinzaouaten | 7–8 February 2012 | Malian government | MNLA | MNLA victory |
| Battle of al-Qusayr (2012) | 10 February – 20 April 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | Stalemate |
| 2012 Nozhay-Yurtovsky District clashes | 13–17 February 2012 | Russia | Caucasus Emirate | Unclear |
| Sudan Air Campaign | 1 March 2012 – ? September 2012 | South Sudan | Sudan | Incumbent |
| Battle of Dofas | 4–5 March 2012 | Yemeni government | Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) | Ansar al-Sharia victory |
| Battle of Azaz (2012) | 6 March – 23 July 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | FSA victory |
| Battle of Yurkud (2012) | 10 March 2012 | Ethiopia | Al-Shabaab | Ethiopian Victory |
| First Battle of Idlib | 10–13 March 2012 | Syrian government | FSA Ahrar al-Sham Idlib Martyrs' Brigade |
Syrian government's victory |
| Battle of Saraqeb | 24–27 March 2012 | Syrian government | FSA Idlib Martyrs' Brigade |
Syrian government's victory |
| First Battle of Heglig | 26–28 March 2012 | Sudan | South Sudan | South Sudanese victory |
| Battle of Taftanaz | 3–5 April 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | Syrian government's victory |
| Scarborough Shoal standoff | 8 April 2012 – present | China | Philippines | De-escalation of tensions between claimant nations |
| Second Battle of Heglig | 10–20 April 2012 | Sudan | South Sudan | Sudan victory |
| Agok Skirmish | 17 April 2012 | Sudan | South Sudanese | Indecisive |
| 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes | 25 April – 4 June 2012 | Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh |
Azerbaijan | Status quo ante bellum |
| 2012 Abyan offensive | 12 May – 15 June 2012 | Yemeni government | Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) | Decisive Yemeni government's victory |
| May 2012 battle of Rastan | 14 May 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | FSA victory |
| 2012 Tripoli airport clashes | 4 June 2012 | Libyan government | Al-Awfea Brigade | Libyan Government's victory |
| Battle of al-Haffah | 5–13 June 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | Syrian government's victory |
| 2012 Zintan clashes | 11–18 June 2012 | Libyan government | Mashashya tribe Zintan fighters Guntrara tribe |
NTC control reestablished |
| June–August 2012 Hakkari clashes | 19 June 2012 – 11 August 2012 | Turkish government | PKK | Turkish claim victory |
| Battles of Gao and Timbuktu | 26–27 June 2012 | MNLA | MOJWA AQIM Ansar Dine |
Decisive Islamist victory |
| Battle of Tremseh | 12 July 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | FSA victory |
| Battle of Damascus (2012) | 15 July – 4 August 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | Syrian government's victory |
| Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) | 19 July 2012 – 22 December 2016 | Syrian government Iran Russia Liwa al-Quds Hezbollah Liwa Fatemiyoun |
Fatah Halab Jaysh Halab Army of Conquest Ansar al-Sharia (Syria) FSA YPG YPJ Army of Revolutionaries |
Decisive Syrian government's & allied victory |
| 2012 Gorno-Badakhshan clashes | 24–25 July 2012 | Tajikistan government | Tolib Ayombekov's militiamen (including Afghan fighters) | Tajikistan government victory |
| Battle of Anadan | 29–30 July 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | FSA victory |
| Lopota incident | 28 August – 30 October 2012 | Georgian government | Uncertain | Georgian government's victory |
| September 2012 Beytüşşebap attack | 2 September 2012 – present | Turkish government | PKK | Turkish Victory, Attack repulsed |
| Siege of Bani Walid (2012) | 9 September – 26 October 2012 | Pro-government forces | Warfalla tribe Brigade 93 | pro Libyan Government's victory |
| Battle of Kismayo (2012) | 28 September – 1 October 2012 | Somalian government AMISOM Kenya Raskamboni movement |
Al-Shabaab | Somalian government's & allied victory |
| Battle of Khirbet Al-Joz | 6 October 2012 | Syrian government | FSA | FSA victory |
| Battle of Maarrat al-Nu'man | 8–13 October 2012 | Syrian government | FSA al-Nusra Front |
rebels victory |
| Battle of Harem | 17 October – 24 December 2012 | Syrian government | FSA and Other rebel militias | rebels victory |
| Battle of Ras al-Ayn | 8 November – 17 December 2012 (first phase) 17 January 2013 – 19 February 2013 (second phase) 16–17 July 2013 (third phase) |
