List of battles in the 21st century
2000s
2001
2002
2003
Battle
Date
Description
Operation Mongoose
27 January-10 February
American and ISAF forces launch a cave-clearing operation, leading to multiple battles in the Adi Ghar mountains.
2003 Lejay firefight
10 February
Taliban forces ambush American soldiers.
Battle of Al Faw
20–24 March
One of the first battles of the Iraq War
Battle of Umm Qasr
21–25 March
One of the first battles of the Iraq War
Battle of Basra
21 March-6 April
British forces manage to secure Basra after a month of some of the fiercest fighting since the outbreak of the war .
Battle of Nasiriyah
23–29 March
American armored and mechanized units force a crossing over the Euphrates River , despite stiff resistance from the Iraqis .
2003 attack on Karbala
24 March
Americans attempt to destroy the Medina division, but fail.
Operation Northern Delay
26 March
American paratroopers land in northern Iraq.
Battle of Najaf
26 March – 3 April
The American 327th Infantry Regiment defeats the Iraqis and takes Najaf , allowing them to protect vital supply lines for Coalition forces.
Battle of Karbala
27 & 28 March
The American 3rd Infantry Division defeats Iraq 's elite Republican Guard , resulting in 200 Iraqi casualties.
Operation Viking Hammer
28-30 March
American and Kurdish forces defeat the Islamic Emirate of Byara .
Battle of Samawah
30 March-4 April
American forces capture Samawah .
Battle of Hillah
31 March-2 April
American forces capture Hillah , and destroy the 2nd Al Medina Armored Division in the process.
Battle of Haditha Dam
1-10 April
American forces capture Haditha Dam , a key electrical hub for Iraq.
Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003)
2-4 April
American forces capture the outskirts of Karbala leading to Baghdad.
Battle of Al Kut
3-4 April
Americans storm Al-Kut , capturing the city.
Battle of Baghdad
3–12 April
American forces capture Baghdad from Saddam Hussein 's forces, causing the downfall of his government .
Wamena incident
4 April
Indonesian army raided Free Papua Movement members, causing a battle. The aftermath led to the death of 50 civilians by the Indonesian Army.
Battle of Debecka Pass
6 April
The US forces capture a major crossroad near the village of Debecka in Iraq .
Battle of Baghdad International Airport
11 April
American forces capture the airport from Muqtada al-Sadr 's Mahdi army .
2003–2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh
19 May 2003 – 13 May 2004
Indonesian forces severely defeat the Free Aceh Movement . Combined with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami which devastated the region, the offensive brought the insurgency in Aceh to an end.
Battle of Majar al-Kabir
24 June
After a misunderstanding regarding patrolling through the town of Majar al-Kabir, British forces use rubber bullets in a crowd control measure, which escalates and are attacked by Iraqi civilians.
Siege of Monrovia
18 July-14 August
LURD rebels shell the city until Charles Taylor resigns.
Sétif offensive
September
Algerian forces launch an offensive against the remaining Armed Islamic Group of Algeria militants
Battle of Bhalubang
13 October
Nepalese government forces defeat Maoists .
Ramadan Offensive
26 October-24 November
Beginning of the Iraqi insurgency .
Operation All Clear
15 December 2003 – 3 January 2004
The Bhutanese army launches an offensive against Assamese separatists from India.
2004
2005
Battle
Date
Description
Lake Tharthar raid
23 March
American and Iraqi forces launch a raid on a Secret Army of Islam base, killing up to a third of the insurgents' forces.
Battle of Abu Ghraib
2 April
Al-Qaeda forces launch an attack on Abu Ghraib prison , capturing it until American forces retook it hours later.
Second Battle of Khara
7-8 April
Royal Nepalese forces severely defeat Maoists.
Battle of Al Qaim
8–19 May
Military offensive conducted by the United States Marine Corps , against insurgent positions in Iraq 's northwestern Anbar province , ending with US tactical victory.
2005 Hit convoy ambush
9 May
Iraqi insurgents ambush American forces.
Battle of Qurna
May
Danish, Lithuanian, and British soldiers defeat Iraqi insurgents attempting to seize Al-Qurnah .
Battle of Abbas Ghar
27 June-mid July
Americans defeat Taliban near Asadabad , but the insurgents return a few weeks later.
Battle of Haditha
1-4 August
Ansar Al-Sunna insurgents surprise attack American forces, successfully defeating them. American forces in retaliation launch Operation Quick Strike, in which an al-Qaeda-planted IED killed 15 Marines.
Operation Whalers
13-18 August
American forces defeat Taliban insurgents who had retreated earlier in the summer.
Battle of Tal Afar
1-18 September
American and Iraqi forces capture Tal Afar .
Battle of Nalchik
13 October
The Yarmuk Jamaat take on Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia . They are defeated by Russian security forces .
Second Battle of Adre
18 December
Rally for Democracy and Liberty attack the government garrison at Adre, Chad . The garrison had been forewarned, and defeats their attackers, taking few casualties.
2006
Battle
Date
Description
Battle of Gimry
2-5 January
Dagestani mujahedeen rebels are pushed back.
Raid on Borota
6 January
Janjaweed defeat Chadian government
Raid on Amdjereme
6 March
Janjaweed break the Tripoli Agreement
Battle of Ramadi
15 March-15 November
Coalition forces defeat Al-Qaeda in Iraq
Action of 18 March 2006
18 March
American naval vessels fend off Somali pirates
April 2006 Iran–Iraq cross-border raids
3 April
Iran and PJAK clash.
Battle of N'Djamena
13 April
The Chadian rebel group United Front for Democratic Change attacks N'djamena . The rebels are forced to retreat by the Military of Chad . Chad breaks off relations with Sudan as a result.
2006 Dutch/Australian Offensive
late April – 16 July
coalition victory
Raid on Dalola
1 May
Janjaweed raid Chadian villages.
Second Battle of Mogadishu
7 May – 11 July
Militia loyal to the Islamic court union defeats the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism and takes control of the Somali capital Mogadishu .
Battle of Point Pedro (2006)
12 May
Sri Lanka Navy victory
Operation Mountain Thrust
15 May – 31 July
The largest offensive against the Taliban since 2001 is launched by Coalition forces.
Operation Together Forward
14 June – 24 October
The Coalition is unsuccessful in succoring Baghdad and reducing violence.
Siege of Sangin
27 June-5 April
Coalition forces defeat Taliban insurgents attempting to breach Sangin
Operation Summer Rains
28 June – 26 November
Israel enters the Gaza Strip searching for soldier Gilad Shalit , who was abducted in a raid.
Operation Perth
July
Australian special forces victory
Second Battle of Avtury
July 4
Chechen soldiers ambush Russians.
First Battle of Panjwaii
8 July-19 August
Coalition forces defeat Taliban, but pull out of Panjwayi .
Zar'it-Shtula incident
12 July
A cross-border Hezbollah raid captures two Israeli soldiers. Israeli troops enters Lebanon in an unsuccessful attempt to get them back. This ignites the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict .
The Second Battle of Habbaniyah
15 July – December
U.S. Marines of the Third Battalion, Second Marine Division , sweep through urban sprawl between Ramadi and Fallujah in a series of operations (i.e. Operations Rubicon and Sidewinder ), disrupting flow of Al-Qaeda into both cities, and killing and capturing over 300 insurgents. Action centered around Kilo Company, nicknamed "Voodoo", in the town of Husaybah , on the outskirts of Ramadi, killing 20+ insurgents and capturing/wounding 137, while losing only 4 Marines KIA, 17 WIA. The battalion lost 14 Marines KIA, 50+ WIA.
Battle of Maroun al-Ras (2006)
19–29 July
Israel captures most of the village of Maroun al-Ras but fails to fully secure it.
Battle of Bint Jbail
24 July – 11 August
Israel retreats after attempting to take the town of Bint Jbail in Lebanon , regarding it as a "Hezbollah stronghold".
Battle of Ayta ash-Shab
31 July – 11 August
Israel engages in a firefight with Hezbollah members in the Lebanese town of Ayta ash-Shab .
Operation Sharp and Smooth
1 & 2 August
An Israeli airborne operation captures five Lebanese civilians and kills what it claims to be Hezbollah members.
2006 Tyre raid
4 August
Israel successfully raids Tyre to attack Hezbollah members based there.
2006 Litani offensive
11–14 August
Israel launches the final offensive in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict to clear Southern Lebanon of as many Hezbollah militants as possible before the ceasefire takes effect. The battle and war end with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 .
Battle of Jaffna (2006)
11 August – 29 October
Stalemate
Battle of Diwaniya
28 August
Iraqi forces and Mahdist insurgents reach a ceasefire.
Battle of Sampur
28 August – 4 September
Sri Lankan Army victory over Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Operation Medusa
2–17 September
Coalition troops attack the Taliban insurgency , recapturing Panjwayi.
Operation Mountain Fury
16 September 2006 – 15 January 2007
Coalition forces launch a successful follow up to Operation Medusa in an attempt to clear eastern Afghanistan of the Taliban .
Battle of Al Rumaythah
26 September
Australian Tactical victory
Battle of Amarah
19-20 October
Iraqi forces retake the city after a ceasefire
Battle of Turki
15-16 November
A fledgling Iraqi insurgent group, ISIL , defeats American soldiers.
Battle of Malakal
27 November 2006 – 29 November 2006
Ceasefire and mutual disengagement to pre-battle positions
SLA December 2006 offensive
4–9 December
Tamil Tigers victory
Battle of Baidoa
20–26 December
ICU militia battle the Somali Transitional Federal Government . Ethiopian and TFG troops successfully defend and counterattack against the ICU taking the ICU base cities of Dinsoor and Bur Hakaba .
2006 and 2007 Tunisia clashes
23 December-3 January
Tunisian forces clash with Algerian jihadist group Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat .
Battle of Bandiradley
23–25 December
Ethiopian /Puntland offensive in Bandiradley, Somalia pushes the Islamic Courts out of the city and opens up a northern front in the Somali Civil War .
Battle of Beledweyne
24–25 December
Ethiopian offensive towards the city of Jowhar overruns the Islamic Courts stronghold of Beledweyne during the Somali Civil War .
Battle of Jowhar
27 December
Ethiopian /TFG armoured offensive hits the ICU stronghold of Jowhar , forcing the Islamists to pull back, and bringing the Ethiopians /Government troops within 90 km of Mogadishu . The battle also effectively flanked and threatened to cut off ICU forces still in the Bay region .
Fall of Mogadishu
28 December
Ethiopia captures Mogadishu .
Battle of Nawzad
2006-2014
US and allied forces are unable to capture Nawzad from Taliban forces.
2007
Battle
Date
Description
2006 and 2007 Tunisia clashes
3 January
Tunisian troops engage in a shootout with Islamists.
Battle of Ras Kamboni
5–12 January
The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia , in coalition with Ethiopia and the US , defeats the Islamic Courts Union .
Battle of Haifa Street
6-24 January
ISIL forces defeat Iraqi forces in Baghdad, but are then pushed out by coalition forces.
Karbala provincial headquarters raid
20 January
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq members, posing as American soldiers, capture 4 American soldiers at an American base - the largest ambush during the war .
