List of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda

The following is a list of conflicts involving the militant group known as al-Qaeda throughout its various incarnations. The group currently controls portions of territory in Lebanon, Syria,Somalia and Yemen and has taken part in many battles and wars.

Wars

• War on Terror
• Soviet–Afghan War
• Civil war in Afghanistan (1989–92)
• Civil war in Afghanistan (1992–96)
• Civil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001)
• War in Afghanistan (2001–2014)
• War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
• Civil war in Tajikistan
• Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
• Yemeni Civil War (2015)
• Maghreb insurgency
• Northern Mali conflict
• Iraq War
• Iraqi insurgency
• War in North-West Pakistan
• First Somali Islamist War
• Second Somali Islamist War
• Factional violence in Libya (2011–14)
• Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
• Syrian Civil War
• Military intervention against ISIL
  • American-led intervention in Syria

Battles

Battle	Allies	Opponents	Outcome
Battle of Kabul (1992–96)	Al-Qaeda Taliban	Islamic State of Afghanistan Shura-e Nazar Jamiat-i Islami Harakat-i Islami Ittehad-i Islami Hezb-i Wahdat Junbish-i Milli Hezb-i Islami	Partial Victory
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)	Al-Qaeda (Only strategist help by supreme strategist of Al-Qaeda Saif al-Adel) Somali National Alliance (SNA)	UNOSOM II United States Pakistan Malaysia	Defeat
Battles of Mazar-i-Sharif (1997–98)	Al-Qaeda Taliban	Junbishi Forces Forces loyal to Ismail Khan	Victory
Siege of Kunduz	Taliban Al-Qaeda IMU	Northern Alliance United States	Defeat
Battle of Kandahar (2001)	Taliban Al-Qaeda	Gul Sharzai-led militia Eastern Alliance United States Australia	Partial Defeat
Fall of Kandahar	Taliban Al-Qaeda	Gul Sharzai-led militia Eastern Alliance United States Australia	Defeat
Battle of Qala-i-Jangi	Taliban Al-Qaeda IMU	Northern Alliance United States United Kingdom	Defeat
Battle of Tora Bora	Taliban Al-Qaeda	United States United Kingdom Germany Northern Alliance	Partial Defeat
Operation Anaconda	Taliban insurgents Al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	Coalition: United States Australia Afghan Army United Kingdom Canada Germany France Norway Denmark Turkey New Zealand	Defeat
Battle of Takur Ghar	Taliban Al-Qaeda	United States Australia Afghanistan United Kingdom	Defeat
Operation Harpoon (2002)	Taliban Al-Qaeda	United States Canada	Defeat
Operation Jacana	Taliban Al-Qaeda	United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Norway	Defeat
Battle of Wana	al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	State of Pakistan	Defeat
First Battle of Fallujah	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq Ba'athists Islamic Army of Iraq Mujahideen	United States Poland (GROM) Blackwater	Victory
2004 Iraq KBR convoy ambush	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States	Victory
Houthi insurgency in Yemen	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Houthis	Yemen	Victory
Battle of Samarra (2004)	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraq	Defeat
Second Battle of Fallujah	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq Black Banner Organization Ansar ul-Islam Islamic Army of Iraq	United States Republic of Iraq United Kingdom	Defeat
Battle of Mosul (2004)	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq Ansar ul-Islam	United States Republic of Iraq	Defeat
Battle of Abu Ghraib	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States	Defeat
Battle of Al Qaim	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States	Defeat
Operation Sayeed	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq Ba'athists	United States Republic of Iraq	Defeat
Operation Steel Curtain	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Republic of Iraq	Defeat
Operation Swarmer	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Republic of Iraq	Indecisive
Operation Scorpion	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Republic of Iraq	Indecisive
Operation Larchwood 4	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United Kingdom United States Iraq	Defeat
Operation Mountain Thrust	Al-Qaeda Taliban	United States Canada Afghan National Army United Kingdom Australia Romania Netherlands Czech Republic	Partial Defeat
Operation Together Forward	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq al-Mahdi Army Mujahideen Shura Council	United States Republic of Iraq	Victory
Battle of Ramadi (2006)	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq Mujahideen Shura Council	United States Republic of Iraq	Indecisive
Islamic Army–al-Qaeda conflict	al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq	Islamic Army of Iraq 1920 Revolution Brigade Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna Hamas of Iraq	Indecisive
Operation Mountain Fury	al-Qaeda Taliban	Afghan National Army Canada United States United Kingdom Netherlands Italy Estonia	Defeat
