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21st century

2001

Battle	Date	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Outcome
Operation MH-2	8 March	Macedonia	National Liberation Army (Macedonia)
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
Battle of Takur Ghar	4-5 March	coalition victory
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 Najaf, 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 Baghdad from Saddam Hussein's forces, causing the downfall of his government.
Battle of Basra	6 April	British forces manage to secure Basra 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
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 N'djamena. 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.
2006 Dutch/Australian Offensive	late April – 16 July	coalition victory
Operation Summer Rains	28 June – 26 November	Israel enters the Gaza Strip searching for soldier Gilad Shalit, who was abducted in a raid.
Operation Perth	July	Australian special forces victory
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 Hezbollah 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 Al Rumaythah	26 September	Australian Tactical victory
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 Same	4 March	inconclusive Australian minor victory
Battle of Mogadishu	21 March – 26 April	Ethiopian, Somalian and Ugandan forces battle the Popular Resistance Movement indecisively.
Battle of Route Bismarck	23-24 April	Australian victory in Iraq
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 capital 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 Khaz Oruzgan	2 September	Taliban victory
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.
Shah Wali Kot Offensive	10-14 June	coalition victory
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.
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong	23 November	North Korean artillery hits military and civilian targets during a South Korean training exercise.

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.
Battle of Bayda	16–18 February	Protestors seize control of the city after clashes with security forces – first battle of the Libyan Civil War.
First Battle of Benghazi	17–20 February	Libyan rebel forces free the city from Col. Gaddafi's rule.
Battle of Misrata	18 February – 15 May	After Months of intense fighting, the rebels take full control of Misrata, supported by NATO aircraft.
First Battle of Zawiya	24 February – 10 March	Zawiya 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 Brega from rebel forces.
Battle of Ras Lanuf	4–12 March	After initial success by the rebel forces, Ras Lanuf is retaken by government troops.
Battle of Bin Jawad	6 March	Gaddafi forces retake Bin Jawad – the initial Rebel offensive westwards is halted.
Second Battle of Brega	13–15 March	Brega is retaken by Gaddafi forces after the defeats at Ras 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	Kandahar 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 Brega 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 Bani Walid by 17 October.
Battle of Doan	9 September	Australian/coalition victory
Battle of Rastan (2011)	27 September – 1 October
Battle of Sirte (2011)	15 September – 20 October	National Liberation Army soldiers attack Sirte, 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.
Operación Escorpión	28 August – 31 October	Mexican army Victory, Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel were weaken.
Operation Laguna Segura	18 August – 9 February 2012	Mexican army Victory, Los Zetas were weaken.