Battle of Najaf (2007)
28–29 January
Iraqi and Coalition forces defeat the Soldiers of Heaven cult.
Operation Imposing Law
14 February – 24 November
US troops successfully battle Iraqi insurgents to restore law and order in Baghdad .
2007 West Azerbaijan clashes
22 February-1 March
Iran and Kurdish PJAK forces clash, with parts spreading to Iraq.
Battle of Basra
27 February-3 September
Mahdist forces take over central Basra .
Battle of Same
4 March
inconclusive Australian minor victory
Battle of Baqubah
10 March-19 August
Coalition forces capture Baqubah from the Islamic State.
Battle of Mogadishu
21 March – 26 April
Ethiopian , Somalian and Ugandan forces battle the Popular Resistance Movement indecisively.
2007 Kurram Agency conflict
6-13 April
Sunni, Taliban, and Shia forces clash in Northwest Pakistan.
Battle of Route Bismarck
23-24 April
Australian victory in Iraq
Battle of Thoppigala
25 April – 11 July 2007
Sri Lankan Army victory
Operation Achilles
6–30 May
Tactically successful Coalition operation in Afghanistan to clear the Helmand Province of Taliban terrorists.
Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May – 7 September
Armed conflict after Fatah al-Islam , an Islamist militant organization, lays siege to the refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared for Palestinians in Lebanon .
Operation Hoover
24-25 May
Coalition forces led by Canada push out Taliban militants from villages.
Operation Kamin
26 May
Taliban militants launch a series of attacks across Afghanistan, and clash with Afghan soldiers.
Operation Pickaxe-Handle
30 May-14 June
NATO forces clear out Taliban militants from Kajaki , but the Talban return shortly afterwards.
Battle of Bargal
31 May-3 June
American and Puntlander forces defeat Islamic Courts Union forces.
Battle of Gaza
7–15 June
Hamas defeats the Fatah , and takes over the Gaza Strip .
Battle of Chora
15–19 June
Coalition forces capture Chora District in Oruzgan Province from the Taliban .
Battle of Point Pedro
19 June
One of the last battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War , Sri Lankan forces defeat Tamil sailors in an area where Tamils had defeated Sri Lankans a year prior.
Battle of Donkey Island
30 June-1 July
ISIL forces defeat a small group of coalition soldiers.
Siege of Lal Masjid
3-11 July
Pakistani forces besiege TeT followers at the historic mosque of Lal Masjid , triggering fighting in northwestern Pakistan.
Operation Hammer
24-27 July
Coalition forces led by the British regain territory south of the Helmand river.
Battle of Al Waki Market
7 August
British forces defeat a small group of Iraqi insurgents.
Battle of Firebase Anaconda
8 August
American and Afghan forces defeat Taliban insurgents launching a frontal assault.
Battle of Karbala
27-29 August
Polish and Bulgarian forces defend Karbala against insurgents.
Raids on Haskanita
30 September-early October
Unknown forces in Darfur attack an AUMIS post on September 30, and then the town was set on fire in early October.
October 2007 clashes in Hakkâri
7-8 October, 21 October
Turkish forces capture Kurdish guerrilla leaders, but suffer heavy casualties in a Kurdish counterattack
Battle of Mirali
7-10 October
Pakistan launches an offensive against Tehrik-e-Taleban , but clashes become deadly.
Battle of Las Anod
15 October
Somalilander forces defeat Puntland , which had captured a rural Somalilander city.
Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base
22 October
Tamil Tigers victory
First Battle of Swat
25 October-8 December
Pakistani forces launch an offensive against Tehrik-e-Taleban militants, leading to a short-lived ceasefire.
Action of 28 October 2007
28 October
American forces defeat Somali pirates.
Dai Hong Dan incident
29 October
American forces and North Korean sailors defeat hijacking Somali pirates.
Operation Harekate Yolo
late October-7 November
Coalition forces, led by Germany and Norway, push back Taliban incursions.
Operation Commando Fury
10-14 November
Afghan forces besiege Taliban strongholds in Kapisa Province .
Battle of Musa Qala
7–12 December
ISAF and Afghan forces capture Musa Qala District in Helmand Province from the Taliban .
December 2007 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq
16-26 December
Turkey bombards PKK positions in Northern Iraq.
Battle of Delft
25 December
Disputed
2008
Battle
Date
Description
Battle of the Forward Defence Lines
2 January – 24 November
Victorious 2008 SLA Northern Offensive in Sri Lanka
Operation Phantom Phoenix
8 January-28 July
Coalition forces defeat Iraqi militants in Diyala and Saladin governorates, but fail to in Kirkuk and Mosul .
Operation Zalzala
24 January-20 May
Pakistani forces capture Spinkai , but fail to capture Qari Hussain .
Battle of N'Djamena
2–4 February
Forces loyal to the President of Chad defeat a rebellion.
2008 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq
11-19 February
Turkish forces launch a ground offensive into Iraq to clear out PKK rebels.
Operation Hot Winter
29 February – 3 March
Israel Defense Forces campaign in the Gaza Strip in response to Qassam rockets fired by Hamas .
2008 Mardakert skirmishes
4 March
Skirmishes between the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan , victory undecided.
Battle of Basra
25–31 March
Iraqi Army attempt to clear the city of Basra from Mahdi Army militiamen is successful and the Maliki government forces them to cease activities.
Battle of Kallarawa
25 March
Sea Tigers patrol intercepted by a Sri Lankan Navy patrol
Invasion of Anjouan
25 March
After Anjouani president Mohamed Bacar refused to step down following a disputed presidential election, African Union forces with Comoros invade the island.
2008 attack on Omdurman and Khartoum
10–12 May
The Darfuri rebel group Justice and Equality Movement attack the Sudanese cities of Omdurman and Khartoum unsuccessfully.
2008 Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict
10–13 June
Minor skirmishes between Djibouti and Eritrea , ending in victory of Djibouti forces .
Battle of Am Zoer
18 June
Chadian forces ambush a rebel column, and successfully destroy it.
Battle of Arghandab
18–19 June
NATO led forces launch a successful offensive to clear the Taliban out of Arghandab district and from nearby Kandahar .
Operation Sirat-e-Mustaqeem
28 June-9 July
Pakistani forces destroy Taliban training bases.
Siege of Baidoa
8 July 2008 – 26 January 2009
al-Shabaab besiege and control Baidoa , the last city in southern Somalia under government control.
Battle of Wanat
13 July
Significant American casualties among the defending paratroopers leads to American withdrawal following Taliban early morning attack.
Battle of Vidattaltivu
16 July
Sri Lankan Army fought Tamil Tigers
Operation Augurs of Prosperity
29 July-11 August
A joint US-Iraqi raid on al-Qaeda and ISIL leaders is successful.
Battle of Khetagurovo
7-8 August
Georgian forces shell an Ossetian town, but retreat.
Battle of Bajaur
7 August 2008 – 28 February 2009
Pakistani forces launch a campaign to retake Bajaur District from Taliban.
Battle of Ebrahimkhel
8 August
After having battered American positions for days, Taliban and American troops engage in a large-scale firefight, with an American victory.
Battle of Tskhinvali
8–10 August
Georgians attack the South Ossetian capital city of Tskhinvali ending in withdrawal by the Georgians.
Battle of the Kodori Gorge
9–12 August
Georgian civilians flee their homes in Upper Abkhazia . Georgian military engages Abkhazian military forces unsuccessfully.
Battle of North Cotobato
9 August-late August
Filipino government forces defeat Islamist rebels, who later found Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters .
Battle off the coast of Abkhazia
10 August
Russia blockades Georgia navally.
Occupation of Poti
11 August-13 September
Russian forces invade Poti, and ransack Georgian weaponry.
Occupation of Gori
13-22 August
Russian and Ossetian forces capture Gori, forcing the Georgian government to begin negotiations.
Uzbin Valley ambush
18 August
Taliban ambush French troops in Afghanistan, causing heavy losses.
Battle of Kismayo
20-22 August
al-Shabaab takes control of Kismayo from pro-government militias.
Battle of Khaz Oruzgan
2 September
Taliban victory
Carré d'As IV incident
2-15 September
Somali pirates capture a French yacht, but are unable to retain it.
Angur Ada raid
3 September
American troops fight Taliban militants in Pakistan.
Battle of Goma
25 October
Part of the ongoing 2008 Nord-Kivu war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Battle off the coast of Jaffna
1 November
Naval Battle
Battle of Kiwanja
5-6 November
Hutu rebels seize control of Kiwanja from Mai-Mai .
2008 Kufra conflict
8-20 November
Libyan government forces and Toubou rebels clash for two weeks, although a ceasefire is reached.
Action of 11 November 2008
11 November
British sailors defeat Somali pirates.
Fall of Rwindi
18-19 November
Hutu rebels capture Rwindi with little resistance, but are stopped while trying to push further on.
2008–09 Battle of Kilinochchi
23 November – 2 January
Sri Lankan Army victory
Balamorghab ambush
27 November
Taliban insurgents ambush Afghan soldiers, capturing many vehicles and weaponry.
2008–09 Garamba offensive
14 December – 15 March
The Ugandan Army withdraws, but the LRA is weakened.
Operation Cast Lead
27 December – 18 January
Israel launches an air and ground operation to stop Hamas from launching of Qassam and Grad rockets from the Gaza Strip .
Battle of Paranthan
30 December – 1 January
Tamil Tigers fought Sri Lankan Army
Operation Defeat Al Qaeda in the North
2008
US troops stationed north of Lake Tharthar raid Iraqi militants over a months-long period.
2009
Battle
Date
Description
Battle of Mullaitivu
2–25 January
The Sri Lankan army defeats the Tamil Tigers in a battle over the town of Mullaitivu .
Operation Shahi Tandar
7-31 January
American and Afghan troops raid Taliban bases.
Third Battle of Elephant Pass
9 January
Sri Lanka defeats LTTE.
2009 Eastern Congo offensive
20 January-27 February
A joint DRC-Rwandan offensive defeats rebels.
Battle of Chalai
2–6 February
Sri Lankan Army battles Tamil Tigers to capture one of the last Sea Tiger naval bases.
Operation Diesel
6-7 February
British and Afghan forces defeat Taliban.
Battle of South Mogadishu
24-25 February
Indecisive,
Action of 3 March 2009
3 March
German and American forces defeat Somali pirates.
Battle of Alasay
14–23 March
Codename Operation Dinner Out – French and Afghan troops defeat Taliban insurgents in the Alasay Valley .
First and Second Battles of Kakarak
16 March – 12 April
Two battles of Australian forces against Taliban insurgents, both victorious.
Battle of Aanandapuram
29 March – 5 April
Decisive victory of the Sri Lanka military against the Tamil Tigers .
Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu
2–5 April
Government victory
April 2009 raid off Somalia
9 April
French forces raid a vessel hijacked by Somali pirates.
2009 Afghanistan–Iran clash
23 April
Status quo ante bellum.
Operation Black Thunderstorm
26 April-14 June
Pakistan fully recaptures four districts from Taliban.
Attack on Bari Alai
1 May
Taliban overrun a checkpoint for the first time.
Battle of Am Dam
7 and 8 May
The Chadian Army defeats UFR rebels.