YPG | Syrian government al-Nusra Front Ghuraba al-Sham Ahfad al-Rasul Brigade FSA |
YPG victory |
| Operation Pillar of Defense | 14–21 November 2012 | Israel | Hamas – Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades PIJ PFLP-GC PFLP PRC al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades |
Ceasefire, both sides claim victory |
| Battle of Darayya (November 2012–February 2013) | 15 November 2012 – 14 February 2013 | Syrian government | FSA Ahrar al-Sham al-Nusra Front |
Syrian army and Hezbulla victory |
| Battle of Menaka | 16–20 November 2012 | MNLA and Tuareg volunteers | Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa AQIM |
Islamists Victory |
| MT Zafirah hijacking | 18–22 November 2012 | Vietnam | Indonesian pirates | Vietnamese victory |
2013
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Konna | 10–18 January 2013 (1 week and 1 day) | Malian army retakes the town Konna with French air-strikes after losing the town by Islamists groups. |
| Battle of Diabaly | 14–21 January 2013 (1 week) | Malian and French troops retake Diabaly by the Islamists groups. |
| Second Battle of Gao | 25–27 January 2013 (2 days) | French forces attacked and successfully took Gao out of MOJWAs hands after they launched an offensive on the city. |
| Battle of Safira | 6–19 February 2013 (1 week and 6 days) |
Al-Nusra Front's rebels attacked and captured the town of As-Safira from the government. |
| Third Battle of Gao | 9–11 February 2013 (2 days) | The raiders were defeated by Malian government forces with the support of troops from France. |
| Battle of Shadadeh | 12–14 February 2013 (2 days) | |
| Fourth Battle of Gao | 20–22 February 2013 (2 days) | The Islamists group MOJWA tried to retake the city. The attempt was repelled by Malian government forces with the support of troops from France and Niger. |
| Battle of Khalil | 22–23 February 2013 (1 day) | |
| Battle of Ifoghas | 22 February 2013 (0 days) | |
| Battle of Iminenas | 27 February – 1 March 2013 (2 days) | |
| Battle of Raqqa (2013) | 3–6 March 2013 (3 days) | |
| Battle of Tin Keraten | 6 March 2013 (0 days) | |
| Battle of Tigharghar | 12 March 2013 (0 days) | |
| Battle of Djebok | 12–17 March 2013 (5 days) | |
| Battle of Timbuktu | 20–21 March 2013 (1 day) | |
| Second Battle of Timbuktu | 20 March 2013 – 1 April 2013 (1 week and 5 days) | |
| Fifth Battle of Gao | 24 March 2013 (0 days) | |
| Battle of In Arab | 29–30 March 2013 (1 day) | |
| Battle of Jdaidet al-Fadl | 16–21 April 2013 (5 days) | |
| Battle of Hamakouladji | 4 May 2013 (0 days) | |
| Battle of al-Qusayr (2013) | 19 May – 5 June 2013 (2 weeks and 3 days) | |
| Battle of Agadez and Arlit | 23 May 2013 (0 days) | |
| Battle of Sidon (2013) | 23–25 June 2013 (2 days) | |
| Battle of Ma'loula | 4–15 September 2013 (1 week and 4 days) | |
| Battle of Sadad | 21–28 October 2013 (1 week) | |
| Battle of Qalamoun | 15 November – 15 December 2013 (1 month) | |
| Battle of Araouane | 10 December 2013 (0 days) |
2014
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Kondaoui | 22–23 January 2014 (1 day) | |
| Battle of Mork | 1 February – 23 October 2014 (8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) | |
| Battle of Asadabad | 23 February 2014 (0 days) | |
| Battle of Hosn | 20 March 2014 (0 days) | |
| Battle of Markada | 21–31 March 2014 (1 week and 3 days) | |
| Battle of Al-Malihah | 3 April – 14 August 2014 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days) | |
| 2014 Battle of Basilan | 11–30 April 2014 (2 weeks and 5 days) | |
| Battle of Kramatorsk | 12 April – 5 July 2014 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) | |
| Long March (South Sudan) | 25 April – 4 August 2014 (3 months, 1 week and 3 days) | |
| Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014) | 6 May – 14 June 2014 (1 month, 1 week and 1 day) | |
| Chibok ambush | 13–14 May 2014 (1 day) | |
| 2nd Battle of Kidal | 16–21 May 2014 (5 days) | |
| First Battle of Donetsk Airport | 26–27 May 2014 (1 month and 1 day) | |
| First Battle of Tikrit | 26–30 June 2014 (4 days) | |
| Battle of Tripoli Airport | 13 July – 23 August 2014 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days) | |
| First Battle of the Shaer gas field | 16–26 July 2014 (1 week and 3 days) | |
| Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion | 16 July – 26 August 2014 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days) | |