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 Liwa Zainebiyoun Ba'ath Brigades SSNP Syrian Resistance	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 Maarat al-Numan (2012)	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 Gao.
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)
Zarb-e-Azb	15 June 2014 – 22 February 2016
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	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 Donbas
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 Donbas
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 Donbas
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
2015 Ocotlán ambush	19 March 2015 (0 days)	Mexican Drug War
2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush	6 April 2015 (0 days)	Mexican Drug 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 (9 years, 7 months and 1 day)	Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Kunduz	24 April – 14 October 2015 (5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)	War in Afghanistan
1 May 2015 Jalisco attacks	1 May 2015 – 1 May 2015 (0 days)	Mexican Drug War
Kumanovo clashes	9–10 May 2015 (5 months and 1 day)	Inter-ethnic clashes in the Republic of Macedonia
2015 Tanhuato–Ecuandureo shootout	22 May 2015 (0 days)	Mexican Drug War
Battle of Marinka	3 June 2015 (0 days)	War in Donbas
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 (9 years, 2 months, 1 week and 2 days)	Sinai insurgency
Camp Badaber attack	18 September 2015 (0 days)	War in North-West Pakistan
Aden unrest	6 October 2015 – present (9 years, 1 month, 1 week and 3 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 (8 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 3 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)	El Adde 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 Ben Gardane.	ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
Battle of Hit	12 March – 14 April 2016 (1 month and 2 days)	The Iraqi Army recaptured Hit.	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 – 8 September 2016		War in Afghanistan
West Iran clashes	19 April 2016 – present (8 years, 6 months and 4 weeks)		Kurdish separatism in Iran
Battle of Mukalla	24–25 April 2016 (1 day)	Decisive Saudi-led Coalition victory by capturing Mukalla.	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 Sirte 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 – 31 January 2019		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 al-Hasakah 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 from Butig 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 Donbas
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 Kulbiyow 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 Donbas
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 (7 years, 9 months and 3 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 (7 years, 8 months, 3 weeks 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 (7 years, 6 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)		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 (7 years, 1 month, 1 week and 2 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^{[citation needed]} – 4 December 2017^[8] (6 days)	Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthi forces,^[9] and the Houthis gain total control of Sanaa.^[8]	Yemeni Civil War
Al Hudaydah governorate offensive	6 December 2017^[10] – Present (6 years, 11 months, 1 week and 3 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 Caracas.	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 (6 years, 7 months, 3 weeks 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	^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
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	^[20]^[21]
Battle of Khasham	7 – 8 February 2018 (1 day)	SDF success defended Khasham.	Syrian Civil War	^[22]^[23]
Comprehensive Operation – Sinai	9 February 2018 – Present (6 years, 9 months and 1 week)		Sinai insurgency	^[24]
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	^[25]
Battle of Al Masini valley	17 – 18 February 2018 (1 day)	70% of Al Masini valley cleared from AQAP.	Yemeni Civil War	^[26]^[27]
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	^[28]^[29]
Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict	19 February – 24 April 2018 (2 months and 5 days)	Ceasefire established.	Syrian Civil War	^[30]^[31]^{[better source needed]}
Battle of Batibo	3 March 2018 (1 day)		Anglophone Crisis	^[32]
Operation Tigris Shield	10 March 2018 – Present (6 years, 8 months and 6 days)		Kurdish–Turkish conflict	^[33]
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	^[34]^[35]
Araouane clashes	29 March – 6 April 2018 (1 week and 1 day)	French troops killed at least two militant commanders.^[36]^[37]	Northern Mali conflict	^[36]^[37]
Siirt raid	29 March 2018 (1 day)	PKK attacked a Turkish military base in Eruh and killed 6 soldiers.	Kurdish–Turkish conflict	^[38]
MINUSMA super camp attack	14 April 2018 (1 day)	MINUSMA and French troops defend the camp.	Northern Mali conflict	^[39]^[40]
Northern Homs offensive	15 – 20 April 2018 (5 days)	A Ceasefire was declared and all rebels surrender and withdrawal.	Syrian Civil War	^[41]^[42]
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	^[43]^[44]
3rd 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	^[45]^[46]^[47]
Deir ez-Zor Governorate clashes	29 April 2018 (1 day)	SDF recaptures all four villages.	Syrian Civil War	^[48]^[49]
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 Socotra 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	^[50]^[51]^[52]
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	^[53]^[54]
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	^[55]
Battle of Farah	14 – 16 May 2018 (2 days)	Afghan Government's victory and recapturing the city Farah.	War in Afghanistan	^[56]^[57]
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	^[58]^[59]
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	^[60]^[61]
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	^[62]^[63]
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	^[64]
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	^[65]^[66]
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 Ndop prison, and liberate 163 inmates, the separatists sized also some weapons and ammunition from the prison.	Anglophone Crisis	^[67]
2nd As-Suwayda offensive	6 August – 19 November 2018 (3 months, 1 week and 6 days)		Syrian Civil War	^[68]
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^[69]	War in Afghanistan	^[70]^[69]
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	^[71]
Syria missile strikes	17 September 2018		Syrian Civil War
Kerch Strait incident	25 November 2018	Russian Border Guard captures three Ukrainian naval vessels.	Russo-Ukrainian War	^[72]

