List of wars involving Oman

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This is a list of wars involving the Sultanate of Oman and its predecessor states.

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Battle of Hunayn (630) Defeat
Battle of Julfar (752) Imamate of Oman Abbasid Caliphate Defeat

abbasid caliphate kills Al-Julanda bin Masud

Siege of Fort Jesus (1696-1698) Empire of Oman Portugal Victory Omani forces capture Fort Jesus from the Portuguese kingdom
Invasion of Bahrain
(1717)
Empire of Oman State of Persia Victory
Saudi Arabia invasion of Qatar Diriyah Defeat
  • Incorporation of Qatar into First Saudi State
Oman–Zanzibar War

(1784)

Empire of Oman Zanzibari rebels Victory
  • Oman retakes Zanzibar.
Persian Gulf Campaign

(1819)

East India Company

Empire of Oman

United Kingdom

Ras Al Khaimah Victory
Bani Bu Ali expedition (1820-21) Banu Bu Ali tribe  East India Company

 Omani empire  British Empire (until 1820)

Defeat
Buraimi dispute

(1952-1955)

Supported by:

VICTORY

Saudi Arabia withdraws from Al buraimi

Jebel Akhdar War
(1954–1959)
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
 United Kingdom
Imamate of Oman Sultanate victory
  • Defeat of the Imamate of Oman.
Dhofar Rebellion
(1962–1976)
Oman
Iran Iran
 United KingdomSupport:

Pakistan

Jordan

DLF
PFLOAG
NDFLOAG
PFLO

Support:

South Yemen

Soviet Union

Victory
  • Defeat of the rebels.
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
 Kuwait
United States
 United Kingdom
 Saudi Arabia
 France
 Canada
 Egypt
 Syria
 Morocco
 Oman
 Qatar

 Australia
other allies

Iraq Victory
Operation Ocean Shield

(2009-2016)

Somali pirates Victory

Number of pirates dramatically decreased.

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