2006 Ramadan Offensive	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States	Victory
Battle of Turki	al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq	United States	Defeat
Diyala campaign	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States New Iraqi Army Peshmerga	Defeat
Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar Dine	Morocco Mauritania Tunisia Burkina Faso Chad Mali Niger Nigeria United States Canada	Ongoing
Operation Murfreesboro	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraq	Defeat
Operation Shurta Nasir	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States New Iraqi Army	Defeat
Battle of Ras Kamboni	22px Islamic Courts Union 22px Pro-Islamist militias Foreign fighters al-Qaeda	Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Ethiopia United States	Defeat
Battle of Baqubah	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States New Iraqi Army	Defeat
Operation Alljah	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States New Iraqi Army	Defeat
Operation Phantom Thunder	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraqi Army Revolution Brigade Peshmerga	Defeat
Operation Commando Eagle	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States New Iraqi Army	Defeat
Operation Bull Run	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States New Iraqi Army	Defeat
Battle of Donkey Island	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States	Defeat
Operation Phantom Strike	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States	Defeat
Operation Phantom Phoenix	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraq Georgia United Kingdom	Partial Defeat
Ninawa campaign	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraq	Indecisive
2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraq	Indecisive
Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem	Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Al Qaeda Lashkar-e-Islam	State of Pakistan	Defeat
Battle of Mogadishu (2009)	Al-Shabaab Hizbul Islam Foreign Mujahideen Al-Qaeda	Somalia: ARS-D-TFG coalition AMISOM	Partial victory
Operation Augurs of Prosperity	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in Iraq	United States Iraq	Defeat
Battle of Wanat	al-Qaeda Taliban	United States State of Pakistan	Defeat
Operation Rah-e-Nijat	Tehrik-i-Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami (IMU splinter faction) Al Qaeda Foreign Mujahideen	State of Pakistan	Defeat
Battle of Bajaur	al-Qaeda TTP Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi	State of Pakistan	Defeat
Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan	al-Qaeda Taliban	United States Germany Afghanistan Belgium Sweden	Defeat
Second Battle of Swat	al-Qaeda TTP Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Lashkar-e-Islam	State of Pakistan	Defeat
Operation Blow to the Head	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Yemen	Houthis	Indecisive
Operation Moshtarak	al-Qaeda Taliban	United States United Kingdom France Canada Afghanistan	Defeat
Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11)	Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen Hizbul Islam* Foreign mujahideen al-Qaeda	Republic of Somalia: ARS-D-TFG coalition AMISOM Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a limited involvement: United States European Union	Defeat
Battle of Gedo	al-Qaeda Al-Shabab	Federal Government of Somalia Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a Ethiopia Kenya Defence Forces	Ongoing
Operation Neptune Spear	al-Qaeda	United States	Defeat
Siege of Homs	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Free Syrian Army	Syria Hezbollah SSNP	Defeat
PNS Mehran attack	TTP Al-Qaeda	Pakistan	Defeat
Battle of Zinjibar	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabab	Yemen People's Committees (Yemen) Tribal fighters United States	Victory
Idlib Governorate clashes (September 2011–March 2012)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham Free Syrian Army	Syria	Partial victory
Siege of Dammaj	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Houthis	Defeat
Battle of Aguelhok	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb	National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad	Mali	Victory
Battle of Tessalit	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb	Azawad National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Ansar Dine	Mali	Victory
Battle of Dofas	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabab	Yemen People's Committees (Yemen)	Victory
Battle of Yurkud (2012)	al-Qaeda Al-Shabab	Ethiopia	Defeat
2012 Abyan offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Al-Shabab Aden-Abyan Islamic Army	Yemen People's Committees (Yemen)	Defeat
Battles of Gao and Timbuktu	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Ansar Dine	Azawad National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad	Victory
Siege of Nubl and Al-Zahraa	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah	Defeat