Battle of Mogadishu
7 May-1 October
Insurgents take control of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, but fail to topple the government.
Battle for Central Somalia (2009)
11 May-1 October
Jihadist rebels from Al-Shabaab defeat the Somali alliance and capture parts of central Somalia.
Second Battle of Swat
16 May – 15 July
The Pakistani Army retakes the town of Mingora from the Taliban , killing many leaders.
Battle of Wabho
7 June
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a defeats Al-Shabaab .
Sobat River ambush
12 June
Jikany Nuer groups ambush a SPLA convoy escorting UN food.
Operation Panther's Claw
19 June-20 August
British forces consolidate coalition positions.
Operation Rah-e-Nijat
19 June-12 December
Pakistan fully retakes South Waziristan District .
Operation Strike of the Sword
2 July-20 August
US Marines launch an offensive in Helmand Province .
Operation Scorched Earth
11 August 2009 – 12 February 2010
Yemen launched a military offensive against Houthis , but it ends in a stalemate.
Battle of Dahaneh
12–15 August
US , UK and Afghan troops capture the city from Taliban insurgents.
Battle of Rafah
14-15 August
Hamas defeats Jund Ansar Allah .
2009 Khyber Pass offensive
1 September-30 November
Pakistan defeats Taliban from roads throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .
Battle of Sabzak
3-4 September
Spanish troops defeat Taliban
Action of 7 September 2009
7 September
German sailors defeat Somali pirates.
2009 Baraawe raid
14 September
US forces kill Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan .
Battle of Kismayo
1-7 October
al-Shabaab takes full control of Kismayo .
Battle of Kamdesh
3 October
Taliban insurgents attack a US Combat Outpost. They are repulsed, but the outpost is abandoned due to damage.
Dongo conflict
30 October-13 December
Clashes break out between rebels and government forces in Dongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo .
Battle of Daecheong
10 November
Clash between South and North Korean naval troops at the Northern Limit Line , ending in a victory for the South .
Operation Cobra's Anger
4–7 December
Successful US -led offensive in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan.
2010s
2010
Battle
Date
Description
Eritrean–Ethiopian border skirmish
1 January
Eritrean forces clash with Ethiopian troops in the Ethiopian town of Zalambessa .
First Battle of Beledweyne
10-14 January
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a captures the town from Hizbul Islam .
Operation Blow to the Head
13 January-12 February
Pro-government Yemeni troops attempt to capture Saada from a Houthi-AQAP alliance, but fail, destroying much of Saada in the process.
Second Battle of Beledweyne
22-24 January
Following a counterattack, Hizbul Islam recaptures the town.
Operation Moshtarak
13 February – 7 December
ISAF pacification offensive in the area that is described as the "poppy -growing belt" of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. NATO troops attack Marjah , but are forced to withdraw by Taliban
2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
18 February
Armenia and Azerbaijan clash in Nagorno-Karabakh .
Orakzai and Kurram offensive
23 March-3 June
Pakistani forces launch an offensive in Orakzai District and Kurram District , clearing the areas of Taliban by early June. Low-level clashes continue until January 21, 2011.
Action of 30 March 2010
30 March
Seychellois coast guard defeat Somali pirates.
South Darfur clash
23 April
SPLA troops clash with either Sudanese troops or Rizeigat insurgents.
Battle of Tamassi
24-28 April
Chadian forces defeat allied rebels
Ayn clashes
22 May-19 July
Ethiopian and Somalilander troops clash.
Shah Wali Kot Offensive
10-14 June
Coalition victory
June 2010 Mardakert clashes
18-19 June
Armenian and Azeri troops clash in Nagorno-Karabakh , with no significant changes.
Saric shootout
1 July
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel victory on Sinaloa Cartel
Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash
20 July
al-Shabaab attack a Kenyan border outpost.
Battle of Sangin
July 2010-October 2011
NATO captures Sangin from Taliban.
First Battle of Lawdar
19-25 August
Yemeni troops recapture Lawdar .
Battle of Mogadishu
23 August 2010 – 6 August 2011
The eighth recognised battle over Mogadishu since 1993 . Pro-government militias and allies fully hold the capital.
Battle of Derapet
24 August
A combined Australian Army and Afghan National Army patrol defeats Taliban forces.
September 2010 Mardakert clashes
1 September
Azeris and Armenians clash a second time, although it fizzles out quickly.
Operation Dragon Strike
15 September-31 December
NATO forces defeat Taliban insurgents and capture one Quds serviceman.
Hsipaw ambush
1 October
KNLA ambush Burmese junta troops near the Thai border leading up to escalated clashes.
Operation Halmazag
31 October-4 November
Coalition forces, led by Germany, push out Taliban from Kunduz Province .
Battle of Myawaddy
8-9 November
Burmese troops capture Myawaddy , a KNLA stronghold near the Thai border, in the first major clash in 2010.
Karen State clashes
10-27 November
Low-level clashes in Kayin State following the battle at Myawaddy.
Operation Bulldog Bite
12-25 November
Joint U.S . and Afghan counter-insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan , against Taliban forces.
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
23 November
North Korean artillery hits military and civilian targets during a South Korean training exercise.
2011
Battle
Date
Description
Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
16–21 January
The South Korean Navy rescues the crew of the hijacked Samho Jewelry , killing eight Somali pirates .
Battle off Minicoy Island
28 January
Indian troops defeat Somali pirates.
Battle of Bayda
16–18 February
Protestors seize control of the city after clashes with security forces – first battle of the Libyan Civil War .
First Battle of Benghazi
17–20 February
Libyan rebel forces free the city from Col. Gaddafi's rule .
Battle of Misrata
18 February – 15 May
After Months of intense fighting, the rebels take full control of Misrata , supported by NATO aircraft .
First Battle of Zawiya
24 February – 10 March
Zawiya is retaken by Libyan elite soldiers, one of the rebels' commanders is killed.
First Battle of Brega
2 March
Pro-Gaddafi troops fail to retake Brega from rebel forces.
Battle of Ras Lanuf
4–12 March
After initial success by the rebel forces , Ras Lanuf is retaken by government troops .
Battle of Bin Jawad
6 March
Gaddafi forces retake Bin Jawad – the initial Rebel offensive westwards is halted.
Second Battle of Brega
13–15 March
Brega is retaken by Gaddafi forces after the defeats at Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad .
Battle of Ajdabiya
15–26 March
Initial success by government troops is halted and they are pushed back by rebels , under fire from NATO aircraft .
Second Battle of Benghazi
19–20 March
Loyalist forces fail to recapture Benghazi from the now UN -backed rebels .
Battle of Saada
19-26 March
Houthis take control of Saada .
India–Pakistan border skirmish
30 March-1 April
Both sides claim the other was the instigator.
Third Battle of Brega
31 March – 7 April
A rebel advance on Brega is repelled with heavy artillery, Pro-Gaddafi forces march on Ajdabiya .
Battle of Abidjan
31 March - 11 April
Pro-Ouattara forces capture the largest Ivorian city of Abidjan and prompt the arrest of President Laurent Gbagbo .
Battle of Jubbada Hoose
1 April-16 October
Somali troops and al-Shabaab clash near the Kenyan border,
Battle of Brega-Ajdabiya road
8 April – 13 July
Advances on Brega and Ajdabiya by the opposing forces lead to a stagnant frontline in-between the two cities.
Battle of Wazzin
21 April-29 July
Anti-Gaddafi rebels initially capture Wazzin, although pro-Gaddafi forces capture the border post by Tunisia a week later. Backed by Tunisian troops, rebels recapture the border post with fighting continuing until July.
Siege of Daraa
25 April - 5 May
Syrian forces suppress anti-Assad protests in Syria.
Battle of Gedo
27 April - late 2012
After fierce Somali and allied bombardment, al-Shabaab leave Gedo region.
Siege of Homs
6 May 2011 - 9 May 2014
Syrian rebels, spurred by anti-regime protests, battle for Homs .
Battle of Kandahar
7–9 May
Kandahar is besieged by Taliban insurgents, Afghan Police Forces are able to fend them off.
Siege of Baniyas
7-14 May
Syrian forces suppress anti-regime protests in Baniyas .
Siege of Talkalakh
14-19 May
Syrian forces violently suppress anti-regime protests.
Battle of the Misrata frontline
16 May-23 August
Rebels capture various cities, but pro-Gaddafi troops make gains south of Sirte .
Battle of Sana'a
23 May – 7 June
Hashid tribal forces under Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar fight Army troops loyal to president Saleh , resulting in a cease-fire.
Battle of Do Ab
25 May
US and Afghan government troops are ambushed by Taliban insurgents and kill most of the attackers.
Battle of Ruíz
25 May
Sinaloa Cartel attack a convoy of Los Zetas starting a violent battle in which there were used two Narco tanks .
Battle of Zinjibar
27 May-10 September
AQAP captures the rural Yemeni town of Zinjibar .
Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh
28 May – 4 June
First major violent outbreak in the Syrian civil war .
Battle of Taiz
28 May-7 June
Alliance of Yemeni Tribes hold the city from the Yemeni army.
Jisr ash-Shughur clashes
4-12 June
The Syrian civil war escalates into armed clashes.
Sabha clashes
8-13 June
Pro-Gaddafi forces hold Sabha.
Zawiya skirmish
11-12 June
Pro-Gaddafi forces hold Zawiya.
Jabal al-Zawiya operation
28 June-7 July
Unorganized but armed protestors clash with Syrian troops.
Siege of Hama
3 July-4 August
Syrian forces suppress protestors.
Operation Koh-e-Sufaid
4 July-18 August
Pakistani forces defeat Taliban.
Iran–Iraq cross-border raids
11 July-29 September
Iranian special forces launch attacks on PJAK bases in Iraq.
Fourth Battle of Brega
14 July – 22 August
After initial victories of pro-Gaddafi forces , rebels take Brega in late August.
Battle of Zliten
21 July-19 August
Following a failed uprising in Zliten , anti-Gaddafi rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces clash, with a final anti-Gaddafi victory.
Msallata clashes
3-9 August
Anti-Gaddafi rebels take control of Msallata , independently from other Libyan rebels.
Battle of Tawergha
11-13 August
Anti-Gaddafi rebels capture Tawergha.
Raid on Ras Lanuf
12 August
Anti-Gaddafi forces successfully drive off pro-Gaddafi assaults, but facilities are heavily damaged.
Battle of Gharyan
13-18 August
Anti-Gaddafi rebels capture Gharyan .
Siege of Latakia
13-19 August
Syrian troops suppress protests in Latakia .
Second Battle of Zawiya
13–20 August
Rebel forces capture Zawiya and advance on Tripoli .
Ras Ajdir clashes
13-26 August
After multiple failed assaults, rebels capture Ras Ajdir.
Battle of Tripoli (2011)
20–28 August
Tripoli is captured by rebel forces , Gaddafi government collapses.
Second Battle of Bin Jawad
23-27 August
NTC rebels capture the town of Bin Jawad from pro-Gaddafi forces.
Operación Escorpión
28 August – 31 October
Mexican army Victory, Los Zetas and the Gulf Cartel were weaken.
