List of wars involving the United States

This is a list of wars involving the United States of America during and since the American Revolutionary War.

18th century wars[edit]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) Location: Eastern North America, Gibraltar, British India, Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic American soldiers in the Battle of Long Island, 1776	United States France Spain Vermont Iroquois Oneida Tuscarora Watauga Association Catawba Lenape Choctaw Netherlands Mysore	Great Britain Loyalists German Auxiliaries Iroquois Onondaga Mohawk Cayuga Seneca Cherokee	Victory Treaty of Paris Britain recognizes the independence of the United States of America End of the First British Empire^[1]
Chickamauga War (1776–1795)	United States	Cherokee	Victory
Northwest Indian War (1785–1793)	United States	Western Confederacy Great Britain British North America	Victory Treaty of Greenville British withdrawal American occupation of the Northwest Territory
Whiskey Rebellion (1791–1794)	United States	Frontier tax protesters	Victory Armed resistance eliminated. Minor tax evasion
Quasi-War (1798–1800) Part of the French Revolutionary Wars	United States Co-belligerent: Great Britain	France Co-belligerent: Spain	Victory Peaceful cessation of Franco-American alliance End of French privateer attacks on American shipping American neutrality and renunciation of claims against France

19th century wars[edit]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
First Barbary War (1801–1805) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tripoli. Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon at Derna, April 1805.	United States Sweden	Eyalet of Tripolitania Sultanate of Morocco	Victory Peace treaty
Tecumseh's War (1811) Location: Northwest River Ohio	United States	Tecumseh's Confederacy	Victory Peace treaty
War of 1812 (1812–1815) Location: Eastern and Central North America The Battle of New Orleans by Henry Bryan Hall after William Momberger.	United States Choctaw Cherokee Creek Allies	United Kingdom British North America Tecumseh's Confederacy Shawnee Red Sticks Ojibway Chickamauga Meskwaki Iroquois Miami Mingo Odawa Kickapoo Lenape Mascouten Potawatomi Sauk Wyandot Spain (1814)	Stalemate Treaty of Ghent Defeat of Tecumseh's Confederacy
Creek War (1813–1814) Location: Southern United States William Weatherford surrendering to Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.	United States Lower Creeks Cherokee Choctaw	Red Stick Creek	Victory Treaty of Fort Jackson
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary states. Decatur's Squadron off Algiers.	United States	Regency of Algiers	Victory Peace treaty
First Seminole War (1817–1818) Location: Pensacola, Florida Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke near Tampa Bay.	United States	Seminole Spanish Florida	Victory
Texas-Indian wars (1820–1875) Location: Texas A Kiowa ledger drawing depicting a battle between Southern Plains Indians and the U.S. Army during the Red River War.	Republic of Texas United States	Comanche	Victory
Arikara War (1823) Location: Missouri River	United States	Arikara	Victory The Arikara eventually settled with the Mandan and Hidatsa on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota
Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations (1825–1828) Location: Off Greece, Aegean Sea Greek pirate boats attacking the HMS Comet.	United States	Greek Pirates	Victory Defeat of Greek pirates HMS Comet liberated by American forces Message of thanks issued to Louis Goldsborough from the British government
Winnebago War (1827) Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory	United States	Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks with a few allies	Victory Ho-Chunks cede lead mining region to the United States
First Sumatran expedition (1832) Location: Aceh Sultanate U.S. Infantry assaulting the Acehnese forts at Kuala Batu in 1832.	United States Netherlands	Chiefdom of Kuala Batee	Victory
Black Hawk War (1832) Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory Native women and children fleeing the Battle of Bad Axe.	United States Ho-Chunk Menominee Dakota Potawatomi	Black Hawks British Band Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies	Victory
Second Seminole War (1835–1842) Location: Florida, United States This view of a Seminole village shows the log cabins they lived in prior to the disruptions of the Second Seminole War.	United States	Seminole	Victory 3,800 Seminoles transported to the Indian Territory 300 remain in Everglades
