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List of wars involving Iraq

This is a comprehensive list of wars and conflicts involving the territory of modern-day Iraq, from ancient Mesopotamian civilizations to the modern Republic of Iraq. It includes major foreign invasions, regional power struggles, tribal revolts, and wars under various empires and states.

Ancient Mesopotamia (c. 2700 BCE – 539 BCE)

Sumerian–Elamite Wars (c. 2700–2000 BCE) – Sumerian victories in early phases; fluctuating results later.

Akkadian campaigns in Elam and Gutium (c. 2300–2200 BCE) – Akkadian victories.

Gutian Invasion of Sumer (c. 2150 BCE) – Gutian victory; temporary collapse of Sumerian control.

Elamite sack of Ur (c. 2004 BCE) – Elamite victory.

Babylonian–Elamite Wars (18th–12th centuries BCE) – Babylonian and Elamite victories in different phases.

Assyrian military campaigns (911–609 BCE) – Assyrian victories, expansion to empire.

Medo-Babylonian conquest of Assyria (626–609 BCE) – Medo-Babylonian victory.

Neo-Babylonian campaigns (e.g., Nabonidus in Arabia) – Babylonian victory.

Classical Antiquity (539 BCE – 651 CE)

Achaemenid conquest of Babylon (539 BCE) – Persian victory.

Macedonian conquest (Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BCE) – Macedonian victory.

Seleucid–Parthian conflicts (247 BCE–224 CE) – Parthian victory.

Roman–Parthian Wars (53 BCE–224 CE) – Inconclusive, back-and-forth control.

Roman–Sassanid Wars (224–651 CE) – Mostly Sassanid victories in Mesopotamia.

Early Islamic and Medieval Iraq (632–1508 CE)

Muslim conquest of Iraq (Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, 636 CE) – Rashidun Caliphate victory.

First Fitna (656–661) – Umayyad victory.

Second Fitna (680–692) – Umayyad victory.

Zanj Rebellion (869–883) – Abbasid victory.

Qarmatian raids (10th century) – Qarmatian successes, but no long-term gains.

Buyid–Hamdanid conflicts – Mixed results.

Banu Mazid–Seljuk Wars (11th–12th centuries)

Battle of Wasit (1073) – Mazidid victory.

Sack of Basra (1129) – Mazidid victory.

Khwarazmian invasions (early 13th century) – Khwarazmian victory.

Mongol invasion of Iraq (Sack of Baghdad, 1258) – Mongol victory.

Ilkhanate civil wars – Internal conflict, varied results.

Early Modern Iraq (1508–1917)

Ottoman–Safavid Wars (1534–1639)

Battle of Baghdad (1624) – Safavid victory.

Battle of Baghdad (1638) – Ottoman victory.

Muntafiq–Ottoman conflicts (17th–19th centuries) – Inconclusive, tribal resistance continued.

Zand invasion of Iraq (1775–1776)

Siege of Basra – Iraqi/Ottoman victory; Zands withdrew.

Wahhabi–Ottoman–Iraqi conflicts

Sack of Karbala (1802) – Wahhabi victory.

Sieges of Najaf (1801, 1803) – Iraqi/Ottoman victory; Wahhabis repelled.

Modern Iraq (1917–present) === ==== Under British Rule and Monarchy =

World War I (Mesopotamian campaign) (1914–1918) – British victory.

1920 Iraqi Revolt – British victory, but led to local autonomy.

Anglo-Iraqi War (1941) – British victory.

1948 Arab–Israeli War – Israeli victory.

Republic of Iraq (1958–present)

Six-Day War (1967) – Israeli victory.

Yom Kippur War (1973) – Israeli victory, though Arab gains in Sinai.

Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) – Stalemate, heavy losses on both sides.

Gulf War (1990–1991) – Coalition victory, Iraq expelled from Kuwait.

Iraq War / U.S.-led invasion (2003) – Coalition victory, regime change.

Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) – Inconclusive; U.S. withdrew.

War against ISIS (2013–2017) – Iraqi and coalition victory.

Turkish military operations in Iraqi Kurdistan (ongoing) – Ongoing.

U.S.–Iran proxy conflict in Iraq (2019–present) – Ongoing.