Hama Governorate clashes
1 September 2011 – 14 April 2012
Syrian troops largely capture the city of Hama , but rebels control the countryside of the region.
Battle of Bani Walid
8 September – 17 October
Initially, pro-Gaddafi forces fend off anti-Gaddafi forces but on 9 October anti-Gaddafi forces launch a new offensive against the defenders, taking Bani Walid by 17 October.
Idlib Governorate clashes
8 September 2011 – 27 March 2012
anti-Assad protestors, now a somewhat organized force, take control of most of Idlib Governorate .
Battle of Doan
9 September
Australian /coalition victory
Battle of Elwaq
9-10 September
Somali forces liberate Elwaq from jihadists.
Battle of Sirte (2011)
15 September – 20 October
National Liberation Army soldiers attack Sirte , the last capital of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and take it on 20 October. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi also dies this day.
Raid on Ghadames
24-26 September
NTC repels pro-Gaddafi fighters, but some hit-and-run attacks succeeded,
Battle of Rastan (2011)
27 September – 1 October
Syrian army retakes the city.
Siege of Dammaj
15 October-22 December
Houthis attempt to capture Dammaj , ending in a bloody ceasefire.
Operation Linda Nchi
16 October 2011 – 31 May 2012
Kenyan troops intervene in the Somali civil war, capturing various border areas.
Battle of Deynile
20 October
al-Shabaab fighters ambush Burundian troops in a Mogadishu suburb.
Rif Dimashq clashes
3 November 2011 – 1 April 2012
Protests are largely suppressed by the Syrian government,
Daraa Governorate clashes
14 November 2011 – 3 January 2013
An FSA offensive captures multiple cities in the governorate.
Shayrat and Tiyas airbase ambush
25 November
Syrian rebels successfully ambush the airbase.
Deir ez-Zor clashes
26 November 2011 – 10 April 2014
Rebels hold off a Syrian government offensive on the city.
Syrian–Turkish border clash
5-12 December
Syrian troops repulse armed men from the Turkish border.
December 2011 Baneh clash
28 December
Iran and PJAK clash, albeit inconclusively.
Battle of Beledweyne
December 2011-31 December 2012
Ethiopian and Somali forces capture Beledweyne .
2012
2013
2014
Battle
Date
Description
Battle of Kondaoui
22–23 January 2014 (1 day)
Battle of Mork
1 February – 23 October 2014 (8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Battle of Asadabad
23 February 2014 (0 days)
Battle of Hosn
20 March 2014 (0 days)
Battle of Markada
21–31 March 2014 (1 week and 3 days)
Battle of Al-Malihah
3 April – 14 August 2014 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
2014 Battle of Basilan
11–30 April 2014 (2 weeks and 5 days)
Battle of Kramatorsk
12 April – 5 July 2014 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Long March (South Sudan)
25 April – 4 August 2014 (3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014)
6 May – 14 June 2014 (1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Chibok ambush
13–14 May 2014 (1 day)
2nd Battle of Kidal
16–21 May 2014 (5 days)
First Battle of Donetsk Airport
26–27 May 2014 (1 month and 1 day)
Zarb-e-Azb
15 June 2014 – 22 February 2016
First Battle of Tikrit
26–30 June 2014 (4 days)
Battle of Tripoli Airport
13 July – 23 August 2014 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days)
First Battle of the Shaer gas field
16–26 July 2014 (1 week and 3 days)
Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion
16 July – 26 August 2014 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days)
2014 Farafra ambush
19 July 2014 (0 days)
Battle of Shuja'iyya
19–23 July 2014 (3 days)
Battle of Horlivka
21 July – 6 September 2014 (1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Battle of Zumar
1–4 August 2014 (3 days)
Battle of Arsal
2–7 August 2014 (5 days)
Battle of Ilovaisk
7 August – 2 September 2014 (3 weeks and 5 days)
Battle of Al-Tabqa airbase
10–28 August 2014 (2 weeks and 4 days)
Battle for Mosul Dam
16–19 August 2014 (3 days)
Battle of Novoazovsk
25–28 August 2014 (3 days)
Battle of Suq al Ghazi
15 September 2014 (0 days)
Second Battle of Sanaa
16-21 September 2014 (5 days)
Second Battle of Donetsk Airport
28 September 2014 – 21 January 2015 (3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Battle of Benghazi (2014–17)
15 October 2014 – 28 December 2017 (3 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Second Battle of the Shaer gas field
28 October – 6 November 2014 (1 week and 2 days)
Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014)
29 October–21 December 2014 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin
1 November 2014 – 15 December 2014 (1 month and 2 weeks)
Battle of Ramadi (2014–15)
21 November 2014 – 17 May 2015 (5 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Battle of Baiji (2014–15)
25 November 2014 – 9 February 2015 (2 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
2015
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Raid on Kolofata
12 January 2015 (0 days)
Boko Haram insurgency
Battle of Debaltseve
14 January – 20 February 2015 (1 month and 6 days)
War in Donbas
West African offensive
23 January – 24 December 2015 (11 months and 1 day)
Boko Haram insurgency
Mariupol rocket attack
24 January 2015 (0 days)
War in Donbas
Mamasapano clash
25 January 2015 (1 day)
Moro conflict
Niger raid
6 February 2015 (0 days)
Boko Haram insurgency
Kokang offensive
9 February – June 2015 (3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Kokang conflict
Shyrokyne standoff
10 February – 3 July 2015 (4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
War in Donbas
Battle of Tikrit
2 March – 17 April 2015 (1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Iraqi Civil War
Battle of Sirte
14 March – 31 May 2015 (2 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Libyan Civil War
Battle of Aden Airport
19 March 2015 (0 days)
Yemeni Civil War
2015 Ocotlán ambush
19 March 2015 (0 days)
Mexican Drug War
2015 San Sebastián del Oeste ambush
6 April 2015 (0 days)
Mexican Drug War
Battle of Dhale
24 March – 26 May 2015 (2 months and 2 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Aden
25 March – 22 July 2015 (3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Abyan campaign
26 March – 11 August 2015 (4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Lahij insurgency
27 March – 4 August 2015 (4 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Yemeni Civil War
Siege of al-Fu'ah and Kafriya
28 March 2015 – 19 July 2018 (3 years, 3 months and 3 weeks)
Syrian civil war
Shabwah campaign
29 March – 15 August 2015 (4 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Mukalla
2–16 April 2015 (2 weeks)
Yemeni Civil War
Al-Karmah offensive
14 April – 3 May 2015 (2 weeks and 5 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Battle of Taiz
15 April 2015 – present (9 years, 8 months and 4 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Kunduz
24 April – 14 October 2015 (5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
War in Afghanistan
1 May 2015 Jalisco attacks
1 May 2015 – 1 May 2015 (0 days)
Mexican Drug War
Kumanovo clashes
9–10 May 2015 (5 months and 1 day)
Inter-ethnic clashes in the Republic of Macedonia
2015 Tanhuato–Ecuandureo shootout
22 May 2015 (0 days)
Mexican Drug War
Battle of Marinka
3 June 2015 (0 days)
War in Donbas
MT Orkim Harmony hijacking
11–19 June 2015 (1 week and 1 day)
Piracy in the Strait of Malacca
Battle of Leego
26 June 2015 (0 days)
War in Somalia War
Hakkari Assault
? July 2015 – ? November 2015 (4 months)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Sinai clashes
1–2 July 2015 (1 day)
Sinai insurgency
Operation Martyr Yalçın
24–25 July 2015 (1 day)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
Police raids in Turkey
24 July 2015 (0 days)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey–ISIL conflict DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey
Şırnak clashes
? August 2015 – ? May 2016 (9 months)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Cizre operation
4–11 September 2015 (9 months and 1 week)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Operation Martyr's Right
7 September 2015 – present (9 years, 3 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Sinai insurgency
Camp Badaber attack
18 September 2015 (0 days)
War in North-West Pakistan
Aden unrest
6 October 2015 – present (9 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Sinjar offensive
12 – 15 November 2015 (3 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Cizre curfew
? December 2015 – 11 February 2016 (2 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar
2–3 December 2015 (1 day)
Yemeni Civil War
Siege of Sur
3 December 2015 – 10 March 2016 (3 months and 1 week)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
Battle of Port Midi
First phase 19 December 2015 – 23 January 2016 (1 month and 4 days) Second phase 30 January 2016 – present (8 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Yemeni Civil War
2016
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Operation Black Swan
8 January 2016 (0 days)
Mexican -American victory, the Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín Guzmán was recaptured.
Mexican Drug War
Battle of El Adde
15 January 2016 (0 days)
El Adde was captured by Al Shabaab after a military massacre.
War in Somalia War
Siege of Fallujah
2 February – 22 May 2016 (3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
The city Fallujah was fully besieged by Iraqi government forces and recaptured the town Al-Karmah .
Iraqi Civil War
Nangarhar Offensive
14 February – 6 March 2016 (3 weeks)
The Afghan National Army recaptured 22 villages from ISIL .
War in Afghanistan
1st Butig clash
20 February – 1 March 2016 (1 week and 3 days)
The Maute Group retreated after the attempted attack.
Moro conflict
Battle of Ben Guerdane
7–9 March 2016 (2 days)
The Tunisian forces defended Ben Gardane .
ISIL insurgency in Tunisia
Battle of Hit
12 March – 14 April 2016 (1 month and 2 days)
The Iraqi Army recaptured Hit .
Iraqi Civil War
Mosul offensive
24 March – 22 September 2016 (5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
Pro-Iraqi government forces capture Qayyarah Airfield West, Qayyarah , and Al-Shirqat .
Iraqi Civil War
Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
1–5 April 2016 (4 days)
Azerbaijan takes 800–2,000 hectares (8–20 km2 ) of land in the conflict area . A ceasefire was signed by both parties and both claim their victory.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Battle of Tipo-Tipo
9 – 14 April 2016 (5 days)
The Abu Sayyaf retreated after their attack and killing 18 soldiers and losing 31 fighters.
Moro conflict
Operation Omari
12 April 2016 – 8 September 2016
War in Afghanistan
West Iran clashes
19 April 2016 – present (8 years and 8 months)
Kurdish separatism in Iran
Battle of Mukalla
24–25 April 2016 (1 day)
Decisive Saudi-led Coalition victory by capturing Mukalla .
Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Sirte
12 May – 6 December 2016 (6 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
GNA recaptured 4 towns and villages and Sirte itself from ISIL .
Libyan Civil War
Ar-Rutbah offensive
16 – 18 May 2016 (2 days)
Iraqi Army recapture Ar-Rutbah District/Town.
Iraqi Civil War
Third Battle of Fallujah
22 May – 29 June 2016 (1 month and 1 week)
Iraqi forces recaptured the entire city of Fallujah and its suburbs.
Iraqi Civil War
Battle of Tsorona
12–13 June 2016 (1 day)
Status quo ante both sides claim victory.
Eritrean–Ethiopian border conflict
Wau clashes
23 June 2016 – 31 January 2019
South Sudanese Civil War
Juba clashes
7–11 July 2016 (4 days)
Ceasefire declared.
South Sudanese Civil War
Nampala attack
19 July 2016 (1 week and 3 days)
Ansar Dine and ANSIPRJ killed both 17 soldiers in their army base attack.