| Battle of Shuja'iyya | 19–23 July 2014 (3 days) | |
| Battle of Horlivka | 21 July – 6 September 2014 (1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days) | |
| Battle of Zumar | 1–4 August 2014 (3 days) | |
| Battle of Arsal | 2–7 August 2014 (5 days) | |
| Battle of Ilovaisk | 7 August – 2 September 2014 (3 weeks and 5 days) | |
| Battle of Al-Tabqa airbase | 10–28 August 2014 (2 weeks and 4 days) | |
| Battle for Mosul Dam | 16–19 August 2014 (3 days) | |
| Battle of Novoazovsk | 25–28 August 2014 (3 days) | |
| Battle of Suq al Ghazi | 15 September 2014 (0 days) | |
| Second Battle of Donetsk Airport | 28 September 2014 – 21 January 2015 (3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) | |
| Battle of Benghazi (2014–17) | 15 October 2014 – 28 December 2017 (3 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days) | |
| Second Battle of the Shaer gas field | 28 October – 6 November 2014 (1 week and 2 days) | |
| Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014) | 29 October–21 December 2014 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day) | |
| Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin | 1 November 2014 – 15 December 2014 (1 month and 2 weeks) | |
| Battle of Ramadi (2014–15) | 21 November 2014 – 17 May 2015 (5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) | |
| Battle of Baiji (2014–15) | 25 November 2014 – 9 February 2015 (2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
2015
| Battle | Date | Description | Conflict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raid on Kolofata | 12 January 2015 (0 days) | Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Battle of Debaltseve | 14 January – 20 February 2015 (1 month and 6 days) | War in Donbass | |
| West African offensive | 23 January – 24 December 2015 (11 months and 1 day) | Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Mariupol rocket attack | 24 January 2015 (0 days) | War in Donbass | |
| Mamasapano clash | 25 January 2015 (1 day) | Moro conflict | |
| Niger raid | 6 February 2015 (0 days) | Boko Haram insurgency | |
| Kokang offensive | 9 February – June 2015 (3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) | Kokang conflict | |
| Shyrokyne standoff | 10 February – 3 July 2015 (4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) | War in Donbass | |
| Battle of Tikrit | 2 March – 17 April 2015 (1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Battle of Sirte | 14 March – 31 May 2015 (2 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) | Libyan Civil War | |
| Battle of Aden Airport | 19 March 2015 (0 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Battle of Dhale | 24 March – 26 May 2015 (2 months and 2 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Battle of Aden | 25 March – 22 July 2015 (3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Abyan campaign | 26 March – 11 August 2015 (4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Lahij insurgency | 27 March – 4 August 2015 (4 months, 1 week and 1 day) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya | 28 March 2015 – 19 July 2018 (3 years, 3 months and 3 weeks) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Shabwah campaign | 29 March – 15 August 2015 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Battle of Mukalla | 2–16 April 2015 (2 weeks) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Al-Karmah offensive | 14 April – 3 May 2015 (2 weeks and 5 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Battle of Taiz | 15 April 2015 – present (5 years, 2 months, 1 week and 4 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Battle of Kunduz | 24 April – 14 October 2015 (5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) | War in Afghanistan | |
| Kumanovo clashes | 9–10 May 2015 (5 months and 1 day) | Inter-ethnic clashes in the Republic of Macedonia | |
| Battle of Marinka | 3 June 2015 (0 days) | War in Donbass | |
| MT Orkim Harmony hijacking | 11–19 June 2015 (1 week and 1 day) | Piracy in the Strait of Malacca | |
| Battle of Leego | 26 June 2015 (0 days) | War in Somalia War | |
| Hakkari Assault | ? July 2015 – ? November 2015 (4 months) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
| Sinai clashes | 1–2 July 2015 (1 day) | Sinai insurgency | |
| Operation Martyr Yalçın | 24–25 July 2015 (1 day) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey | |
| Police raids in Turkey | 24 July 2015 (0 days) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey | |
| Şırnak clashes | ? August 2015 – ? May 2016 (9 months) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
| Cizre operation | 4–11 September 2015 (9 months and 1 week) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
| Operation Martyr's Right | 7 September 2015 – present (4 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) | Sinai insurgency | |
| Camp Badaber attack | 18 September 2015 (0 days) | War in North-West Pakistan | |
| Aden unrest | 6 October 2015 – present (4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Sinjar offensive | 12 – 15 November 2015 (3 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Cizre curfew | ? December 2015 – 11 February 2015 (2 months, 1 week and 3 days) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
| Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar | 2–3 December 2015 (1 day) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Siege of Sur | 3 December 2015 – 10 March 2016 (3 months and 1 week) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | |
| Battle of Port Midi | First phase 19 December 2015 – 23 January 2016 (1 month and 4 days) Second phase 30 January 2016 – present (4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) | Yemeni Civil War |
2016
| Battle | Date | Description | Conflict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Black Swan | 8 January 2016 (0 days) | Mexican-American victory, the Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán was recaptured. | Mexican Drug War |
| Battle of El Adde | 15 January 2016 (0 days) | The town was captured by Al Shabaab after a military massacre. | War in Somalia War |
| Siege of Fallujah | 2 February – 22 May 2016 (3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) | The city Fallujah was fully besieged by Iraqi government forces and recaptured the town Al-Karmah. | Iraqi Civil War |
| Nangarhar Offensive | 14 February – 6 March 2016 (3 weeks) | The Afghan National Army recaptured 22 villages from ISIL. | War in Afghanistan |
| 1st Butig clash | 20 February – 1 March 2016 (1 week and 3 days) | The Maute Group retreated after the attempted attack. | Moro conflict |
| Battle of Ben Guerdane | 7–9 March 2016 (2 days) | The Tunisian forces defended the town. | ISIL insurgency in Tunisia |
| Battle of Hit | 12 March – 14 April 2016 (1 month and 2 days) | The Iraqi Army recaptured the town. | Iraqi Civil War |
| Mosul offensive | 24 March – 22 September 2016 (5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day) | Pro-Iraqi government forces capture Qayyarah Airfield West, Qayyarah, and Al-Shirqat. | Iraqi Civil War |
| Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes | 1–5 April 2016 (4 days) | Azerbaijan takes 800–2,000 hectares (8–20 km2) of land in the conflict area. A creasfire was signed by both parties and both claim their victory. | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
| Battle of Tipo-Tipo | 9 – 14 April 2016 (5 days) | The Abu Sayyaf retreated after their attack and killing 18 soldiers and losing 31 fighters. | Moro conflict |
| Operation Omari | 12 April 2016 – present (4 years, 2 months and 2 weeks) | War in Afghanistan | |
| West Iran clashes | 19 April 2016 – present (4 years, 2 months and 1 week) | Kurdish separatism in Iran | |
| Battle of Mukalla | 24–25 April 2016 (1 day) | Decisive Saudi-led Coalition victory by capturing the city. | Yemeni Civil War |
| Battle of Sirte | 12 May – 6 December 2016 (6 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) | GNA recaptured 4 towns and villages and the city itself from ISIL. | Libyan Civil War |
| Ar-Rutbah offensive | 16 – 18 May 2016 (2 days) | Iraqi Army recapture Ar-Rutbah District/Town. | Iraqi Civil War |
| Third Battle of Fallujah | 22 May – 29 June 2016 (1 month and 1 week) | Iraqi forces recaptured the entire city of Fallujah and its suburbs. | Iraqi Civil War |
| Battle of Tsorona | 12–13 June 2016 (1 day) | Status quo ante both sides claim victory. | Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict |
| Wau clashes | 23 June 2016 – present (4 years and 3 days) | South Sudanese Civil War | |
| Juba clashes | 7–11 July 2016 (4 days) | Ceasefire declared. | South Sudanese Civil War |
| Nampala attack | 19 July 2016 (1 week and 3 days) | Ansar Dine and ANSIPRJ killed both 17 soldiers in their army base attack. | Northern Mali conflict |
