List of wars and battles involving the Islamic State

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Current military situation (as of February 24):
  Controlled by the Islamic State
  Controlled by al-Nusra
  Controlled by the Main Syrian rebels
  Controlled by the Syrian Government
  Controlled by Iraqi government
  Controlled by Syrian Kurdistan
  Controlled by Iraqi Kurdistan
  Controlled by the Lebanese Government
  Controlled by Hezbollah

The following is a list of conflicts involving the jihadist militant group known as the Islamic State (IS/ISIL/ISIS/Daesh), throughout its various incarnations. The group controlled portions of territory in Iraq and Syria in the mid-2010s and has taken part in many attacks, battles and wars.

Wars[edit]

Since late 2013, the wars in Syria have merged into a single war that includes a spillover into Lebanon and Iraq.

Battles[edit]

Islamic State of Iraq

Battle Allies Opponents Outcome
2006 Ramadan Offensive  ISI  United States
 Iraq
 United Kingdom
Victory
Battle of Turki  ISI  United States Defeat
Diyala campaign  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Defeat
Battle of Haifa Street  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Indecisive
Operation Imposing Law  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Defeat
Operation Phantom Thunder  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Defeat
Battle of Baqubah  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Defeat
Battle of Donkey Island  ISI  United States Defeat
Operation Shurta Nasir  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Defeat
Operation Phantom Strike  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Indecisive
Operation Phantom Phoenix  ISI  United States
 Iraq
 Georgia
 United Kingdom
Indecisive
Ninawa campaign  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Indecisive
2008 al-Qaeda offensive in Iraq  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Indecisive
Operation Augurs of Prosperity  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Defeat
Battle of the Palm Grove  ISI  United States
 Iraq
Indecisive