Northern Mali conflict
Jani Khel offensive
10 August – 5 September 2016 (3 weeks and 5 days)
War in Afghanistan
Battle of al-Rai
15–20 August 2016 (5 days)
The FSA gains full control over al-Rai after a second offensive.
Syrian civil war
Battle of al-Hasakah
16–23 August 2016 (1 week)
Ceasefire declared. The NDF leaves al-Hasakah and is barred from reentering.
Syrian civil war
Siege of Derna
August 2016 – 28 June 2018
The Libyan National Army captures Derna from the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna
Second Libyan Civil War
Battle of Kunduz
3–4 October 2016 (1 day)
The Afghan Army captured the city Kunduz from the Taliban .
War in Afghanistan
Battle of Mosul
16 October 2016 – 20 July 2017 (9 months and 4 days)
The Iraqi Army recaptured the city of Mosul after a 9-month battle from ISIL .
Iraqi Civil War
Muse offensive
20 November – 4 December 2016 (2 weeks)
Rebels capture the town of Mong Ko , but are later forced to retreat by the Myanmar Army .
Internal conflict in Myanmar
2nd Butig clash
26–30 November 2016 (1 month and 4 days)
The Maute Group retreated for the second time from Butig after an attempted attack.
Moro conflict
Oromia–Somali clashes
14 December 2016 – present
In 2016, when Ethiopia redistricted its kebeles , multiple Jarso people voted to move their kebele into Oromia region from Somali Region , leading to Somali minority villagers fleeing into Somali region. Clashes broke out between Oromo and Somali people over control of the kebeles.
Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
Battle of Svitlodarsk
18–23 December 2016 (5 days)
Ceasefire declared. Both sides claim to have repelled the other's attacks.
War in Donbas
Syrian Desert campaign
29 December 2016 – 30 April 2017 (4 months and 1 day)
FSA -led rebels capture more than 1,800 square kilometres (~695 square miles) of territory from ISIL .
Syrian civil war
2017
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Fall of Sangin
? January 2017 – 23 March 2017 (2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Taliban capture Sangin from the government .
War in Afghanistan
Palmyra offensive
13 January – 4 March 2017 (1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Syrian Army captures 1,702 square kilometres and 52 settlements, including Palmyra .
Syrian civil war
1st Deir ez-Zor offensive
14 January – 14 February 2017 (1 month)
ISIL cut the road to Deir ez-Zor Airport , splitting the government -held areas of Deir ez-Zor into two parts.
Syrian civil war
East Aleppo offensive
17 January 2017 – 5 April 2017 (2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
The Syrian Army captures 250 villages, the city of Dayr Hafir and 2 towns. The FSA captures 6-7 villages and SDF captures 14 villages from ISIL .
Syrian civil war
1st Idlib Governorate clashes
20 January – 9 March 2017 (1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days)
The Tahrir al-Sham captures multiple cities, towns and villages.
Syrian civil war
Battle of Kulbiyow
27 January 2017 (0 days)
Al-Shabaab captures Kulbiyow however the Kenyan army recapture the city within hours later.
War in Somalia War
Raid on Yakla
29 January 2017 (0 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Avdiivka
29 January 2017 – 4 February 2017 (6 days)
War in Donbas
1st Daraa offensive
First phase 12 February – 8 March 2017 (3 weeks and 3 days)Second phase 6 – 26 April 2017 (2 weeks and 6 days)Third phase 24 May – 6 June 2017 (1 week and 6 days)
Syrian civil war
Operation Ghazi
13 February 2017 – present (7 years, 10 months and 6 days)
War in North-West Pakistan
Qaboun offensive
18 February – 29 May 2017 (3 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Rebels and pro-government forces made a deal for transporting rebels and their family members to the Idlib Governorate . The Syrian Army takes control of the neighborhoods.
Syrian civil war
2nd Daraa offensive
20 – 27 February 2017 (1 week)
ISIL captured Tasil and two other towns from the rebels.
Syrian civil war
Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad
22 February 2017 – present (7 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
War in North-West Pakistan
Sinjar clashes
3 March 2017 (0 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Gulf of Sidra Offensive
3 March 2017 – 14 March 2017 (1 week and 4 days)
Libyan Civil War
Eastern Homs offensive
5 March – 12 May 2017 (2 months and 1 week)
The Syrian Army made a buffer zone around Palmyra by capturing more than 230 square miles of territory around the city.
Syrian civil war
Israel–Syria incident
17 March 2017 (0 days)
Syrian civil war
1st Hama offensive
21 March – 28 April 2017 (1 month and 1 week)
The Syrian Army recaptured all lost territory as well as one captured in rebels previous offensive. Including the cities of Taybat al-Imam and Halfaya .
Syrian civil war
Battle of Tabqa
22 March – 10 May 2017 (1 month, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Syrian civil war
Battle of Darzab
9–27 April 2017 (2 weeks and 4 days)
War in Afghanistan
Bohol clashes
11 April 2017 – 15 May 2017 (1 month and 4 days)
Moro conflict
Western Nineveh offensive
25 April 2017 – 27 June 2017 (2 months and 2 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Battle of Mohmand Valley
26–27 April 2017 (3 hours)
Joint US /Afghan raid targeting ISIS compound in Nangarhar Province
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
East Ghouta inter-rebel conflict
28 April – 31 May 2017 (1 month and 3 days)
Syrian civil war
Kunduz Offensive
? May 2017 – present (7 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
War in Afghanistan
Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmish
5 May 2017 (0 days)
Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes
Raid on Barii
5 May 2017 (0 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Syrian Desert campaign
7 May – 13 July 2017 (2 months and 6 days)
Syrian civil war
Maskanah Plains offensive
9 May 2017 – 8 June 2017 (4 weeks and 2 days)
Syrian civil war
Brak El-Shati airbase raid
18 May 2017 (0 days)
Libyan Civil War
Raid on Al Hathla
23 May 2017 (0 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Battle of Marawi
23 May – 23 October 2017 (5 months)
Moro conflict
East Hama offensive
31 May – 18 June 2017 (2 weeks and 4 days)
Syrian civil war
Battle of Raqqa
6 June – 17 October 2017 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Syrian civil war
Battle of Tora Bora
6 – 25 June 2017 (2 weeks and 5 days)
War in Afghanistan
3rd Daraa offensive
7 – 23 June 2017 (2 weeks and 2 days)
Syrian civil war
Battle of Af Urur
8 June 2017 (0 days)
War in Somalia War
Southern Raqqa offensive
13 – 30 June 2017 (2 weeks and 3 days)
Syrian civil war
Jobar offensive
20 June – 14 August 2017 (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Syrian civil war
Quneitra offensive
24 June – 1 July 2017 (1 week)
Syrian civil war
Pagak offensive
1 July – 25 August 2017 (1 month, 3 weeks and 3 days)
South Sudanese Civil War
Central Syria campaign
14 July – 21 October 2017 (3 months and 1 week)
Syrian civil war
2nd Idlib Governorate clashes
14 – 23 July 2017 (1 week and 2 days)
Syrian civil war
Qalamoun offensive
21 July 2017 – 28 August 2017 (1 month and 1 week)
Syrian civil war
Golweyn ambush
30 July 2017 (0 days)
War in Somalia War
Battle of Tal Afar
20 August – 2 September 2017 (1 week and 6 days)
Iraqi Civil War
2nd Deir ez-Zor offensive
First phase 8 September 2017 – 5 March 2018 (5 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)Second phase 1 May – 4 August 2018 (3 months and 3 days)Third phase: Preparations ongoing
Syrian civil war
Eastern Syria campaign
14 September – 17 December 2017 (3 months and 3 days)
Syrian civil war
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
14 September – 17 November 2017 (2 months and 3 days)
Syrian civil war
Western Anbar offensive
16 – 21 September 2017 (5 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Euphrates Crossing offensive
18 September – 21 October 2017 (1 month and 3 days)
Syrian civil war
2nd Hama offensive
19 – 29 September 2017 (1 week and 3 days)
Syrian civil war
Hawija offensive
20 September – 8 October 2017 (2 weeks and 4 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Tongo Tongo ambush
4 October 2017 (0 days)
Insurgency in the Maghreb
Mayadin offensive
4 – 17 October 2017 (1 week and 6 days)
Syrian civil war
Abu Kamal offensive
23 October – 6 December 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Syrian civil war
Turkish military operation in Idlib Governorate
7 October 2017 – present (7 years, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Syrian civil war
Northwestern Syria campaign
9 October 2017 – 13 February 2018 (4 months and 4 days)
Syrian civil war
Battle of Kirkuk
15 – 20 October 2017 (5 days)
Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
Western Iraq campaign
26 October 2017 – 9 December 2017 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Iraqi Civil War
Battle of Harasta
First phase 14[ 1] – 25 November 2017[ 2] (1 week and 4 days) Second phase 29 December 2017 – 17 January 2018 (2 weeks and 5 days)
First phase All of the areas captured by the rebels in Harasta were reported by pro-government sources to have been retaken by government forces .[ 2] Second phase Government forces defended the military base.[ 3]
Syrian civil war
Isani flat siege
21[ 4] – 22 November 2017[ 4] (1 day)
The ISIL leader Akhmed Chatayev died in the siege together with 2 others and 1 soldier.[ 4]
None
Beit Jinn offensive
28 November 2017[ 5] – 2 January 2018[ 6] (1 month and 5 days)
Syrian military captures Tal Bardiyah, rebel forces surrender Beit Jinn and leave to Idlib .[ 7]
Syrian civil war
Battle of Sana'a
28 November[citation needed ] – 4 December 2017[ 8] (6 days)
Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed by Houthi forces ,[ 9] and the Houthis gain total control of Sanaa .[ 8]
Yemeni Civil War
Al Hudaydah governorate offensive
6 December 2017[ 10] – Present (7 years, 1 week and 6 days)
Yemeni Civil War
Uvira clashes
2017
MONUSCO and Congolese army forces repel an attack by CNPSC .
2018
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
1st Southern Damascus offensive
5 January – 20 February 2018 (1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day)
ISIL captures 90% of Yarmouk .
Syrian civil war
[ 11] [ 12]
Battle of Tukaraq
8 January 2018
(smaller clashes from 15–24 May)
The first time both Somaliland and Puntland forces clashed.
Puntland–Somaliland dispute
Battle of In-Delimane
12 January – 6 March 2018 (1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Over 20 jihadists were killed or captured in an attempt attack.
Northern Mali conflict
[ 13] [ 14]
El Junquito raid
15 January 2018 (1 day)
Pro-Government's forces of Venezuela killed six rebels and one woman and lost 3 pro-Government's forces in a raid in the neighborhood El Junquito in Caracas .
Crisis in Bolivarian Venezuela
[ 15]
Turkish military operation in Afrin
First phase 20 January – 24 March 2018 (2 months and 4 days) Second phase 25 March 2018 – Present (6 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
First phase Turkish Armed Forces and their allies capture most of the Afrin District [ 16] (282 towns and villages), including Afrin city.
Syrian civil war
[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
Battle of Aden
28 – 31 January 2018 (3 days)
STC gains control of most of Aden , on the reach of Al-Mashaiq Palace with support of UAE .