2019


Battle	Date	Description	Conflict	Ref(s)
National Front for Liberation – Tahrir al-Sham conflict	1 January 2019 – 10 January 2019 (1 week and 2 days)	Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a Sunni militant group, launched attacks on rebel positions in Idlib; the conflict ended when the National Front for Liberation agreed to withdraw on 10 January, allowing the militants to seize the area.	Syrian Civil War	^[73]
Battle of Baghuz Fawqani	9 February 2019 - 23 March 2019	The last stand of the Islamic State's territorial holdings, with the Syrian Democratic Forces taking control.	Syrian civil war, Rojava–Islamist conflict
Battle of Aden	7 August 2019 – 29 August 2019 (3 weeks and 1 day)	The Southern Transitional Council took Aden and the Presidential Palace despite Saudi and Yemen Army missile strikes.	Yemeni Civil War	^[74]
Battle of the Jabara Valley	26 August 2019 – 29 August 2019 (3 days)	1,100 soldiers from the Saudi Army's Al-Fateh Brigade launched an offensive into Yemen's Jabara Valley, but were surrounded by Houthi forces for four days; the Saudis launched airstrikes against Yemeni positions, but failed to break through, and, on 29 August 2019, 100 managed to escape across the border, with the remaining 1,000 killed in action or captured.	Yemeni Civil War	^[75]
2019 Western Michoacán clashes	30 August 2019 – 30 August 2019 (0 day)	Indecisive	Mexican Drug War
2019 Dhamar Airstrike	1 September 2019	The Saudi-led coalition launched an airstrike on a university being used as a Houthi detention center; according to the Red Cross, there were 100 fatalities and 40 injured, after which the Houthis were persuaded by the United Nations to release 290 detainees, 42 of whom had survived the airstrike.	Yemeni Civil War	^[76]
2019 Abqaiq-Khurais attack	14 September 2019	Houthi officials announced 10 drones had been used to attack two Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities in Eastern Saudi Arabia; Saudi officials said they believed more drones and cruise missiles were used, and that they originated from Iran; the United States and Saudi Arabia have stated that Iran was behind the attack while France, Germany, and the United Kingdom jointly stated Iran bears responsibility for it, while Iran denies involvement.	Yemeni Civil War	^[77]
Battle of Culiacán	17 October 2019	Sinaloa Cartel Victory. Ovidio Guzmán López was released.	Mexican Drug War	^[78]
Operation Kayla Mueller	26 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 (2 days)	The U.S. Joint Special Operations Command's 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force) raided Idlib Province in northern Syria, culminating in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by canine Conan