| Jani Khel offensive | 10 August – 5 September 2016 (3 weeks and 5 days) | War in Afghanistan | |
| Battle of al-Rai | 15–20 August 2016 (5 days) | The FSA gains full control over al-Rai after a second offensive. | Syrian Civil War |
| Battle of al-Hasakah | 16–23 August 2016 (1 week) | Ceasefire declared. The NDF leaves the city and is barred from reentering. | Syrian Civil War |
| Siege of Derna | August 2016 – 28 June 2018 | The Libyan National Army captures Derna from the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna | Second Libyan Civil War |
| Battle of Kunduz | 3–4 October 2016 (1 day) | The Afghan Army captured the city Kunduz from the Taliban. | War in Afghanistan |
| Battle of Mosul | 16 October 2016 – 20 July 2017 (9 months and 4 days) | The Iraqi Army recaptured the city of Mosul after a 9-month battle from ISIL. | Iraqi Civil War |
| Muse offensive | 20 November – 4 December 2016 (2 weeks) | Rebels capture the town of Mong Ko, but are later forced to retreat by the Myanmar Army. | Internal conflict in Myanmar |
| 2nd Butig clash | 26–30 November 2016 (1 month and 4 days) | The Maute Group retreated for the second time the town after an attempted attack. | Moro conflict |
| Battle of Svitlodarsk | 18–23 December 2016 (5 days) | Ceasefire declared. Both sides claim to have repelled the other's attacks. | War in Donbass |
| Syrian Desert campaign | 29 December 2016 – 30 April 2017 (4 months and 1 day) | FSA-led rebels capture more than 1,800 square kilometres (~695 square miles) of territory from ISIL. | Syrian Civil War |
2017
| Battle | Date | Description | Conflict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall of Sangin | ? January 2017 – 23 March 2017 (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) | Taliban capture Sangin from the government. | War in Afghanistan |
| Palmyra offensive | 13 January – 4 March 2017 (1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days) | Syrian Army captures 1,702 square kilometres and 52 settlements, including Palmyra. | Syrian Civil War |
| 1st Deir ez-Zor offensive | 14 January – 14 February 2017 (1 month) | ISIL cut the road to Deir ez-Zor Airport, splitting the government-held areas of Deir ez-Zor into two parts. | Syrian Civil War |
| East Aleppo offensive | 17 January 2017 – 5 April 2017 (2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) | The Syrian Army captures 250 villages, the city of Dayr Hafir and 2 towns. The FSA captures 6-7 villages and SDF captures 14 villages from ISIL. | Syrian Civil War |
| 1st Idlib Governorate clashes | 20 January – 9 March 2017 (1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days) | The Tahrir al-Sham captures multiple cities, towns and villages. | Syrian Civil War |
| Battle of Kulbiyow | 27 January 2017 (0 days) | Al-Shabaab captures the city however the Kenyan army recapture the city within hours later. | War in Somalia War |
| Raid on Yakla | 29 January 2017 (0 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Battle of Avdiivka | 29 January 2017 – 4 February 2017 (6 days) | War in Donbass | |
| 1st Daraa offensive | First phase 12 February – 8 March 2017 (3 weeks and 3 days) Second phase 6 – 26 April 2017 (2 weeks and 6 days) Third phase 24 May – 6 June 2017 (1 week and 6 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Operation Ghazi | 13 February 2017 – present (3 years, 4 months, 1 week and 6 days) | War in North-West Pakistan | |
| Qaboun offensive | 18 February – 29 May 2017 (3 months, 1 week and 4 days) | Rebels and pro-government forces made a deal for transporting rebels and their family members to the Idlib Governorate. The Syrian Army takes control of the neighborhoods. | Syrian Civil War |
| 2nd Daraa offensive | 20 – 27 February 2017 (1 week) | ISIL captured Tasil and two other towns from the rebels. | Syrian Civil War |
| Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad | 22 February 2017 – present (3 years, 4 months and 4 days) | War in North-West Pakistan | |
| Sinjar clashes | 3 March 2017 (0 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Gulf of Sidra Offensive | 3 March 2017 – 14 March 2017 (1 week and 4 days) | Libyan Civil War | |
| Eastern Homs offensive | 5 March – 12 May 2017 (2 months and 1 week) | The Syrian Army made a buffer zone around Palmyra by capturing more than 230 square miles of territory around the city. | Syrian Civil War |