Yemeni Civil War
[ 20] [ 21]
Battle of Khasham
7 – 8 February 2018 (1 day)
SDF success defended Khasham .
Syrian civil war
[ 22] [ 23]
Comprehensive Operation – Sinai
9 February 2018 – Present (6 years, 10 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Sinai insurgency
[ 24]
1st Israel–Syria incident
10 February 2018 (1 day)
Israeli fighter jets attack additional sites, after an Iranian drone was shot down after entering Israeli airspace, bringing the total to 12 being hit.
Syrian civil war
[ 25]
Battle of Al-Masini Valley
17 – 18 February 2018 (1 day)
70% of Al Masini valley cleared from AQAP .
Yemeni Civil War
[ 26] [ 27]
Rif Dimashq offensive
18 February – 12 April 2018 (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Syrian army captures the entirety of the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta pocket.
Syrian civil war
[ 28] [ 29]
Syrian Liberation Front–Tahrir al-Sham conflict
19 February – 24 April 2018 (2 months and 5 days)
Ceasefire established.
Syrian civil war
[ 30] [ 31] [better source needed ]
Battle of Batibo
3 March 2018 (1 day)
Anglophone Crisis
[ 32]
Operation Tigris Shield
10 March 2018 – Present (6 years, 9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
[ 33]
2nd Southern Damascus offensive
12 – 20 March 2018 (1 week and 1 day)
ISIL takes control of 90% of al-Qadam, SAA controls one neighborhood.
Syrian civil war
[ 34] [ 35]
Araouane clashes
29 March – 6 April 2018 (1 week and 1 day)
French troops killed at least two militant commanders.[ 36] [ 37]
Northern Mali conflict
[ 36] [ 37]
Siirt raid
29 March 2018 (1 day)
PKK attacked a Turkish military base in Eruh and killed 6 soldiers.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
[ 38]
MINUSMA super camp attack
14 April 2018 (1 day)
MINUSMA and French troops defend the camp.
Northern Mali conflict
[ 39] [ 40]
Northern Homs offensive
15 – 20 April 2018 (5 days)
A Ceasefire was declared and all rebels surrender and withdrawal.
Syrian civil war
[ 41] [ 42]
Eastern Qalamoun offensive
17 – 25 April 2018 (1 week and 1 day)
Syrian Army captures the entirety of the rebel-held eastern Qalamoun pocket. And the rebels surrender and evacuate from eastern Qalamoun.
Syrian civil war
[ 43] [ 44]
3rd Southern Damascus offensive
19 April – 21 May 2018 (1 month and 2 days)
The Syrian Army captured the entire rebel-held pocket in south Damascus after reaching an evacuation agreement.
Syrian civil war
[ 45] [ 46] [ 47]
Deir ez-Zor Governorate clashes
29 April 2018 (1 day)
SDF recaptures all four villages.
Syrian civil war
[ 48] [ 49]
United Arab Emirates takeover of Socotra
30 April – 14 May 2018 (2 weeks)
Two weeks after the takeover on 14 May, Saudi troops were also deployed to Socotra and a deal was brokered between the United Arab Emirates and Yemen for a joint military training exercise and the return of administrative control of Socotra's airport and seaport to Yemen.
Yemeni Civil War
[ 50] [ 51] [ 52]
Gedeo–Guji clashes
April–July 2018 (4 months)
Clashes between the Gedeo people and Gujii clan led to 800,000 Gedeo fleeing their homes.
Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
Battle of Derna
7 May 2018 – 28 June 2018 (1 month and 3 weeks)
Khalifa Haftar captures Derna from the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna .
Libyan Civil War
[ 53] [ 54]
2nd Israel–Iran incident
10 May 2018 (1 day)
After Iranian forces reportedly fired around 20 projectiles towards Israeli army positions in the Golan Heights , Israel attacked Iranian bases in Syria .
Syrian civil war
[ 55]
Battle of Farah
14 – 16 May 2018 (2 days)
Afghan Government 's victory and recapturing the city Farah .
War in Afghanistan
[ 56] [ 57]
2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
20-27 May 2018 (7 days)
Azeri forces accused Armenian troops of attacking Nakhchivan .
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Deir ez-Zor offensive
22 May – 11 June 2018 (2 weeks and 6 days)
Pro-Government's forces defend the town Abu Kamal from ISIL .
Syrian civil war
[ 58] [ 59]
Battle of Tabarde
3 – 5 June 2018 (2 days)
GATIA /MSA killed 6 ISIL members one of them is commander and Amat Ag Assalate and lost both 3 soldiers.
Northern Mali conflict
[ 60] [ 61]
1st As-Suwayda offensive
6 – 22 June 2018 (2 weeks and 2 days)
Syrian Army captures a number of towns, villages and many hills.
Syrian civil war
[ 62] [ 63]
Battle of Al Hudaydah
13 June – 13 November 2018 (5 months)
An offensive by the Hadi Government to attack the port city of Al Hudayah and cut off the Houthis from supply lines. At first, Saudi-backed forces capture the town, then lose the airport to the Houthis, and then the Houthis recapture the town.
Yemeni Civil War
[ 64]
Southern Syria offensive
18 June 2018 – 31 July 2018 (1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Pro-Government forces capture all the rebels territory.
Syrian civil war
[ 65] [ 66]
Battle of Darzab
12 July – 1 August 2018 (2 weeks and 6 days)
Battle between Taliban and the Islamic State's Khorasan Province (ISIL-K), which resulted in a major Taliban victory
War in Afghanistan
Ndop prison break
28 July 2018 (1 day)
Ambazonian separatists burning down Ndop prison, and liberate 163 inmates, the separatists sized also some weapons and ammunition from the prison.
Anglophone Crisis
[ 67]
2nd As-Suwayda offensive
6 August – 19 November 2018 (3 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Syrian forces capture the ISIL-held part of As-Suwayda .
Syrian civil war
[ 68]
Ghazni offensive
10 – 15 August 2018 (5 days)
Government's forces regain control of Ghazni city, but only three districts in Ghazni Province remain under full government control[ 69]
War in Afghanistan
[ 70] [ 69]
Battle of Tripoli
27 August 2018 – 25 September 2018 (4 weeks and 1 day)
A series of clashes in Tripoli end after a ceasefire.
Libyan Civil War
[ 71]
Syria missile strikes
17 September 2018
Syrian civil war
2018 Syrian-Turkish border clashes
31 October-6 November 2018
Turkey attacks Kurdish militias in northern Syria, stalling the Deir ez-Zor offensive .
Syrian civil war , Rojava conflict
2018 Batangafo clashes
31 October-17 November 2018
Anti-balaka and Ex-Séléka groups clashes in Batangafo.
Central African Republic Civil War
Kerch Strait incident
25 November 2018
Russian Border Guard captures three Ukrainian naval vessels.
Russo-Ukrainian War
[ 72]
2019
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
National Front for Liberation – Tahrir al-Sham conflict
1 January 2019 – 10 January 2019 (1 week and 2 days)
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham , a Sunni militant group, launched attacks on rebel positions in Idlib ; the conflict ended when the National Front for Liberation agreed to withdraw on 10 January, allowing the militants to seize the area.
Syrian civil war
[ 73]
Battle of Baghuz Fawqani
9 February 2019 - 23 March 2019
The last stand of the Islamic State 's territorial holdings, with the Syrian Democratic Forces taking control.
Syrian civil war , Rojava–Islamist conflict
Battle of Aden
7 August 2019 – 29 August 2019 (3 weeks and 1 day)
The Southern Transitional Council took Aden and the Presidential Palace despite Saudi and Yemen Army missile strikes.
Yemeni Civil War
[ 74]
Battle of the Jabara Valley
26 August 2019 – 29 August 2019 (3 days)
1,100 soldiers from the Saudi Army 's Al-Fateh Brigade launched an offensive into Yemen 's Jabara Valley, but were surrounded by Houthi forces for four days; the Saudis launched airstrikes against Yemeni positions, but failed to break through, and, on 29 August 2019, 100 managed to escape across the border , with the remaining 1,000 killed in action or captured.
Yemeni Civil War
[ 75]
2019 Western Michoacán clashes
30 August 2019 – 30 August 2019 (0 day)
Indecisive
Mexican Drug War
2019 Dhamar Airstrike
1 September 2019
The Saudi -led coalition launched an airstrike on a university being used as a Houthi detention center; according to the Red Cross , there were 100 fatalities and 40 injured, after which the Houthis were persuaded by the United Nations to release 290 detainees, 42 of whom had survived the airstrike.
Yemeni Civil War
[ 76]
2019 Abqaiq-Khurais attack
14 September 2019
Houthi officials announced 10 drones had been used to attack two Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities in Eastern Saudi Arabia ; Saudi officials said they believed more drones and cruise missiles were used, and that they originated from Iran ; the United States and Saudi Arabia have stated that Iran was behind the attack while France , Germany , and the United Kingdom jointly stated Iran bears responsibility for it, while Iran denies involvement.
Yemeni Civil War
[ 77]
Battle of Culiacán
17 October 2019
Sinaloa Cartel Victory. Ovidio Guzmán López was released.
Mexican Drug War
[ 78]
Operation Kayla Mueller
26 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 (2 days)
The U.S . Joint Special Operations Command 's 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force) raided Idlib Province in northern Syria, culminating in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi .
2020s
2020
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
Battle of Sirte
6 January 2020 (0 days)
The Libyan National Army captured Sirte from forces loyal to the Government of National Accord .
Second Libyan Civil War
[ 79]
Battle of Chinagodrar
9 January 2020 (0 days)
A large group of Boko Haram militants assaulted a Nigerien military base in Chinagodrar.
Insurgency in the Maghreb
[ 80]
Operation Spring Shield
27 February – 6 March 2020 (8 days)
Ceasefire Turkish Armed Forces and their allies capture the strategic Zawiya Mountain and 18 villages Syrian Government forces and their allies capture the strategic Saraqib city and 4 villages
Syrian civil war
Al Jawf Offensive
Houthi offensive that captured 95% of Al Jawf governate including its capital, Al Hazm.
Second Yemeni Civil War
Operation Gideon
3 May 2020 – 4 May 2020 (1 day)
Venezuelan dissidents and American private military contractors unsuccessfully attempt to land in Venezuela and remove Nicolás Maduro from office.
Crisis in Venezuela
2020-2021 China-India skirmishes
5 May 2020 – ongoing
Series of melee skirmishes, face-offs, and high tensions along the Sino-Indian border near Ladakh and Tibet.
Sino-Indian border dispute
Battle of Talahandak
3 June 2020 (0 days)
French soldiers ambushed an al-Qaeda hideout near the Algerian border, killing the AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdel .
Mali War
July 2020 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes
12–16 July 2020 (4 days)
Small clash near Tavush , Armenia between Armenia and Azerbaijan where 21 soldiers from both sides perished.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Mocímboa da Praia offensive
5 August 2020 – 11 August 2020 (6 days)
Militants from Islamic State's Central Africa Province captured the city of Mocímboa da Praia from Mozambican security forces and South African private military contractors.
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
[ 81]
Madagiz offensive
27 September 2020 - 3 October 2020 (6 days)
Azerbaijani victory against Armenian forces in the towns of Talish and Madagiz .