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Battle Allies Opponents Outcome
Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016)  ISIL (Last ISIL assault repelled in March 2016)  Syria
Defeat
2013 Latakia offensive al-Nusra Front
 ISIL
Syria Free Syrian Army
 Syria Defeat
Battle of Sadad al-Nusra Front
 ISIL
Syria Free Syrian Army
 Syria Defeat
Battle of Qalamoun al-Nusra Front
 ISIL
Syria Free Syrian Army
 Syria Defeat
Akashat ambush  ISIL  Syria
 Iraq
Victory
2013 Hawija clashes  ISIL  Iraq Indecisive
Operation al-Shabah  ISIL
Iraq Free Iraqi Army
 Iraq Indecisive
Battle of Tell Hamis and Tell Brak (December 2013–January 2014)  ISIL
Islamic Front
Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) Victory
Anbar campaign (2013–14)  ISIL  Iraq Victory
Siege of Kuweires Airbase (2012–15)  ISIL (Beginning in March 2014)  Syria
Syria Syrian opposition (Until March 2014)
Defeat
Battle of Markada  ISIL al-Nusra Front Victory
Deir ez-Zor offensive (April–July 2014)  ISIL Syria Free Syrian Army
al-Nusra Front
Victory
Qalamoun offensive (June–August 2014)  ISIL  Syria Inconclusive
Battle of Arsal  ISIL  Lebanon Defeat
First Battle of the Shaer gas field  ISIL  Syria Both sides claim victory
2014 Eastern Syria offensive  ISIL  Syria Victory
Battle for Tabqa Air base  ISIL  Syria Victory
Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)  ISIL  Iraq
 Syria
 Iran
Victory
Fall of Mosul  ISIL
JRTN
 Iraq Victory
Fall of Baiji  ISIL  Iraq Victory
Battle of Al-Hasakah (June–September 2014)  ISIL YPG
 Syria
Defeat
Battle of Kirkuk (2014)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga Defeat
First Battle of Tikrit  ISIL  Iraq Victory
Siege of Tikrit (July 2014)  ISIL Iraq Iraq
Iran Iran
Victory
2014 American rescue mission in Syria  ISIL  United States
 Jordan (Unconfirmed)
Victory
Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014)  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
 United States
Victory
Siege of Amirli  ISIL  Iraq
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga[1]
 Iran
Defeat
Battle of Zumar  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga Defeat
Iraq airstrikes  ISIL  United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Defeat
Battle of Haditha (August 2014 – January 2015)  ISIL Iraq Iraq
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Battle for Haditha Dam (August–September 2014)  ISIL Iraq Iraq
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Battle of Dabiq (August–September 2015)  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition Victory
Battle of Hawija (August–September 2014)  ISIL  United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Victory
Sinjar  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 United Kingdom
Defeat
Battle of Sinjar (August 2014)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 United Kingdom
Victory
Battle of Sinjar (August–October 2014)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 United Kingdom
Victory
Battle for Mosul Dam  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 Iraq
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Suq al Ghazi  ISIL  United States
 Iraq
 United Kingdom
 France
Defeat
Battle of Sawran (August 2014 – May 2015)  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition Victory
Siege of Kobanî  ISIL YPG
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
PKK
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arab states
Defeat
Battle of Al-Hasakah (September–October 2014)  ISIL YPG
 Syria
 United States
Indecisive
Siege of Saqlawiyah  ISIL  Iraq Victory
Syria airstrikes  ISIL  United States
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
Defeat
Second Siege of Mount Sinjar (October–December 2014)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 United Kingdom
Defeat
Operation Ashura  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
Defeat
North Lebanon clashes (2014) al-Nusra Front
 ISIL
 Lebanon Defeat
Fall of Hīt (2014)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
Victory
Fall of Derna  ISIL  Libya Victory
Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017)  ISIL Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
 Libya
Defeat
Baghdad offensive (October 2014 – January 2015)[2]  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Australia
Defeat
October 2014 Sinai attacks  ISIL  Egypt Indecisive
2014 Idlib city raid al-Nusra Front
 ISIL
 Syria Defeat
Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict al-Nusra Front
Jund al-Aqsa
 ISIL
Syria Free Syrian Army Victory
Second Battle of the Shaer gas field  ISIL  Syria Defeat
Battle of Baiji (October–November 2014)  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Defeat
Battle of Ramadi (2014–15)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Victory
Battle of Baiji (November–December 2014)  ISIL  Iraq
Iran Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Victory
Southern Syria offensive (November–December 2014)  ISIL  Syria
Syria Syrian opposition
Partial victory
Diyala offensive (December 2014 – March 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
Iran Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
Defeat
Siege of Haditha Dam (December 2014 – May 2015)  ISIL Iraq Iraq
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Battle of Kirkuk (December 2014)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Battle of Al-Hasakah (December 2014)  ISIL YPG
 Syria
 United States
Indecisive
Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014)  ISIL  Syria Indecisive
Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Defeat
Battle of Tikrit (December 2014)  ISIL  Iraq
Iran Iran
 United Kingdom
 United States
Victory
Qalamoun clashes (December 2014)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Syria Victory
North Lebanon clashes (December 2014 – May 2015)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Lebanon
Hezbollah
Partial victory
Battle of Baiji (2014–15)  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Defeat
December 2014 Sinjar offensive  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