United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) Location: Pacific Ocean, Antarctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Oceania The attack on Malolo by Alfred Agate.	United States	Fiji Samoa Tabiteuea	Victory Exploration successful
Second Sumatran expedition (1838) Location: Aceh Sultanate	United States Netherlands	Chiefdom of Kuala Batee	Victory
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) Location: Texas, New Mexico, California, and Mexico Second Battle of Tabasco.	United States California Republic	Mexico	Victory Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexican Cession Mexican recognition of Texas and California (among other territories) as independent; end of conflict between Mexico and Texas
Cayuse War (1847–1855) Location: Oregon	United States	Cayuse	Victory
Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) Location: China Taiping cannonade against the Qing war-junks besieging the Heavenly Kingdom capital.	Qing dynasty France United Kingdom United States	Taiping Heavenly Kingdom	Victory Qing dynasty victory Fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Weakening of the Qing dynasty
Apache Wars (1851–1900) Location: Southwestern United States	United States	Apache Ute Yavapai	Victory Apaches moved to reservations
Bombardment of Greytown (1854) Location: Greytown, Mosquito Coast	United States	United Kingdom Miskito Kingdom	Victory Greytown occupied and destroyed
Puget Sound War (1855–1856) Location: Washington	United States	Nisqually Muckleshoot Puyallup Klickitat Haida Tlingit	Victory Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde, and Coast Reservations
Rogue River Wars (1855–1856) Location: Rogue Valley	United States	Rogue River people	Victory Indians relocated to Siletz, Grand Ronde, and Coast Reservations
Third Seminole War (1855–1858) Location: Pensacola, Florida A U.S. Marine boat expedition searching the Everglades during the Second Seminole War.	United States	Seminole	Victory
Yakima War (1855–1858) Location: Washington Territory Seattleites evacuate to the town blockhouse as USS Decatur opens fire on advancing tribal forces.	United States	Yakama	Victory Peace treaty
Filibuster War (1856–1857) Location: Nicaragua Costa Rican troops attacking William Walker at Rivas in 1856.	Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras The Mosquito Coast Guatemala El Salvador United States	Filibusters	Victory William Walker's army is defeated and he is arrested by the U.S. Navy. Slavery Outlawed
Second Opium War (1856–1860) Location: China Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the battle, by Émile Bayard	British Empire French Empire United States	Qing dynasty	Victory Treaties of Tientsin Southern Kowloon ceded to the United Kingdom
Utah War (1857–1858) Location: Utah Territory and Wyoming	United States	Deseret / Utah Mormons (Nauvoo Legion)	Resolution Resolution through negotiation Brigham Young replaced as governor of the territory Full amnesty for charges of sedition and treason issued to the citizens of Utah Territory by President James Buchanan on the condition that they accept American Federal authority
Navajo Wars (1858–1866) Location: New Mexico Fort Defiance	United States	Navajo	Victory Long Walk of the Navajo Navajos moved to reservations
First and Second Cortina War (1859–1861) Location: Texas and Mexico	United States Confederate States	Mexican Paramilitary Forces	Victory
Paiute War (1860) Location: Pyramid Lake, Nevada	United States	Paiute Shoshone Bannock	Victory
Reform War (1860) Location: Mexico USS Saragota	Mexican Liberals United States	Mexican Conservatives	Victory
Bombardment of Qui Nhơn (1861) Part of the Cochinchina Campaign Location: Qui Nhơn, Vietnam USS Saginaw at Mare Island naval yard.	United States	Nguyễn Dynasty	Victory
American Civil War (1861–1865) Location: United States The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison.	United States	Confederate States	Victory Slavery abolished Territorial integrity preserved Lincoln assassinated Dissolution of the Confederacy Beginning of the Reconstruction Era
Yavapai Wars (1861–1875) Location: Arizona	United States	Yavapai	Victory
Dakota War of 1862 (1862) Location: Minnesota and Dakota The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August 19, 1862	United States	Dakota Sioux	Victory
Colorado War (1863–1865) Location: Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska	United States	Cheyenne Arapaho	Victory Military and congressional hearings against John Chivington
Shimonoseki War (1863–1864) Location: Kanmon Straits Capture of a Choshu battery at Shimonoseki by British sailors and marines.	British Empire Dutch Empire French Empire United States	Chōshū Domain	Victory Chōshū pays an indemnity of $3,000,000.