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Battle of Hadrut
7 October 2020 – 15 October 2020 (8 days)
Azerbaijani forces took control of Hadrut , and several villages and heights surrounding it.
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
[ 82]
4 November Northern Command attacks
4 November 2020 (1 day)
Tigray People's Liberation Front soldiers attack Ethiopian Northern Command headquarters in various cities in the Tigray Region .
Tigray War
[ 83]
Battle of Shusha
6 November 2020 – 8 November 2020 (2 days)
Azerbaijani forces seized Shusha , the second city of the Republic of Artsakh .
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
[ 84]
Battle of Humera
9-11 November 2020
The battle was the first confirmed action involving Eritrean forces during the Tigray War . After Tigrayan forces reportedly abandoned the city, Ethiopian and Eritrean forces took control. Ethiopian forces subsequently massacred the Tigray inhabitants.
Tigray War
Mekelle offensive
17 November 2020 - 28 November 2020 (11 days)
ENDF forces launched artillery on the Tigrayan capital of Mekelle , hitting mainly civilians.
Tigray War
2020-2021 Ayn Issa clashes
22 November 2020 - 19 April 2021 (4 months, 3 weeks, 6 days)
Syrian Democratic Forces repel a push by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army ; results inconclusive.
Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war
2021
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
Siege of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah
10 January – 2 February 2021 (3 weeks, 2 days)
Kurdish Asayish police forces laid siege upon Syrian government-controlled areas of the cities of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah .
Rojava conflict
Operation Claw-Eagle 2
10-14 February 2021 (4 days)
Turkey attempts to rescue Turkish prisoners held by the PKK in Duhok Governorate . Iraq , but fails.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Battle of Marib
22 February 2021 – present
Struggle between Houthi insurgents and Saudi-backed Yemenis over control of Marib .
Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Battle of Doctor Coss
13-14 March 2021 (1 day)
Gulf Cartel soldiers and Los Zetas soldiers, both major cartels in Northern Mexico, clash at the small town of Doctor Coss.
Mexican drug war
2021 Ataye clashes
18-31 March 2021, 16–18 April 2021
Ethnic conflict between Oromo and Amhara militias during the Tigray War, leading to much of the city of Ataye being destroyed.
Tigray War
2021 Apure clashes
21 March 2021 – present
Ongoing conflict between Colombian paramilitias and the Venezuelan military.
Venezuelan crisis
[ 85]
Battle of Palma
24 March 2021 – 5 April 2021 (12 days)
Battle over control of the city of Palma in Mozambique , between the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces , Mozambican security forces and private military contractors against Islamist rebels reportedly associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Islamists invaded the city, killing dozens of people before Mozambique regained control days later.
insurgency in Cabo Delgado
[ 86]
2021 Kalay clashes
28 March 2021 – ongoing
Clashes between Tatmadaw and anti-coup protestors in Kalay .
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Capture of Aguililla
6 April 2021 – 28 April 2021 (22 days)
CJNG Victory captured Aguililla successfully
Mexican Drug War
[ 87]
2021 Northern Chad offensive
11 April 2021 – 9 May 2021 (4 weeks)
Conflict between Chadian rebels and the government leading in the death of dictator Idriss Déby , and the installation of his son Mahamat Déby .
Insurgency in Northern Chad
Battle of Qamishli (2021)
20 April 2021 – 26 April 2021 (6 days)
Clashes between the Syrian Armed Forces and the Asayish , the Kurdish police forces.
Rojava conflict
Clash at Thaw Le Hta
26 April 2021 (0 days)
Clash between Karen National Liberation Army and the Tatmadaw near Thailand-Myanmar border.
Internal conflict in Myanmar
2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
28 April 2021 – 1 May 2021 (3 days)
Small clashes arisen by the installation of Tajik security cameras on a water tower in disputed territory.
Post-Soviet conflicts
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis
6 May 2021 – 21 May 2021 (15 days)
On 6 May 2021, Palestinian and Israeli protestors clashed with each other, eventually causing a police response, which also got involved with the conflict. Hamas delivered an ultimatum to Israel to remove all police forces the Haram al Sharif mosque site and Sheikh Jarrah by 10 May at 6 P.M, in their current timezone. Just a few minutes after this deadline passed, Hamas fired over 150 rockets into Israel, triggering an Israeli response. On 21 May 2021, after constant Israeli bombings, Hamas agreed to a ceasefire between them and Israel.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Battle of Sambisa Forest
14 – 19 May 2021 (5 days)
ISWAP victory. Sambisa Forest is captured by ISWAP
Boko Haram insurgency
Battle of Kunduz (2021)
21 June - 11 August 2021 (1 month and 3 weeks)
Taliban forces attack Kunduz , with ANA forces holding out until mid-August.
2021 Taliban offensive
Battle of Kandahar (2021)
9 July – 16 August 2021 (1 week)
Taliban offense against Kandahar , the second largest city in Afghanistan.
2021 Taliban offensive
Fall of Herat
28 July – 13 August 2021 (16 days)
Taliban offensive capturing the city of Herat , by the Iranian border.
2021 Taliban offensive
Battle of Lashkargah
29 July – 13 August 2021 (15 days)
Taliban offensive capturing the city of Lashkargah .
2021 Taliban offensive
Capture of Zaranj
6 August 2021 (0 days)
Taliban offensive capturing the city of Zaranj .
2021 Taliban offensive
Fall of Kabul
15 August 2021 (0 days)
Taliban insurgents invaded Kabul following the United States' evacuation of military personnel, swiftly taking the city faster than anticipated.
2021 Taliban offensive
[ 88]
Turkish airstrikes on Sinjar (2021)
16 August 2021 (0 days)
Turkey strikes Kurdish Sinjar Resistance Units forces in Iraq.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
2021 Daraa offensive
29 July – 5 September 2021 (1 month, 1 week, 1 day)
Syrian government victory.
Syrian civil war
[ 89]
2021 Galmudug clashes
30 September 2021 – ongoing
Skirmishes between the Somali Armed Forces and Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a , a Sufi jihadist militia.
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Afar–Somali clashes
28 October 2020 – 23 May 2022 (1 year, 7 months, 6 weeks, and 3 days)
In 2014, Ethiopia redrew the administrative divisions between Afar Region and Somali Region , leading to multiple majority-Somali kebeles being under Afar rule. Because of this, villagers from the Somali region have attempted to regain control of these kebeles, with clashes sometimes even spreading into Djiboutian territory.
Ethiopian civil conflict (2018–present)
2021 Afghanistan–Iran clashes
1 December 2021 (0 days)
Taliban soldiers accidentally capture multiple Iranian outposts before withdrawing.
Afghanistan conflict (1978–present)
2022
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
2022 Arauca clashes
2 January
The ELN and FARC , both far-left militant groups, fought leaving 23 dead.
Colombian conflict
[ 90]
Battle of Loikaw (2022)
6 January-8 February
The Burmese junta launches an offensive against Karenni independence groups and anti-junta rebels, but fails to fully weed them out.
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Battle of al-Hasakah (2022)
22 – 26 January
ISIS militants escaped a prison in SDF -controlled areas of Syria, causing a shootout in parts of al-Hasakah.
Syrian civil war , Rojava–Islamist conflict
2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes
27 January-20 September
Sporadic clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards kill 2 Kyrgyz civilians and 2 Tajik border guards between January and June, and injured dozens more on both sides.
Post-Soviet conflicts
Siege of Djibo
16/17 February-present
AQIM besieges the city of Djibo , in northern Burkina Faso.
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Snake Island campaign
24 February – 30 June
Russian forces seize Snake Island , capturing the 13 man garrison. While Russian forces manage to hold the island, they are repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian forces until they withdraw, to which Russia subsequently bombards Ukrainian forces that retake the island.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[ 91]
Battle of Antonov Airport
24 – 25 February
Russian paratroopers failed to capture Hostomel Airport in Kyiv on the first assault, but capture it on the second assault.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[ 92]
Battle of Sumy
24 February - 4 April
Russians initially capture Sumy , but are forced to retreat. The city is later besieged and surrounded. However, Ukrainian forces manage to defeat the siege and a battle rages in the northern part of the city for a month.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kyiv (2022)
24 February – 31 March
Russians enter parts of Kyiv Oblast and the city limits, but are later forced to retreat.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Siege of Chernihiv
24 February – 4 April
Ukrainians repel Russian attempt at seizing Chernihiv , causing the Russian forces to begin a siege on Chernihiv. On 31 March, Ukraine manages to break the siege but fighting continued north of the city. On 4 April, Russian forces had fully withdrawn.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kherson
24 February – 2 March
Russians attempt to take Kherson , fail, and then divert to capture Nova Kakhovka . Later, they capture Kherson but with heavy losses and a still fierce resistance.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kharkiv (2022)
24 February – 14 May
Russian forces attempt to seize Kharkiv , including shelling civilians to do so. The battle has been described as one of the deadliest in the war. After two months of attempting to surround the city, though, Russian forces were pushed back to the Ukrainian-Russian border in early May.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Okhtyrka
24 February – 26 March
Russians attempt to capture Okhtyrka , but never manage to. Ukrainian forces hold the city during the pullout of Russian forces in late March, but bombing continues.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Siege of Mariupol
24 February – 16 May
Russian, Chechen , and rebel forces siege the city from all sides, with fighting destroying 95% of the city and killing as many as 20,000 citizens.[citation needed ] By mid-April, the last Ukrainian forces were holed up in the Azovstal steel complex. In mid-May, Azov leader Denys Prokopenko and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a deal had been reached to evacuate wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and surrender the remaining able-bodied Ukrainian soldiers.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Capture of Melitopol
25 – 26 February
Russians capture Melitopol , the first major city to be captured in their invasion. They later abduct and torture the Melitopol mayor, Ivan Fedorov , before releasing him.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Volnovakha
25 February-12 March
Donbass rebels capture Volnovakha , but the town is destroyed and both the DPR and Ukrainian generals are killed.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Hostomel
25 February – 1 April
Russians capture the city on March 5, but are forced to retreat in late March.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Mykolaiv
26 February – 8 April
Russians, failing to go north, attempt to capture and surround Mykolaiv . While managing to reach as far north as Voznesensk , they are pushed back to the borders of Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts. Bombing of the city however continues.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Lebedyn
26 February – 4 April
Ukrainians hold the city, although Russians managed to encroach on neighboring villages.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Bucha
27 February-12 March (1st phase)
29-31 March (2nd phase)
Russian forces capture Bucha , forcing a mass exodus of civilians. The occupying forces later massacre much of the town's population, which is discovered by Ukrainian forces in late March.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Makariv
27 February-25 March
Russian forces capture the town of Makariv on the way to capture Kyiv , although are pushed out, leaving 40% of the town destroyed.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Irpin
27 February-28 March
Russian forces capture half of Irpin , and almost all of the population flees. Later, Ukraine reports that the city came under full Ukrainian control following the pullout of the Kyiv offensive .