YPG
PKK
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Battle of Sinjar (December 2014 – November 2015)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
YPG
PKK
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Siege of Tikrit (December 2014–March 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
Iran Iran
 United States
Indecisive
2015 West African offensive  ISIL  Nigeria
 Niger
 Chad
 Cameroon
 United States
Defeat
Mosul offensive (2015)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 Jordan
 Morocco
Defeat
Battle of Kirkuk (January–February 2015)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
January 2015 raid on Kolofata  ISIL  Cameroon Defeat
January 2015 Sinai attacks  ISIL  Egypt Initial Victory
2015 Niger raid  ISIL  Niger
 Chad
Defeat
Battle of Sirte (2015)  ISIL Libya New General National Congress Victory
Fall of Nofaliya (2015)  ISIL Libya New General National Congress Victory
Battle of Sarrin (February 2015)  ISIL YPG
Syria Free Syrian Army
Victory
Airstrikes in Libya  ISIL  Egypt
 Libya
Indecisive
Erbil offensive (February 2015)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015)  ISIL YPG
 Syria
 United States
Partial defeat
Khabur Valley offensive (February–May 2015)  ISIL YPG
 Syria
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017)  ISIL (Beginning in March 2015)  Libya
 France[3]
Defeat
Battle of Samarra (February 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
Iran Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
Defeat
Salahuddin offensive (March 2015–present)  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 France
Defeat
Battle of Ajdabiya (March 2015)  ISIL  Libya Defeat
Second Battle of Tikrit (March–April 2015)  ISIL  Iraq[4]
 Iran[5]
 United States[6]
 United Kingdom[7]
 France[8][9]
Defeat
Kirkuk offensive (March 2015)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 Iraq
 United States
 Canada
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Siege of Dahra Oil Field (March–April 2015)  ISIL Libya New General National Congress Defeat
Battle of Sirte (March–May 2015)  ISIL Libya New General National Congress Victory
Battle of Nofaliya (March 2015)  ISIL Libya New General National Congress Defeat
Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015)  ISIL YPG
Syria Free Syrian Army
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arab states
Indecisive
Hama and Homs offensive (March–April 2015)  ISIL  Syria Partial Victory
Battle of Derna (March 2015 – April 2016)[10]  ISIL  Libya
Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna (at war with ISIL after June 2015)
Defeat
Battle of Ajdabiya (March 2015 – February 2016)[11]  ISIL  Libya Defeat
Battle of Ras al-Hilal (March–April 2015)  ISIL  Libya Victory
Battle of Bin Jawad (April 2015)  ISIL  Libya
Libya New General National Congress
Defeat
Battle of Nofaliya (April 2015)  ISIL Libya New General National Congress Victory
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (April 2015)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Syria
Syria Syrian opposition
Partial victory
Anbar campaign (2015–16)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Defeat
Battle of Lamluda (April–June 2015)  ISIL  Libya Defeat
Hama and Homs offensive (April 2015)  ISIL  Syria Indecisive
Sambisa Forest offensive (March–May 2015)  ISIL  Nigeria Indecisive
Qalamoun clashes (April–May 2015)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Syria
Syria Syrian opposition
Indecisive
Al-Karmah offensive (2015)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Indecisive
Battle of Al-Karmah (April 2015 – May 2016)  ISIL  Iraq Defeat
Siege of Kabisa (April–May 2015)  ISIL  Iraq Victory
Battle of Harawa (April–May 2015)  ISIL Libya Local Libyan militias
Libya New General National Congress
Victory
Fall of Marte (April 2015)  ISIL  Nigeria Victory
Battle of Al-Hasakah (April 2015)  ISIL  Syria Defeat
Quneitra offensive (April–May 2015)  ISIL  Syria
Syria Syrian opposition
Defeat
Southwest Daraa offensive (April–May 2015)  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition
al-Nusra Front
Victory
Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Syria
Hezbollah
Syria Syrian opposition
Defeat
North Lebanon offensive (May 2015–present)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Lebanon
Hezbollah
Defeat
Al-Hasakah attack (May 6, 2015)  ISIL YPG Defeat
Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015)  ISIL YPG
 Syria
 United States
Defeat
Palmyra offensive (May 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 United States[12]
Victory
May 2015 American Deir ez-Zor capture mission  ISIL  United States Defeat
Southern Syria offensive (May 2015)  ISIL  Syria
Syria Syrian opposition
Victory
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (May–June 2015)  ISIL
al-Nusra Front
 Syria
Syria Syrian opposition
Defeat
Northern Aleppo offensive (May–November 2015)  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition
YPG (Only in May 2015)
al-Nusra Front (Until August 2015)
 United States
 Syria (Only in May 2015 and October 2015)
Partial victory
Siege of Kabisa (May 2015 – March 2016)[13]  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Ras al-Hilal (May–June 2015)  ISIL  Libya Defeat
Siege of Haditha (May–June 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
Defeat
Al-Hasakah city offensive (May–June 2015)  ISIL  Syria
YPG
 United States
Defeat
Tell Abyad offensive (2015)  ISIL YPG
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arab states
Defeat
Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015)  ISIL YPG
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Arab states
Defeat
Kobanî massacre  ISIL YPG
PKK
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Al-Hasakah (June–August 2015)  ISIL  Syria
YPG
 United States
Defeat
Al-Hasakah offensive (June–July 2015)  ISIL  Syria
YPG
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Tell Brak (June 2015)  ISIL YPG
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Sheikh Zuweid  ISIL  Egypt Defeat