Snake War (1864–1868) Locations: Ohio, Nevada, California, and Idaho	United States	Paiute Bannock Shoshone	Victory
Powder River War (1865) Location: Powder River State	United States	Sioux Cheyenne Arapaho	Victory
Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) Location: Powder River State	United States	Lakota Cheyenne Arapaho	Defeat Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to Native Americans Creation of the Great Sioux Reservation (including the Black Hills)
Comanche Campaign (1867–1875) Location: Western United States	United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa	Victory
United States expedition to Korea (1871) Location: Ganghwado American forces after capturing the Deokjin Fort during the Battle of Ganghwa in 1871.	United States	Joseon Dynasty	Victory Spurred by Joseon's unknown treatment of the American merchant ship General Sherman.
Modoc War (1872–1873) Location: California and Oregon Engraving of soldiers recovering the bodies of the slain May 3, 1873.	United States	Modoc	Victory
Red River War (1874–1875) Location: Texas	United States	Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa	Victory End to the Texas-Indian Wars
Las Cuevas War (1875) Location: Texas and Mexico Texan soldiers.	United States	Mexican militia	Victory Cattle returned to Texas
Great Sioux War of 1876 (1876–1877) Location: Montana, Dakota and Wyoming Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn.	United States	Lakota Northern Cheyenne Arapaho	Victory Legal control of Powder River Country ceded to the United States
Buffalo Hunters' War (1876–1877) Location: Texas and Oklahoma	United States	Comanche Apache	Victory
Nez Perce War (1877) Location: Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana	United States	Nez Perce	Victory
San Elizario Salt War (1877–1878) Location: Texas	United States	Tejano militia	Victory Uprising suppressed
Bannock War (1878) Location: Idaho, Oregon, and Wyoming	United States	Bannock Shoshone	Victory
Cheyenne War (1878–1879) Location: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana	United States	Cheyenne	Victory
Sheepeater Indian War (1879) Location: Idaho	United States	Shoshone	Victory
Victorio's War (1879–1881) Location: Mexico	United States Mexico	Apache	Victory
White River War (1879–1880) Location: Colorado	United States	Ute	Victory
Pine Ridge Campaign (1890–1891) Location: South Dakota Mass grave for the dead Lakota after the conflict at Wounded Knee Creek.	United States	Sioux	Victory
Garza Revolution (1891–1893) Location: Texas and Mexico	Mexico United States	Garzistas	Victory
Brazilian Naval Revolt (1894) Location: Brazil	First Brazilian Republic United States	Brazilian mutineers	Victory
Yaqui Wars (1896-1918) Location: Arizona and Mexico	United States Mexico	Yaqui	Victory
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) Location: Samoa	Samoa United States	Mataafans Germany	Compromise Allies and Rebels compromise for peace Tripartite Convention United States acquires American Samoa United Kingdom withdraws claim in exchange for concessions in the Solomon Islands Germany acquires German Samoa Mata'afa Iosefo becomes paramount chief of Samoa
Spanish–American War (1898) Location: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam Battle of Manila Bay painting.	United States Cuba Philippine Republic Katipunan	Spain	Victory Treaty of Paris Protectorate over Cuba Collapse of the Spanish Empire Generation of '98 among Spanish intellectuals
Philippine–American War (1899–1902) Location: Philippines A group of Filipino combatants are photographed just as they lay down their weapons prior to their surrender.	United States	First Philippine Republic Philippine Republican Army Pulajanes Sulu Sultanate Moro Republic of Zamboanga Republic of Negros	Victory Occupation of the Philippines Dissolution of the First Philippine Republic
Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) Philippines Aftermath of the First Battle of Bud Dajo.	United States	Moro Remnants of the Sulu Sultanate	Victory
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) Location: China	United Kingdom Russia Japan France United States Germany Italy Austria-Hungary	Righteous Harmony Society China	Victory The rebellion was suppressed Signing of the Boxer Protocol Provisions for foreign troops to be stationed in Beijing

20th century wars[edit]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Crazy Snake Rebellion (1909) Location: Oklahoma	United States	Creek	Victory
Border War (1910–1919) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico–United States border US troops gathered around dead Mexican soldiers.	United States	Mexican Carrancistas Germany	Victory Permanent border wall established along the border of Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, after the Battle of Ambos Nogales^[2] Battles between Mexican and American forces ceased in 1919 after the American/Carrancista victory in the Battle of Ciudad Juárez^[3] Pancho Villa's troops no longer an effective fighting force^[4] Pancho Villa obtains pardon from the Mexican government.
Occupation of Nicaragua. (1912–1933) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Nicaragua Occupation of Nicaragua	United States Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Liberals Germany	Victory Nicaragua occupied until 1933. Great Depression marked US withdrawal in 1933. Change of regime in Nicaragua.