| Israel–Syria incident | 17 March 2017 (0 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| 1st Hama offensive | 21 March – 28 April 2017 (1 month and 1 week) | The Syrian Army recaptured all lost territory as well as one captured in rebels previous offensive. Including the cities of Taybat al-Imam and Halfaya. | Syrian Civil War |
| Battle of Tabqa | 22 March – 10 May 2017 (1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Battle of Darzab | 9–27 April 2017 (2 weeks and 4 days) | War in Afghanistan | |
| Bohol clashes | 11 April 2017 – 15 May 2017 (1 month and 4 days) | Moro conflict | |
| Western Nineveh offensive | 25 April 2017 – 27 June 2017 (2 months and 2 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Battle of Mohmand Valley | 26–27 April 2017 (3 hours) | Joint US/Afghan raid targeting ISIS compound in Nangarhar Province | War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
| East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict | 28 April – 31 May 2017 (1 month and 3 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Kunduz Offensive | ? May 2017 – present (3 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days) | War in Afghanistan | |
| Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish | 5 May 2017 (0 days) | Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes | |
| Raid on Barii | 5 May 2017 (0 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Syrian Desert campaign | 7 May – 13 July 2017 (2 months and 6 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Maskanah Plains offensive | 9 May 2017 – 8 June 2017 (4 weeks and 2 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Brak El-Shati airbase raid | 18 May 2017 (0 days) | Libyan Civil War | |
| Raid on Al Hathla | 23 May 2017 (0 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
| Battle of Marawi | 23 May – 23 October 2017 (5 months) | Moro conflict | |
| East Hama offensive | 31 May – 18 June 2017 (2 weeks and 4 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Battle of Raqqa | 6 June – 17 October 2017 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Battle of Tora Bora | 6 – 25 June 2017 (2 weeks and 5 days) | War in Afghanistan | |
| 3rd Daraa offensive | 7 – 23 June 2017 (2 weeks and 2 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Battle of Af Urur | 8 June 2017 (0 days) | War in Somalia War | |
| Southern Raqqa offensive | 13 – 30 June 2017 (2 weeks and 3 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Jobar offensive | 20 June – 14 August 2017 (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Quneitra offensive | 24 June – 1 July 2017 (1 week) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Pagak offensive | 1 July – 25 August 2017 (1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days) | South Sudanese Civil War | |
| Central Syria campaign | 14 July – 21 October 2017 (3 months and 1 week) | Syrian Civil War | |
| 2nd Idlib Governorate clashes | 14 – 23 July 2017 (1 week and 2 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Qalamoun offensive | 21 July 2017 – 28 August 2017 (1 month and 1 week) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Golweyn ambush | 30 July 2017 (0 days) | War in Somalia War | |
| Battle of Tal Afar | 20 August – 2 September 2017 (1 week and 6 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| 2nd Deir ez-Zor offensive | First phase 8 September 2017 – 5 March 2018 (5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Second phase 1 May – 4 August 2018 (3 months and 3 days) Third phase: Preparations ongoing | Syrian Civil War | |
| Eastern Syria campaign | 14 September – 17 December 2017 (3 months and 3 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Battle of Deir ez-Zor | 14 September – 17 November 2017 (2 months and 3 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Western Anbar offensive | 16 – 21 September 2017 (5 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Euphrates Crossing offensive | 18 September – 21 October 2017 (1 month and 3 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| 2nd Hama offensive | 19 – 29 September 2017 (1 week and 3 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Hawija offensive | 20 September – 8 October 2017 (2 weeks and 4 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Tongo Tongo ambush | 4 October 2017 (0 days) | Insurgency in the Maghreb | |