Palmyra offensive (July – August 2015)  ISIL  Syria Indecisive
Battle of Ramadi (July 2015 – February 2016)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 France
 Australia
 Canada (until October 2015)
Defeat
Tiyas offensive (July–August 2015)  ISIL  Syria Defeat
Battle of Tell Al-Sim'an (July–August 2015)  ISIL YPG
 United States
Victory
Diyala insurgency (July–December 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
Defeat
Battle of al-Qaryatayn (August 2015)  ISIL  Syria Victory
Battle of Sirte (August 2015)  ISIL Libya Local Libyan militias
Libya New General National Congress
Victory
Siege of Mare' (August–September 2015)  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition
 United States
Defeat
Al-Hawl offensive (August–November 2015)  ISIL Syrian Democratic Forces
 United States
Defeat
Sambisa Forest offensive (August 2015–present)  ISIL  Nigeria
 Chad (Since March 2016)
 United States
Ongoing
Battle of Marte (August–September 2015)  ISIL  Nigeria Defeat
Kirkuk offensive (August–October 2015)[14]  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 Iraq
 United States
Defeat
Operation Martyr's Right  ISIL  Egypt Ongoing
Jarabulus offensive (September–November 2015)[15]  ISIL YPG
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States (Only in September 2015)
Indecisive
Mount Abdulaziz offensive (September–October 2015)  ISIL YPG
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States
Defeat
Operation Tidal Wave II[16][17]  ISIL  United States Defeat
October 2015 al-Omar Oil Field Raid[18]  ISIL  United States Defeat
October 2015 Hawija rescue mission[19]  ISIL  United States
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Defeat
Al-Safira offensive (October 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Iran
 Russia
Defeat
Kuweires offensive (September–November 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Iran
 Russia
Defeat
Khanasir–Ithriya Highway offensive (October–November 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Iran
 Russia
Defeat
Battle of Samarra (October 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
Defeat
Fall of Mahin (October 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Victory
Battle of Sadad (November 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Defeat
East Aleppo offensive (2015–16)  ISIL  Syria
 Iran
 Russia
Defeat
Tikrit offensive (November 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
Defeat
Baiji offensive (November 2015)  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
Defeat
November 2015 Al-Tanf Raid[20]  ISIL Syria New Syrian Army
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Mahin (November 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Defeat
Siege of al-Qaryatayn (November–December 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Victory
Northern Aleppo offensive (December 2015)  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition
 United States
Indecisive
Battle of Mahin (mid-December 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Victory
Samarra offensive (December 2015 – March 2016)[21]  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
Defeat
Battle of Mahin (late December 2015)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Defeat
Nineveh Plains offensive (December 2015)  ISIL Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
 United States
 United Kingdom
 France
 Canada
 Turkey
Defeat
Tishrin Dam offensive (December 2015)[22][23]  ISIL Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
 United States
Defeat
26 December 2015 Hawija raid[24]  ISIL  United States
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Defeat
30 December 2015 Hawija raid[24]  ISIL  United States
 Iraq
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Defeat
Ayn Issa offensive (December 2015)  ISIL Syrian Democratic Forces
 United States
Defeat
2 January 2016 Hawija raid[24]  ISIL  United States
Kurdistan Region Peshmerga
Defeat
January 2016 Qayyarah raid[25]  ISIL  United States Defeat
Siege of Haditha (January 2016)[24][26]  ISIL  United States
 United Kingdom
 Iraq
Defeat
Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Victory
Al-Naseriyah offensive (January–March 2016)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
 Iran
Syria Syrian opposition
Defeat
Siege of Fallujah (2016)[27]  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
 Iran
Indecisive
Nangarhar Offensive (2016)  ISIL  Afghanistan
 USA
Defeat
Abu Kamal revolt (February–March 2016)[28][29][30]  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Victory
February 2016 Kisik and Badush raid[31]  ISIL  United States Defeat
Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016)  ISIL Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
 United States
Defeat
Battle of Sabratha (February 2016)[32][33]  ISIL  Libya
Libya New General National Congress
Defeat
Southern Syria offensive (February–March 2016)  ISIL  Syria
Syria Free Syrian Army
 United States
 Jordan
Defeat
2016 Butig clashes  ISIL  Philippines Defeat
2016 Khanasir offensive[34][35][36]  ISIL
Jund al-Aqsa
 Syria
 Russia
 Iran
Defeat
Battle of Tell Abyad (2016) (February 2016)[37][38]  ISIL Syrian Democratic Forces
 United States
Defeat
Abu Ghraib and Western Baghdad attack (February 2016)[39]  ISIL  Iraq
 Iran
Defeat
Irbid raid (March 2016)[40]  ISIL  Jordan Defeat
Northeastern Syria offensive (March 2016)[41][42][43]  ISIL Syrian Democratic Forces
 United States
Defeat
Al-Tanf offensive (2016)[44][45][46][47][48][49]  ISIL Syria New Syrian Army
 Jordan
 United States
Defeat
Hīt offensive (2016)[50][51][52]  ISIL  Iraq
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Australia
Defeat
Ar-Rutbah takeover (March 2016)[53][54][55]  ISIL (Temporary withdrawal)  Iraq Victory
Battle of Inkhil (March 2016)[56]  ISIL Syria Free Syrian Army Defeat
Daraa offensive (March–April 2016)[57][58]  ISIL Syria Syrian opposition
al-Nusra Front
Defeat
Siege of al-Qaryatayn (March–April 2016)  ISIL  Syria
 Russia
Hezbollah
Defeat
Battle of Ben Guerdane (March 2016)[59]  ISIL

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