Lebanese–Syrian border clashes	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front	Islamic Front Free Syrian Army	Hezbollah	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Lebanon	Ongoing
Rojava conflict	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ghuraba al-Sham Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army Kurds allied with groups of Euphrates Volcano since 12 September 2014 and Jaysh al-Thuwar. Southern Front 13th Division Knights of Justice Brigade Syria Revolutionaries Front Jarabulus Brigade Syrian Turkmen Brigades Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham Al-Tawhid Brigade Jaysh al-Islam Ansar al-Sham	Rojava Kurdish Supreme Committee Democratic Union Party People's Defense Units (YPG) Asayiş Democratic Union Party (Yekîtî) Kurdish National Council Jabhat al-Akrad (ex-FSA rebel allied brigade) Syriac Union Party Syriac Military Council (MFS) Sutoro Khabour Guards Kurdistan Workers' Party International Freedom Battalion Marxist–Leninist Communist Party Liberation Army of the Workers and Peasants of Turkey Peoples' Liberation Army Arab tribesmen Al-Sanadid Forces Sharabiyya tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Zubayd tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Shammar tribe (Ya'rubiyah area) Operation Inherent Resolve United States Canada Jordan France Qatar United Arab Emirates Bahrain Morocco Saudi Arabia	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Army National Defense Force Syrian Arab Air Force Shabiha Sootoro	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Ongoing
Siege of Menagh Air Base	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front National Coalition Free Syrian Army Al-Tawhid Brigade Northern Storm Brigade	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syria	Victory
Siege of Abu al-Duhur Airbase	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Katibat Turkistani Free Syrian Army (until late 2014)	Syria	Victory
Battle of Kismayo (2012)	al-Qaeda Al-Shabab	AMISOM Kenya Defence Forces Raskamboni movement	Defeat
Battle of Maarrat al-Nu'man	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Farouq Brigades	Syria	Victory
Battle of Ras al-Ayn	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ghuraba al-Sham	Syria	Rojava YPG	Defeat
Battle of Menaka	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa	Azawad MNLA Tuareg volunteers	victory
Battle of Darayya (November 2012–March 2013)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham Free Syrian Army	Syria	Victory
Battle of Konna	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar Dine Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa	Mali France	Defeat
Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt	al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab	France	Victory
Battle of Diabaly	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar Dine	Mali France	Partial Defeat
Battle of Safira	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front	Syria	Victory
Battle of Safira	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Syrian Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Front Damascus Military Council Ahrar ash-Sham Kataib Hamza ibn Adulmutallib Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Liwa Al-Islam Al-Nusra Front	Syrian government Syrian Armed Forces PFLP – GC Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas	Partial Victory
Battle of Ifoghas	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb MOJWA	Chad France	Defeat
Battle of Shadadeh	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front	Syria	Victory
Akashat ambush	al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Al-Nusra Front	Syria Iraq	Victory
2013 Daraa offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic	Partial Victory
Battle of Raqqa	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham Free Syrian Army Muntasir Billah Brigade Liwa Thuwwar al-Raqqa	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces	Victory
Battle of Tigharghar	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb	Chad	Defeat
Second Battle of Timbuktu	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb	Mali France	Defeat
Battle of Radda	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Yemen People's Committees (Yemen)	Indecisive
Al-Qusayr offensive (2013)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham National Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Liberation Front Farouq Brigades Al-Tawhid Brigade	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces Popular Committees Hezbollah Supported by: Iranian IRGC	Defeat
2013 Hawija clashes	al-Qaeda Islamic State of Iraq Iraqi Opposition Groups Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation Naqshbandi Army	Iraqi Government Iraqi Army Iraqi Police Peshmerga Sahwa militia	Victory
Battle of al-Qusayr (2013)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front National Coalition Free Syrian Army Syrian Liberation Front	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Forces Popular Committees Hezbollah Far-right volunteers (Black Lily) Supported by: Iranian IRGC	Defeat
