List of wars and battles involving the Islamic State
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| History of the Islamic State |
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Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999‑2004) Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2004‑2006) Jama'at Jaysh Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jama'ah (2004‑2006) Jaish al-Ta'ifa al-Mansurah (2004‑2006) Mujahideen Shura Council (2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006‑2013) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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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.
- War on Terror
- War against the Islamic State
- American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
- American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021)
- German intervention against the Islamic State
- Jordanian intervention in the Syrian civil war
- Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war
- Turkish military intervention in Syria
- Iranian intervention in Iraq (2014–present)
- Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
- Syrian civil war
- Sinai insurgency
- Terrorism in Egypt (2013–present)
- Second Libyan Civil War
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- The Afghanistan conflict
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict
- Balkhab uprising (2022)
- Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
- Civil conflict in the Philippines
- ISIL insurgency in the Philippines
- Yemeni Civil War
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus
- Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
- Somali Civil War
- Internal conflict in Bangladesh
- Gaza–Israel conflict
- Kivu conflict
- War against the Islamic State
- Al-Qaeda–Islamic State conflict
Battles
[edit]| Battle | Allies | Opponents | Outcome |
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| 2006 Ramadan Offensive |  ISI
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 United States Iraq United Kingdom
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Victory |
| Battle of Turki | ISI |
United States |
Defeat |
| Diyala campaign | ISI |
United States Iraq 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 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 |
| Akashat ambush | ISI |
 Syria Iraq |
Victory |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
See also
[edit]References
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