| Mayadin offensive | 4 – 17 October 2017 (1 week and 6 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Abu Kamal offensive | 23 October – 6 December 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate | 7 October 2017 – present (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Northwestern Syria campaign | 9 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 (4 months and 4 days) | Syrian Civil War | |
| Battle of Kirkuk | 15 – 20 October 2017 (5 days) | Iraqi–Kurdish conflict | |
| Western Iraq campaign | 26 October 2017 – 9 December 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days) | Iraqi Civil War | |
| Battle of Harasta | First phase 14[1] – 25 November 2017[2] (1 week and 4 days) Second phase 29 December 2017 – 17 January 2018 (2 weeks and 5 days) | First phase All of the areas captured by the rebels in Harasta were reported by pro-government sources to have been retaken by government forces.[2] Second phase Government forces defended the military base.[3] | Syrian Civil War |
| Isani flat siege | 21[4] – 22 November 2017[4] (1 day) | The ISIL leader Akhmed Chatayev died in the siege together with 2 others and 1 soldier.[4] | None |
| Beit Jinn offensive | 28 November 2017[5] – 2 January 2018[6] (1 month and 5 days) | Syrian military captures Tal Bardiyah, rebel forces surrender Beit Jinn and leave to Idlib.[7] | Syrian Civil War |
| Battle of Sana'a | 28 November – 4 December 2017[8] (6 days) | Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthi forces,[9] and the Houthis gain total control of Sana'a.[8] | Yemeni Civil War |
| Al Hudaydah governorate offensive | 6 December 2017[10] – Present (2 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) | Yemeni Civil War | |
2018
| Battle | Date | Description | Conflict | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Southern Damascus offensive | 5 January – 20 February 2018 (1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day) | ISIL captures 90% of Yarmouk. | Syrian Civil War | [11][12] |
| Battle of In-Delimane | 12 January – 6 March 2018 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day) | Over 20 jihadists were killed or captured in an attempt attack. | Northern Mali conflict | [13][14] |
| El Junquito raid | 15 January 2018 (1 day) | Pro-Government's forces of Venezuela killed six rebels and one woman and lost 3 pro-Government's forces in a raid in the neighborhood El Junquito in the capital. | Crisis in Bolivarian Venezuela | [15] |
| Turkish military operation in Afrin | First phase 20 January – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days) Second phase 25 March 2018 – Present (2 years, 3 months and 1 day) | First phase Turkish Armed Forces and their allies capture most of the Afrin District[16] (282 towns and villages), including Afrin city. | Syrian Civil War | [17][16][18][19][20] |
| Battle of Aden | 28 – 31 January 2018 (3 days) | STC gains control of most of Aden, on the reach of Al-Mashaiq Palace with support of UAE. | Yemeni Civil War | [21][22] |
| Battle of Khasham | 7 – 8 February 2018 (1 day) | SDF success defended the town. | Syrian Civil War | [23][24] |
| Comprehensive Operation – Sinai | 9 February 2018 – Present (2 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) | Sinai insurgency | [25] | |
| 1st Israel–Syria incident | 10 February 2018 (1 day) | Israeli fighter jets attack additional sites, after an Iranian drone was shot down after entering Israeli airspace, bringing the total to 12 being hit. | Syrian Civil War | [26] |
| Battle of Al Masini valley | 17 – 18 February 2018 (1 day) | 70% of Al Masini valley cleared from AQAP. | Yemeni Civil War | [27][28] |
| Rif Dimashq offensive | 18 February – 12 April 2018 (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days) | Syrian army captures the entirety of the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta pocket. | Syrian Civil War | [29][30] |
| Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict | 19 February – 24 April 2018 (2 months and 5 days) | Ceasefire established. | Syrian Civil War | [31][32] |
| Battle of Batibo | 3 March 2018 (1 day) | Anglophone Crisis | [33] | |
| Operation Tigris Shield | 10 March 2018 – Present (2 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | [34] | |
| 2nd Southern Damascus offensive | 12 – 20 March 2018 (1 week and 1 day) | ISIL takes control of 90% of al-Qadam, SAA controls one neighborhood. | Syrian Civil War | [35][36] |