Operation al-Shabah	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq Free Iraqi Army	Iraqi Government	Indecisive
2013 Sidon clash	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Jund al-Sham Fatah al-Islam	Lebanese Army	Hezbollah	Defeat
Syrian Kurdish–Islamist conflict (2013–present)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Ahrar ash-Sham	Rojava Democratic Union Party (PYD) People's Defence Units (YPG) Asayiş Jabhat al-Akrad (ex-Free Syrian Army brigade) Free Syrian Army (since September 2014) Kurdistan Workers' Party Iraqi Kurdistan Syriac Union Party Syriac Military Council (MFS) Sutoro Arab tribesmen Sharabiyya tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Zubayd tribe (Ras al-'Ayn area) Shammar tribe (Ya'rubiyah area) Al-Sanadid Forces	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Ongoing
2013 Latakia offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Syrian Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham Junud al-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Harakat Sham al-Islam	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance	Defeat
Battle of Ma'loula	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ahrar ash-Sham Qalamoun Liberation front	Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah	Defeat
Rif Dimashq offensive (September–November 2013)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ahrar ash-Sham 29px Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Syrian Islamic Front	Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Arab Nationalist Guard	Defeat
Aleppo offensive (October–December 2013)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Ahrar ash-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah	Defeat
Battle of Sadad	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic: Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force	Defeat
Battle of Qalamoun (2013)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Green Battalion	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defence Force Hezbollah Arab Nationalist Guard Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas(Iraqi militia)	Defeat
Battle of Murak	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Sham Legion Free Syrian Army 13th Division (Syrian rebel group) Knights of Justice Brigade	Syrian Arab Republic	Defeat
Daraa offensive (February–May 2014)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Arab Nationalist Guard	Indecisive
Al-Otaiba ambush	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front	Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah	Defeat
2014 Idlib offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Jaysh al-Sham Sham Legion	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Resistance	Victory
Battle of Hosn	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham	Syrian Arab Republic Hezbollah	Defeat
2014 Latakia offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham Ansar al-Sham Supported by: Turkey United States Junud al-Sham Harakat Sham al-Islam	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Suqur al-Sahara National Defense Force Syrian Resistance Ba'ath Brigades Hezbollah	Defeat
Battle of Markada	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Defeat
Battle of Al-Malihah	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Jaysh al-Islam Free Syrian Army	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah	Defeat
Second Siege of Wadi Deif	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham Suqour al-Sham Free Syrian Army 13th Division (Syrian rebel group) Knights of Justice Brigade Sham Legion	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force	Victory
Battle of Dayet in Maharat	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb	France	Defeat
Operation Zarb-e-Azb	al-Qaeda Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Turkistan Islamic Party Haqqani network	Islamic Republic of Pakistan Pakistan Army Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Navy Special Forces SSG SSGN SSW Pakistan Marines Elite Police Paramilitary forces Pakistan Rangers	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Khorasan Jundallah Tehreek-e-Khilafat Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan	Defeat
Operation Inherent Resolve	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan	United States of America Armed Forces Intelligence Community	Ahrar ash-Sham	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Ongoing
2014 Hama offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front SRCC Free Syrian Army Islamic Front	Syria National Defense Force Iranian IRGC	Defeat
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict	al-Qaeda Abdullah Azzam Brigades Gazan militant groups Hamas Islamic Jihad DFLP PFLP PRC al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Armament support: Iran	Israel	Indecisive
