Conflict
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United Arab Emirates, its predecessors, and allies
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Opponents
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Result
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Emirati leaders
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Emirati losses
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Prime Minister
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President
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Military
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Civilian
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Gulf Campaign (1809)
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Al Qawasim
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United Kingdom
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Defeat
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?
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?
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Gulf Campaign (1819)
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Al Qawasim
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United Kingdom
Support:
Oman
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Defeat
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?
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?
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Qatari–Bahraini War (1867)
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House of Khalifa Abu Dhabi
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House of Thani
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Ceasefire
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?
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?
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Qatari–Abu Dhabi War (1881–1893)
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Abu Dhabi
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Qatar
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Ceasefire
- No territorial changes
- British-mediated agreement in 1893
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?
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500+ killed
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Buraimi War (1952–1955)
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Trucial Emirates
British Empire
Supported by
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Aden Protectorate
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Saudi Arabia
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Victory
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?
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?
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Lebanese Civil War (1976–1979)
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ADF
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LF FLA
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Victory[1]
- ADF mission goals achieved[1]
- ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979
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None
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Gulf War (1990–1991)
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Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar
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Iraq
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Victory
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6 killed
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None
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First Libyan Civil War (2011)
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NTC NATO
Jordan Qatar Sweden United Arab Emirates
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Libya
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Victory
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|
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None
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None
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Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020)
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Libyan Government Egypt United Arab Emirates United States
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GNC Shura Council (Benghazi) Shura Council (Derna) Islamic State
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Ceasefire
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None
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None
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War on ISIS (2014–present)
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Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Free Syrian Army Rojava United States United Kingdom Jordan Turkey Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Morocco Australia Belgium Canada France Germany Denmark Norway
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Islamic State al-Nusra Front Khorasan
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Ongoing
- Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists
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None
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None
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Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
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Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Sudan Senegal Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Egypt Morocco Jordan
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Houthi government
al-Qaeda Islamic State
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Ongoing
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120 killed
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None
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STC United Arab Emirates
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Hadi government
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