| Araouane clashes | 29 March – 6 April 2018 (1 week and 1 day) | French troops killed at least two militant commanders.[37][38] | Northern Mali conflict | [37][38] |
| Siirt raid | 29 March 2018 (1 day) | PKK attacked a Turkish military base in Eruh and killed 6 soldiers. | Kurdish–Turkish conflict | [39] |
| MINUSMA super camp attack | 14 April 2018 (1 day) | MINUSMA and French troops defend the camp. | Northern Mali conflict | [40][41] |
| Northern Homs offensive | 15 – 20 April 2018 (5 days) | A Ceasefire was declared and all rebels surrender and withdrawal. | Syrian Civil War | [42][43] |
| Eastern Qalamoun offensive | 17 – 25 April 2018 (1 week and 1 day) | Syrian Army captures the entirety of the rebel-held eastern Qalamoun pocket. And the rebels surrender and evacuate from eastern Qalamoun. | Syrian Civil War | [44][45] |
| 3th Southern Damascus offensive | 19 April – 21 May 2018 (1 month and 2 days) | The Syrian Army captured the entire rebel-held pocket in south Damascus after reaching an evacuation agreement. | Syrian Civil War | [46][47][48] |
| Deir ez-Zor Governorate clashes | 29 April 2018 (1 day) | SDF recaptures all four villages. | Syrian Civil War | [49][50] |
| United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra | 30 April – 14 May 2018 (2 weeks) | Two weeks after the takeover on 14 May, Saudi troops were also deployed to the archipelago and a deal was brokered between the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for a joint military training exercise and the return of administrative control of Socotra's airport and seaport to Yemen. | Yemeni Civil War | [51][52][53] |
| Battle of Derna | 7 May 2018 – 28 June 2018 (1 month and 3 weeks) | Khalifa Haftar captures Derna from the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna. | Libyan Civil War | [54][55] |
| 2nd Israel–Iran incident | 10 May 2018 (1 day) | After Iranian forces reportedly fired around 20 projectiles towards Israeli army positions in the Golan Heights, Israel attacked Iranian bases in Syria. | Syrian Civil War | [56] |
| Battle of Farah | 14 – 16 May 2018 (2 days) | Afghan Government's victory and recapturing the city Farah. | War in Afghanistan | [57][58] |
| Deir ez-Zor offensive | 22 May – 11 June 2018 (2 weeks and 6 days) | Pro-Government's forces defend the town Abu Kamal from ISIL. | Syrian Civil War | [59][60] |
| Battle of Tabarde | 3 – 5 June 2018 (2 days) | GATIA/MSA killed 6 ISIL members one of them is commander and Amat Ag Assalate and lost both 3 soldiers. | Northern Mali conflict | [61][62] |
| 1st As-Suwayda offensive | 6 – 22 June 2018 (2 weeks and 2 days) | Syrian Army captures a number of towns, villages and many hills. | Syrian Civil War | [63][64] |
| Battle of Al Hudaydah | 13 June – 13 November 2018 (5 months) | An offensive by the Hadi Government to attack the port city of Al Hudayah and cut off the Houthis from supply lines. | Yemeni Civil War | [65] |
| Southern Syria offensive | 18 June 2018 – 31 July 2018 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days) | Pro-Government forces capture all the rebels territory. | Syrian Civil War | [66][67] |
| Battle of Darzab | 12 July – 1 August 2018 (2 weeks and 6 days) | Battle between Taliban and the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISIL-K), which resulted in a major Taliban victory | War in Afghanistan | |
| Ndop prison break | 28 July 2018 (1 day) | Ambazonian separatists burning down the prison, and liberate 163 inmates, the separatists sized also some weapons and ammunition from the prison. | Anglophone Crisis | [68] |
| 2nd As-Suwayda offensive | 6 August – 19 November 2018 (3 months, 1 week and 6 days) | Syrian Civil War | [69] | |
| Ghazni offensive | 10 – 15 August 2018 (5 days) | Government's forces regain control of Ghazni city, but only three districts in Ghazni Province remain under full government control[70] | War in Afghanistan | [71][70] |
| Battle of Tripoli | 27 August 2018 – 25 September 2018 (4 weeks and 1 day) | A series of clashes in Tripoli end after a ceasefire. | Libyan Civil War | [72] |
| Syria missile strikes | 17 September 2018 | Syrian Civil War | ||
| Kerch Strait incident | 25 November 2018 | Russian Border Guard captures three Ukrainian naval vessels. | Ukrainian crisis | [73] |
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