2020


Battle	Date	Description	Conflict	Ref(s)
Battle of Sirte	6 January 2020 (0 days)	The Libyan National Army captured Sirte from forces loyal to the Government of National Accord.	Second Libyan Civil War	^[79]
Battle of Chinagodrar	9 January 2020 (0 days)	A large group of Boko Haram militants assaulted a Nigerien military base in Chinagodrar.	Insurgency in the Maghreb	^[80]
Operation Spring Shield	27 February – 6 March 2020 (8 days)	Ceasefire Turkish Armed Forces and their allies capture the strategic Zawiya Mountain and 18 villages Syrian Government forces and their allies capture the strategic Saraqib city and 4 villages	Syrian Civil War
Al Jawf Offensive		Houthi offensive that captured 95% of Al Jawf governate including it's capital, Al Hazm.	Second Yemeni Civil War
Operation Gideon	3 May 2020 – 4 May 2020 (1 day)	Venezuelan dissidents and American private military contractors unsuccessfully attempt to land in Venezuela and remove Nicolás Maduro from office.	Crisis in Venezuela
2020-2021 China-India skirmishes	5 May 2020 - ongoing	Series of melee skirmishes, face-offs, and high tensions along the Sino-Indian border near Ladakh and Tibet.	Sino-Indian border dispute
Battle of Talahandak	3 June 2020 (0 days)	French soldiers ambushed an al-Qaeda hideout near the Algerian border, killing the AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdel.	Mali War
July 2020 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes	12 July – 16 July 2020 (4 days)	Small clash near Tavush, Armenia between Armenia and Azerbaijan where 21 soldiers from both sides perished.	Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Mocímboa da Praia offensive	5 August 2020 – 11 August 2020 (6 days)	Militants from Islamic State's Central Africa Province captured the city of Mocímboa da Praia from Mozambican security forces and South African private military contractors.	Insurgency in Cabo Delgado	^[81]
Madagiz offensive	27 September 2020 - 3 October 2020 (6 days)	Azerbaijani victory against Armenian forces in the towns of Talish and Madagiz.	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Battle of Hadrut	7 October 2020 – 15 October 2020 (8 days)	Azerbaijani forces took control of Hadrut, and several villages and heights surrounding it.	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war	^[82]
4 November Northern Command attacks	4 November 2020 (1 day)	Tigray People's Liberation Front soldiers attack Ethiopian Northern Command headquarters in various cities in the Tigray Region.	Tigray war	^[83]
Battle of Shusha	4 November 2020 – 7 November 2020 ( 3 days)	Azerbaijani forces seized Shusha, the second city of the Republic of Artsakh.	2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war	^[84]
Asmara rocket attacks	14 November 2020 (0 days)	Tigray People's Liberation Front airstrikes hit the Eritrean capital of Asmara after Ethiopian military flights were sent there.	Tigray war
Bombing of Wukro	16 November 2020 (0 days)	Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) launched airstrikes on the town of Wukro with military help from the United Arab Emirates.	Tigray war
Mekelle offensive	17 November 2020 - 28 November 2020 (11 days)	ENDF forces launched artillery on the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle, hitting mainly civilians.	Tigray war
2020-2021 Ayn Issa clashes	22 November 2020 - 19 April 2021 (4 months, 3 weeks, 6 days)	Syrian Democratic Forces repel a push by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army; results inconclusive.	Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War