Battle of Arsal (2014)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syria National Defense Force Iranian IRGC	Lebanon Lebanese Armed Forces Internal Security Forces	Defeat
Operation Indian Ocean	al-Qaeda Al-Shabaab	Federal Government of Somalia Jubaland Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a AMISOM United States Supported by: EUTM Somalia	Ongoing
2014 Quneitra offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front SRCC Free Syrian Army Islamic Front	UNDOF	Syria National Defense Force	Victory
American-led intervention in Syria	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan	Ahrar ash-Sham	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	United States of America Armed Forces Intelligence Community	Ongoing
Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front	Free Syrian Army Syria Revolutionaries Front Hazzm Movement	Victory
2014 Idlib city raid	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Jund al-Aqsa Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Syrian Arab Republic National Defense Force	Defeat
Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Lions of Sunna Brigade First Corps (Syrian rebel group) 30px Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army Southern Command (Syrian rebel group) Islamic Front Syria Revolutionaries Front	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army National Defence Force Hezbollah Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Supported by: Iranian IRGC	Victory
2014 hostage rescue operations in Yemen	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Yemen United States	Indecisive
Daraa offensive (January 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Southern Front First Army Islamic Front	Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Army National Defence Force Hezbollah Iraqi Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada Supported by: Iranian IRGC	Victory
Battle of Bosra (2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army Islamic Muthanna Movement	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Hezbollah Iranian IRGC Imam al-Hussein Brigade	Victory
Second Battle of Idlib	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades	Syria Hezbollah	Victory
2015 Idlib offensive	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades	Syria Hezbollah	Partial Victory
Siege of Al-Fu'ah-Kafriya (2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Jund al-Aqsa Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades Free Syrian Army	Syria Hezbollah	Ongoing
Abyan campaign (March–August 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Houthi fighters	Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen)	Partial Defeat
Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Houthi fighters	Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen)	Defeat
Battle of Nasib Border Crossing	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front 30px Southern Front of the Free Syrian Army Free Syrian Army Hawks of the South	Syrian Arab Republic	Victory
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Free Syrian Army	Free Syrian Army Jaysh al-Islam Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis	Syrian Armed Forces Palestine Liberation Army PFLP-GC Fatah al-Intifada	Partial Victory
Battle of Al Mukalla	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Hadhramaut Tribal Alliance	Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen)	Victory
Battle of Taiz (2015-2016) (15 April 2015 – 17 April 2016)	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Houthi government Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Republican Guard	Hadi government Security Forces (pro-Hadi) Islah fighters Popular Resistance (Yemen) People's Committees (Yemen) Foreign intervention Saudi Arabia (leader) Bahrain Egypt Jordan Kuwait Morocco Sudan United Arab Emirates	Stalemate
Battle of Leego (2015) (26 June 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Shabab	AMISOM Burundian Contingents	Strategical Victory
Aleppo offensive (July 2015) (2–7 July 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Fatah Halab Levant Front Free Syrian Army Ansar al-Sharia Jabhat Ansar al-Din Al-Tawhid Brigade Ansar al Khilafah Mujahideen al Islam Movement	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Ba'ath Brigades Al-Quds Brigades Hezbollah	Partial Victory
Battle of Zabadani (2015) (3 July – 24 September 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham Jaysh al-Islam Free Syrian Army Al-Zabadani Hawks Brigade	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 4th Armoured Division National Defense Force Syrian Social Nationalist Party Palestine Liberation Army Hezbollah Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC	Ceasefire
Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015) (28 July – 28 August 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Jund al-Aqsa Katibat Turkistani Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham SRCC Free Syrian Army Alwiya al-Furqan Army of Mujahedeen Junud al-Sham 1st Coastal Division 13th Division 101st Division Falcons of Mount Zawiya Brigade Knights of Justice Brigade Falcons of al-Ghab Islamic Front Ansar al-Sham Jabhat Ansar al-Din Katibat Tawhid wa Jihad (Uzbeks) Supported by: Republic of Turkey Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Qatar	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 11th Tank Division 40th Tank Brigade 87th Brigade 155th Brigade Tiger Forces Cheetah Forces Brigade Special Forces 54th Regiment Republican Guard 106th Brigade Suqur al-Sahara National Defense Force Hezbollah Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Resistance Liwa Fatemiyoun Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC Quds Force	Victory
Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War (30 September 2015 – present ())	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Army of Conquest: Ahrar ash-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party Supported by: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Republic of Turkey Qatar	Free Syrian Army Muslim Brotherhood Syrian Turkmen Brigades Levant Front Islamic Front Supported by: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Republic of Turkey United States of America	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Aerial combat Russian Federation Syrian Arab Republic Ground forces OSM (Russian security contractors) Syrian Arab Republic Islamic Republic of Iran Supported by: Iraq	Syrian Democratic Forces Supported by: United States of America	Ongoing
Northwestern Syria offensive (October–November 2015) (7 October – 10 November 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Khorasan Army of Conquest Jund al-Aqsa Katibat Turkistani SRCC Ahrar ash-Sham Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham Farouq Brigades Sham Legion Jaysh al-Sunna Liwa al-Haqq Ajnad ash-Sham Free Syrian Army 101st Infantry Division (Syrian rebel group) 1st Coastal Division 13th Division Jaysh al-Nasr Junud al-Sham Islamic Front Alwiya al-Furqan Jaysh al-Islam Jabhat Ansar al-Din Supported by: Republic of Turkey Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Qatar	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 10th Tank Division 87th Brigade 7th Division 47th Tank Brigade 4th Assault Corps Syrian Republican Guard 106th Brigade National Defense Force Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Resistance Liwa Fatemiyoun Hezbollah Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC Air strikes: Russia Russian Air Force	Indecisive
Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) (16 October – 21 December 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Katibat Turkistani Caucasus Emirate SRCC Free Syrian Army Islamic Front Suqour al-Sham Brigade Ahrar ash-Sham Army of Mujahedeen Kata’eb Thuwar al-Sham Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki Division 13 Sultan Murad Brigade Alwiya al-Furqan Support Republic of Turkey Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Qatar United States of America	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces 4th Armored Division 10th Armoured Division National Defence Forces Ba'ath Brigades Local Defense Forces Islamic Republic of Iran IRGC Quds Force IRGC Ground Forces Iranian-backed Shi'ite Militias Kata'ib Hezbollah Harakat al-Nujaba Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas Liwa Fatemiyoun Ammar Brigade Al-Badr Brigades Hezbollah Liwa Al-Quds Air strikes: Russia Aerospace Forces	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Defeat
2015 Latakia offensive (15 October 2015 – 12 March 2016)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Turkistan Islamic Party Free Syrian Army 1st Coastal Division 1st Coastal Brigade 2nd Coastal Division Islamic Front Ahrar ash-Sham Ansar al-Sham Support Republic of Turkey (border shelling) United States of America (Armament for FSA)	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces Syrian Republican Guard Commando Sea Regiment(Marines, Fouj Al-Mughawayr Al-Bahar) 103rd Brigade Suqur al-Sahara National Defence Forces Syrian Social Nationalist Party Hezbollah Air strikes: Russian Federation Russian Air Force	Defeat
2015 Hama offensive (28 November – 15 December 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Front Jund al-Aqsa Army of Conquest Ahrar ash-Sham Free Syrian Army Liwaa Suqour Al-Ghaab	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Air strikes: Russian Federation Russian Air Force	Defeat
Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar (2–3 December 2015)	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Republic of Yemen Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) Popular Resistance (Yemen)	Victory
Southern Abyan Offensive (2016) (20 February 2016)	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula	Republic of Yemen Yemen Army People's Committees (Yemen) Popular Resistance (Yemen)	Victory