Occupation of Haiti. (1915–1934) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Haiti Occupation of Haiti	United States Haiti	Haitian Rebels Germany	Victory Haiti occupied
Occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Dominican Republic Occupation of the Dominican Republic.	United States	Dominican Republic Germany	Victory Dominican Republic occupied
World War I (1917–1918) Location: Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, the Pacific Islands, and coast of North and South American Two US troops pass by dead German soldiers on a battlefield.	France United Kingdom Russia United States China Italy Japan Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Serbia Montenegro Romania Belgium Greece Portugal Brazil	Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations
Russian Civil War (1918–1920) Location: Russia, Mongolia, and Iran US troops in Russia.	Russian White Movement United Kingdom United States Japan Czechoslovakia Greece Poland France Romania Serbia Italy China	Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Ukrainian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian communists	Defeat Allied withdrawal from Russia Bolshevik victory over White Army Victory for pro-independence movements in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
Posey War (1923) Location: Utah	United States	Ute Paiute	Victory
World War II (1941–1945) Location: Europe, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southeast Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa, North and South America US troops in Okinawa.	Soviet Union United States United Kingdom China France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand India South Africa Mongolia Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Philippines Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Ethiopia Viet Minh KLA	Germany Japan Italy Hungary Romania Bulgaria Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang Croatia Slovakia Albania	Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Korean War (1950–1953) Part of the Cold War Location: Korea US and South Korean troops in combat.	South Korea United States United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada Philippines Colombia Ethiopia Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand South Africa Thailand Turkey Guatemala	North Korea China Soviet Union	Ceasefire Cease-fire armistice North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled UN invasion of North Korea repelled Chinese-North Korean-Soviet invasion of South Korea repelled Korean Demilitarized Zone established, little territorial change at the 38th parallel border
Intervention in Lebanon (1958) Location: Lebanon American soldier on guard in Lebanon.	Lebanon United States	INM LCP PSP	Victory
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) Part of the Cold War Location: Cuba	United States CDRF	Cuba	Defeat Invasion of Cuba suppressed Failed Castro assassination
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Location: Dominican Republic US soldiers arrive in the Dominican Republic.	United States Brazil Honduras Paraguay Nicaragua	Dominican Republic	Victory Juan Bosch excluded from Presidency Election of Joaquín Balaguer.
Vietnam War (1962–1973) Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars Location: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos US soldiers gathered around dead Viet Cong troops.	South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Khmer Issarak Pathet Lao	Defeat Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam Dissolution of the Republic of Vietnam Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia South Vietnam is annexed by North Vietnam
Multinational Force in Lebanon (1982-1984) Part of the Lebanese Civil War Location: Lebanon US Navy ships launch missiles in support of the Lebanese Civil War.	Italy United States France United Kingdom	Islamic Jihad Organization	Victory Multinational forces supervise withdrawal of Palestine Liberation Organization.
Invasion of Grenada (1983) Part of the Cold War Location: Grenada American soldiers in mortar positions in Grenada.	United States Jamaica	PRG of Grenada Cuba	Victory Military dictatorship of Hudson Austin deposed Defeat of Cuban military presence Restoration of Constitutional Government
Invasion of Panama (1989–1990) Location: Panama Aftermath of a firefight between American and Panamanian forces.	United States	Panama	Victory Dictator Manuel Noriega deposed.
Gulf War (1990–1991) Location: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Israel Aftermath of a bombed US position.	Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Qatar Bahrain United Arab Emirates Oman Bangladesh	Iraq	Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored Sanctions against Iraq
Iraqi No-Fly Zones (1991–2003) Location: Iraq US naval vessels launch a series of strikes in support of the Iraqi No-Fly Zone.	United States United Kingdom France Australia Belgium Netherlands Saudi Arabia Turkey	Iraq	Victory
Somali Civil War (1992–1995) Location: Somalia American soldiers on patrol in Somalia.	United States United Kingdom Spain Saudi Arabia Malaysia Pakistan Italy India Greece Germany France Canada Botswana Belgium Australia	Somalia	Victory UN humanitarian mandate fulfilled. About 100,000 lives were saved by outside resistance. Civil war is ongoing.
Intervention in Haiti (1994–1995) Location: Haiti US troops arrive in Haiti.	United States Poland Argentina	Haiti	Victory Reinstatement of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as president of Haiti.