2021


Battle	Date	Description	Conflict	Ref(s)
Siege of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah	10 January - 2 February 2021 (3 weeks, 2 days)	Kurdish Asayish police forces laid siege upon Syrian government-controlled areas of the cities of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah.	Rojava conflict
Battle of Marib	22 February 2021 - present	Struggle between Houthi insurgents and Saudi-backed Yemenis over control of Marib.	Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
2021 Ataye clashes	18-31 March 2021, 16-18 April 2021	Ethnic conflict between Oromo and Amhara militias during the Tigray War, leading to much of the city of Ataye being destroyed.	Tigray war
2021 Apure clashes	21 March 2021 – present	Ongoing conflict between Colombian paramilitias and the Venezuelan military.	Venezuelan crisis	^[85]
Battle of Palma	24 March 2021 – 5 April 2021 (12 days)	Battle over control of the city of Palma in Mozambique, between the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces, Mozambican security forces and private military contractors against Islamist rebels reportedly associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Islamists invaded the city, killing dozens of people before Mozambique regained control days later.	insurgency in Cabo Delgado	^[86]
2021 Kalay clashes	28 March 2021 - ongoing	Clashes between Tatmadaw and anti-coup protestors in Kalay.	2021–2022 anti-coup insurgency in Myanmar
Capture of Aguililla	6 April 2021 – 28 April 2021 (22 days)	CJNG Victory captured Aguililla successfully	Mexican Drug War	^[87]
2021 Northern Chad offensive	11 April 2021 - 9 May 2021 (4 weeks)	Conflict between Chadian rebels and the government leading in the death of dictator Idriss Déby, and the installation of his son Mahamat Déby.	Insurgency in Northern Chad
Battle of Qamishli (2021)	20 April 2021 - 26 April 2021 (6 days)	Clashes between the Syrian Armed Forces and the Asayish, the Kurdish police forces.	Rojava conflict
Clash at Thaw Le Hta	26 April 2021 (0 days)	Clash between Karen National Liberation Army and the Tatmadaw near Thailand-Myanmar border.	Internal conflict in Myanmar
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes	28 April 2021 - 1 May 2021 (3 days)	Small clashes arisen by the installation of Tajik security cameras on a water tower in disputed territory.	Post-Soviet conflicts
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis	6 May 2021 – 21 May 2021 (15 days)	On 6 May 2021, Palestinian and Israeli protestors clashed with each other, eventually causing a police response, which also got involved with the conflict. Hamas delivered an ultimatum to Israel to remove all police forces the Haram al Sharif mosque site and Sheikh Jarrah by 10 May at 6 P.M, in their current timezone. Just a few minutes after this deadline passed, Hamas fired over 150 rockets into Israel, triggering an Israeli response. On 21 May 2021, after constant Israeli bombings, Hamas agreed to a ceasefire between them and Israel.	Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Battle of Sambisa Forest	14–19 May 2021 (5 days)	ISWAP victory. Sambisa Forest is captured by ISWAP	Boko Haram insurgency
Battle of Kandahar (2021)	9 July - 16 August 2021 (1 week)	Taliban offense against Kandahar, the second largest city in Afghanistan.	2021 Taliban offensive
Fall of Herat	28 July - 13 August 2021 (16 days)	Taliban offensive capturing the city of Herat, by the Iranian border.	2021 Taliban offensive
Battle of Lashkargah	29 July - 13 August 2021 (15 days)	Taliban offensive capturing the city of Lashkargah.	2021 Taliban offensive
Capture of Zaranj	6 August 2021 (0 days)	Taliban offensive capturing the city of Zaranj.	2021 Taliban offensive
Fall of Kabul	15 August 2021 (0 days)	Taliban insurgents invaded Kabul following the United States' evacuation of military personnel, swiftly taking the city faster than anticipated.	2021 Taliban offensive	^[88]
2021 Daraa offensive	29 July – 5 September 2021 (1 month, 1 week, 1 day)	Syrian government victory	Syrian Civil War	^[89]
2021 Galmudug clashes	30 September 2021 - ongoing	Skirmishes between the Somali Armed Forces and Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a, a Sufi jihadist militia.	Somali Civil War (2009–present)

