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