Bosnian War (1994–1995) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina UN forces deployed in Bosnia.	Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia United States Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom	Republika Srpska YPA Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia FR Yugoslavia	Victory Dayton Accords Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to the Dayton Accords Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to oversee the peace agreement Massive civilian casualties for the Bosniak ethnic group
Kosovo War (1998–1999) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Serbia Bombing in Kosovo.	KLA AFRK Albania Croatia United States Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Spain Turkey United Kingdom	FR Yugoslavia	Victory Kumanovo Treaty Yugoslav security forces pull out of Kosovo KLA veterans join the UÇPMB, starting the Preševo insurgency

21st century wars[edit]

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
War in Afghanistan (2001–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Afghanistan US troops on patrol in Afghanistan.	United States Afghanistan ISAF United Kingdom Germany Denmark Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand El Salvador Armenia Georgia Norway Sweden Poland Estonia Romania Turkey Bulgaria Hungary Luxembourg Portugal Austria Jordan Albania Iceland Northern Alliance	Taliban al-Qaeda Mujahideen IMU Haqqani network ETIM Islamic Jihad Union Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin United Tajik Opposition Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	Ongoing Defeat of the Taliban government in Afghanistan Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Destruction of al-Qaeda camps Killing of Osama bin Laden Establishment of new Afghan government Creation of new Afghan National Army Return of more than 5.7 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran
Iraq War (2003–2011) Part of the Iraqi Insurgency and War on Terror Location: Iraq US troops in combat against Iraqi insurgents.	United States Iraq United Kingdom South Korea Italy Poland Australia Georgia Ukraine Estonia Netherlands Spain Denmark MNF–I	Baath Loyalists Islamic State of Iraq al-Qaeda in Iraq Mahdi Army Special Groups IAI Ansar al-Sunnah Ba'athist Iraq	Victory Invasion and occupation of Iraq Defeat of Ba'ath Party government and execution of Saddam Hussein Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and civil war^[5] Subsequent depletion of Iraqi insurgency,^[6] improvements in public security^[7] Establishment of democratic elections and formation of new Shia led government U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq
War in Pakistan (2004–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Pakistan Airstrike on insurgent forces in Pakistan.	United States Pakistan	Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Lashkar-e-Islam Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehreek-e-Shariat Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant	Ongoing Ongoing insurgency Drone strikes being conducted by military and CIA Large part of FATA under Taliban control. Shifting public support for the Pakistani government Killing of Osama bin Laden Various insurgent groups continue to fight under ISIL allegiance.
Operation Ocean Shield (2009–present) Part of the Insurgency in the Horn of Africa and War on Terror Location: Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Somalia US strike on a Somali pirate vessel.	United States United Kingdom Denmark Netherlands Spain Greece Germany Belgium Canada Italy Portugal Turkey Norway Australia India Japan New Zealand Saudi Arabia Ukraine Somalia South Korea	Somali Pirates	Ongoing NATO operations being conducted.
Libyan Civil War (2011) Part of the Libyan Crisis Location: Libya US vessels launch missiles in support of the Libyan Civil War.	NLA Qatar United States Belgium Bulgaria Canada Denmark France Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Spain Turkey United Kingdom Sweden Jordan United Arab Emirates	Libya	Victory Death of Muammar Gaddafi Overthrow of Gaddafi government Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council (NTC) Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU Post-civil war violence in Libya leads to another full-scale civil war in 2014.
War on ISIL (2014–present) Part of the Iraqi Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Second Libyan Civil War, Boko Haram insurgency, and the War on Terror Location: Iraq, Syria, Libya and Nigeria US airstrikes on ISIL postions in Syria.	United States Iraq United Kingdom Canada Jordan Morocco Australia Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Syrian Opposition	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham	Ongoing Coalition airstrikes on ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Nigeria Multinational humanitarian effort conducted by various nations. ISIL loses 30% of its territory in Iraq Over 350 Christians are in ISIL captivity. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in Iraq and Syria flee from their homes to escape advancing ISIL forces. Thousands of Syrian and Iraqi civilians killed by ISIL forces. Boko Haram joins ISIL, establishing a presence in Nigeria and surrounding African countries. Arming and support for Iraq and the Syrian Opposition along with various militias opposed to ISIL. ISIL controls over 50% of Syria by May 2015. ISIL presence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and the Philippines.