2022


Battle	Date	Description	Conflict	Ref(s)
2022 Arauca clashes	2 January 2022 (0 days)	The ELN and FARC, both far-left militant groups, fought leaving 23 dead.	Colombian conflict	^[90]
Battle of al-Hasakah (2022)	22–26 January 2022 (4 days)	ISIS militants escaped a prison in SDF-controlled areas of Syria, causing a shootout in parts of al-Hasakah.	Syrian civil war, Rojava–Islamist conflict
2022 Kech district attack	28 January 2022 (0 days)	Insurgents from the Baluch Liberation Front attacked and killed 10 Pakistani Army soldiers.	Insurgency in Balochistan	^[91]
Attack on Snake Island	24 February 2022 (0 days)	Russian forces seized Snake Island, with Ukrainian forces saying Russian warship, go fuck yourself!.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine	^[92]
Battle of Chernobyl	24 February 2022 (0 days)	Russian forces captured the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine	^[93]
Battle of Antonov Airport	24–25 February 2022 (1 days)	Russian paratroopers failed to capture Hostomel Airport in Kyiv on the first assault, but capture it on the second assault.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine	^[94]
Battle of Sumy	24 February 2022-ongoing	Russians initially capture Sumy, but are forced to retreat. The city is later besieged and surrounded.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Chuhuiv air base attack	24 February 2022 (0 days)	Russians launch an attack on an airbase in Chuhuiv	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kyiv (2022)	24 February 2022-ongoing	Ukrainians hold the capital.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Chernihiv	24 February 2022-ongoing	Ukrainians repel Russian attempt at seizing Chernihiv, causing the Russian forces to begin a siege on Chernihiv.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kherson	24 February 2022-2 March 2022 (6 days)	Russians attempt to take Kherson, fail, and then divert to capture Nova Kakhovka. Later, they capture Kherson but with heavy losses and a still fierce resistance.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kharkiv (2022)	24 February 2022-ongoing	Russian forces attempt to seize Kharkiv, including shelling civilians to do so.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Okhtyrka	24 February 2022-ongoing	Russians attempt to capture Okhtyrka and Trostianets, but fail. Ongoing.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Konotop (2022)	24-25 February 2022 (1 day)	Three separate attacks from Russian forces on the city of Konotop. First two attacks failed, ending in Ukrainian victories, and the third attack ended in a Russian victory.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Ivankiv	25 February 2022-ongoing	Russian forces attempt to seize Ivankiv, a town on the way to Kyiv	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Volnovakha	25 February 2022-ongoing	Russian and Donbass forces destroy the town of Volnovakha in fighting	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Millerovo air base attack	25 February 2022 (0 days)	Ukrainian forces attack the Russian Millerovo air base.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Starobilsk	25 February 2022—ongoing	Russian forces attempt to take the Ukrainian city Starobilsk. First Russian attempt was destroyed while crossing the Aidar River.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Mariupol (2022)	25 February 2022—ongoing	Russian forces attack the city of Mariupol in Ukraine, and later besiege it.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Melitopol	25 February-1 March 2022 (5 days)	Russians capture Melitopol, the first major city to be captured in their invasion.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Vasylkiv	26 February 2022 (0 days)	Russian forces attack the city of Vasylkiv in an attempt to capture Vasylkiv Air Base, but are defeated by Ukrainian forces.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Mykolaiv	26 February 2022—ongoing	An ongoing battle where Russian forces are attempting to take the Ukrainian city Mykolaiv.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Berdiansk	27 February 2022 (0 days)	Russian forces capture Berdiansk on their way to Mariupol, but are met with fierce resistance.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Zhytomyr Airport attack	27 February 2022 (0 days)	Belarusian missiles hit a civilian airport in Zhytomyr	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Irpin	27 February 2022-ongoing	Russians capture some parts of Irpin, and a refugee crisis ensues.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Bucha	27 February 2022-ongoing	Russians attempt to capture Bucha	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Zaporizhzhia	27 February 2022- ongoing	Russian forces capture the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and attempt but fail to take the city.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Siege of Enerhodar	28 February 2022-ongoing	Russians claim to have captured Enerhodar, adjacent to Zaporizhzhia, but this claim is disputed by Ukraine	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kruty skirmishes	28 February-1 March 2022 (1 day)	Ukrainian forces ambush Russians near the village of Pamyatne.	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Sievierodonetsk	2 March 2022-ongoing	Ongoing battle between Luhanski and Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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[1] "Syria: at least 14 civilians killed in air strikes by government forces". The Guardian. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[25_November_2017-2] "Syrian Army defeats Ahrar Al-Sham's offensive at strategic base in east Damascus – video". Al-Masdar News. 25 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[3] "Syrian Army launches powerful assault in Harasta". Al Masdar News. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[21_November_2017-4] "Georgian authorities confirm Akhmed Chatayev died in Nov 22 Tbilisi siege". Democracy & Freedom Watch. 3 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[5] "Syrian Army Establishes Control over Eastern Chain of Bardaia Hill in Damascus Countryside". Al-Manar English. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[2_January_2018-6] "Syrian Army restores control over entire West Ghouta after six years of war". Al Masdar News. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[7] "Syrian Army in full control of Beit Jinn area after last militants leave". Al Masdar News. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[4_December_2017-8] "Houthis reportedly gain control of most of Sanaa". Al-Jazeera. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

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