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Enerhodar
28 February 2022 – 4 March
Russians capture Enerhodar , and the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Voznesensk
2–3 March
Russians are defeated once and later capture Voznesensk in an attempt to encircle Mykolaiv , but the city is soon recaptured by Ukraine.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Izium
3 March – 1 April
Russian troops capture northern half of the city, but are repeatedly pushed back by Ukrainian troops. After more Russian pushback, the Russians capture the southern half of the city. Ukrainian forces recapture the city bloodlessly on September 10.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Huliaipole
5 March 2022-ongoing
One of the few notable towns on the Zaporizhzhian front of the Southern Ukraine offensive , Russian forces have attempted to storm Huliaipole from the south, however the stalemate with constant artillery barrages has left much of the town destroyed.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Brovary
9 March – 1 April
Russians push on Brovary , to the east of Kyiv . After a Russian pullout from the north of Ukraine, Ukrainian forces hold the town.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Rubizhne
15 March – 12 May
During fighting in the battle of Donbas , Russian and LPR forces capture 60% of Rubizhne and the nearby town of Kreminna , the southern half of the city being still held by Ukraine. Later, combined LPR-Russian forces captured the whole city, leaving Sievierodonetsk as the last major Ukrainian-held city north of the Donets river.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Marinka
17 March 2022-25 December 2023
DPR forces launch an offensive on the city of Marinka , a Ukrainian-held settlement on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk with Ukrainian forces completely withdrawing from the city by 25 December 2023.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Slavutych
18-27 March
Russians "take" Slavutych - it stays under Ukrainian control, but the citizens are forced to turn over their weapons to Russians.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Popasna
18 March – 7 May
Russian forces capture Popasna after a month of fighting, with Ukrainian forces retreating to the north and west of the city. The town is destroyed during the fighting.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Siege of Moura
27-31 March
Malian and Russian paramilitary forces lay siege to an ISIS -held town, and commit a massacre against its civilians.
Mali War
2022 Gadzi clashes
27 March - 11 April
Fulani militias under the 3R militia attack villages.
Central African Republic Civil War
2022 M23 offensive
27 March 2022-ongoing
M23 rebels in North Kivu launch an offensive backed by Rwanda, causing tensions and clashes between the DRC and Rwanda.
Kivu conflict
2022 northeastern Russia–Ukraine border skirmishes
6 April 2022-ongoing
After Russian forces left Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts in early April, border clashes have erupted along the Russian and Ukrainian borders there.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Operation Claw-Lock
17 April 2022-ongoing
Turkish forces begin an offensive on Kurdish regions of Iraq governed by the PKK.
Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)
Battle of Donbas
18 April – September 2022
Russian leaders began a campaign to capture the full territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, areas claimed by the separatists , and supposedly create a land border from Russia to the Russian-backed separatists in Transnistria .
Battle of Plaine du Cul-de-Sac
24 April-6 May
Haitian gang 400 Mawozo attacks Chen Mechan, a rival gang, and attempts to capture a neighborhood loyal to Chen Mechan.
Haitian crisis (2018–present)
Sinjar clashes (2022)
1-7 May
Iraqi and Kurdish YBŞ forces, after weeks of tensions, clash and Iraqi forces attempt to clear Sinjar of Kurdish militia control. A ceasefire was put in effect, and YBŞ left central Sinjar.
Iraqi conflict (2003–present)
Battle of Sievierodonetsk
6 May-24 June
Russian and Luhansk forces attempt to capture Sievierodonetsk , destroying 70% of the city's infrastructure. By mid-June, most Ukrainian troops were holed up at the Azot chemical plant, until they retreated on the 24th allowing Russian and LPR forces to seize the city.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of the Siverskyi Donets
5-13 May
Russian forces, attempting to cross the strategic Donets river multiple times, are attacked by Ukrainian forces each time in what becomes the deadliest single event for Russians in the war.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022 Tripoli clashes
17 May–December
Clashes erupted between forces loyal to prime ministers Fathi Bashagha from the LNA and Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh from the GNA .
Libyan Crisis (2011–present)
Battle of Davydiv Brid
27 May-16 June
Ukrainian forces in late May launched a counter-offensive across the Inhulets river in Southern Ukraine. The town of Davydiv Brid saw the most fighting, with control of the town switching back and forth between Ukraine and Russia until the Ukrainian river crossing was destroyed, leaving an assessed Russian victory.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022 Ahrar al-Sham–Levant Front clashes
18-20 June
Two factions of the Syrian National Army clashed over the control of small villages in the Al-Bab countryside. Ended with status quo ante bellum .
Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian civil war
2022 Jabal al-Bishrī clashes
20-23 June
Syrian government forces and ISIS clash in central Syria.
Syrian civil war
Battle of Lysychansk
25 June – 3 July
Russian and LPR forces attempt to storm Lysychansk , the last major Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk Oblast , from the south. On July 2 Russian forced claimed to have seized the city, the following day the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that they had withdrawn from the city of Lysychansk, marking the end of the battle.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Bakhmut
3 July 2022 – 20 May 2023
Russian and allied forces encroach on the city of Bakhmut . The battle becomes one of the longest and most important of the war, with the entire city of Bakhmut destroyed. Wagnerite forces captured much of the city by May 21, although Ukrainian forces controlled a sliver of the city limits and conducted attacks on the city's outskirts.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022 Port-au-Prince gang battles
8-9 July
Tensions between rival gangs G-Pep and G9 caused multiple violent outbreaks throughout the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince .
FRG9 insurgency in Haiti
2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia
20 July - early August
Al-Shabaab , a terrorist group in Somalia, launched an invasion into Ethiopia's Somali Region , although were pushed back.
Ethiopian-Somali conflict and Somali Civil War
Battle of Pisky (2022)
28 July – 24 August
Russian and DPR forces capture Pisky , a small village on the outskirts of Donetsk that Ukraine had controlled since 2014.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Bambui
31 July
Cameroonian forces launch an offensive into Ambazonian-controlled territory.
Anglophone Crisis
Battle of Soledar
3 August 2022 – 16 January 2023
Russian and allied forces capture half of Soledar , where the battlefield stalls for months. In early January, a Wagnerite offensive successfully captures Soledar with heavy Ukrainian losses.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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August 2022 Bam ambush
4 August
Jihadist militants attack Burkinabe forces during a counter-terrorism operation.
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
2022 Gaza-Israel clashes
5-7 August
Israel launches a series of airstrikes against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza , killing 49 Palestinians, including multiple PIJ military leaders.
Gaza–Israel conflict
2022 Southern Yemen offensive
7 August-19 November
Southern Transitional Council forces capture Shuqrah , Ataq , and other southern towns by late August, and control much of Abyan and Shabwah provinces by November.
Yemeni civil war (2014–present)
Battle of Lyman (September–October 2022)
3 September-2 October
Ukrainian forces push towards the railroad hub of Lyman , which Russia had captured in late May. Throughout September, Ukraine laid siege to the town, attacking from the south and fighting for small villages north and west of Lyman. After completing an encirclement, Ukraine regained control of the town.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Talataye (2022)
6-7 September
ISGS stormed the town of Talataye briefly capturing it from MSA and JNIM forces.
Mali War
Battle of Kupiansk
8-16 September
Ukrainian forces reach Kupiansk by September 8, capturing the western side of the city by September 12. Fighting continuing in the eastern side, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi until Ukraine secured the town on September 16.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes
12-14 September
Azeri forces launch an attack on Armenian border settlements, in a steep escalation since the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War .
Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes (September)
14-20 September
In an escalation of border clashes from earlier in the year, Kyrgyz officials accused Tajik border guards of taking positions in Kyrgyz territory. Tajik forces allegedly entered border villages in Kyrgyzstan, leading to the deaths of civilians, while Tajik officials accused Kyrgyz forces of attacking a mosque with a Bayraktar TB2 .
Post-Soviet conflicts
Luhansk Oblast campaign
2 October-ongoing
Following the Ukrainian recapture of Lyman and the Kharkiv counteroffensive, Ukrainian and Russian forces battle over villages between Svatove and Kreminna as the frontline stabilizes, with lots of fighting centered at Chervonopopivka and the R66 highway running through it.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Bal'ad
7 October
Somali Army forces repulse an al-Shabaab attack on a Somali military base.
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
October 2022 northern Aleppo clashes
10-19 October
After Hamza Division members killed a man and his pregnant wife in Al-Bab , Third Legion soldiers launched an offensive in northern Aleppo governorate. After capturing Afrin and Jindires , Tahrir al-Sham declared their peace treaty with Third Legion voided.
Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian civil war
Battle of Vuhledar
28 October – present
Russian/DPR forces started storming the city of Vuhledar on the night of 28 October, after capturing Pavlivka . Ukrainian forces pushed the Russians out of the city. Fighting ongoing south of the city. Currently a stalemate.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ungkaya Pukan clash
8-10 November
Clashes broke out between the Philippine Army and Moro Islamic Liberation Front for two days until a ceasefire was signed.
Moro conflict
Liberation of Kherson
11 November
Following a large-scale counteroffensive and the Russian withdrawal from right bank Kherson Oblast , Ukraine retakes the city of Kherson .
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present)
2 December - present
Tahrir al-Sham launches guerrilla attacks on Syrian Army positions in Idlib , Aleppo , and Hama governorates.
Syrian civil war
2022 Boala attack
7 December
A skirmish erupts at a market in Boala Department , Burkina Faso , between unknown jihadists and Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland .
Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
2022 Yangtse clash
9 December
Non-fatal clashes broke out in Arunachal Pradesh between India and China, with scores of injured.
Sino-Indian border dispute
2023
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
2023 Sinaloa unrest
5–13 January
Cartel violence broke out in Culiacán following the Mexican government arresting Ovidio Guzmán , nephew of Sinaloa drug kingpin El Chapo .
Mexican drug war
Battle of Nyala
15 April–26 October
RSF militants capture the Nyala airport and several eastern neighborhoods, but a truce is brokered by April 20 between the SAF and RSF. While it holds for several weeks, sporadic clashes break out in Nyala in May and June.
War in Sudan
[ 94]
Battle of Merowe
15–21 April
Rapid Support Forces took control of the airport and city on April 15. Sudanese Armed Forces sent reinforcements to the city and the RSF fully retreated from the city on 21 April. During the battle, RSF captured several Egyptian Armed Forces soldiers who were not participating in the conflict.
War in Sudan
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Battle of El Fasher
15 April–ongoing
RSF launch attacks on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur . While they capture parts of the city, a Joint Darfur Force led by Darfur governor Minni Minnawi reverses RSF gains.
War in Sudan
Siege of El Obeid
15 April–1 September
RSF forces attempt to capture a Sudanese Army garrison in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan , but fail. However, the city is besieged by May 29. By August, a SAF offensive reverses RSF gains in the city, and the SAF regains full control of El Obeid by September 1.
War in Sudan
Battle of Khartoum
15 April–present
Rapid Support Forces launch attacks on government sites in Khartoum after tensions between RSF leader Hemedti and Sudanese prime minister Abdel Fattah al-Burhan rise over. Battles take place in neighborhoods, markets, military sites, and the Khartoum International Airport .
War in Sudan
Battle of Geneina
15 April–22 June
RSF forces besiege the West Darfuri capital of Geneina , launching attacks on Sudanese forces and Masalit civilians. After capturing the city, allegations of genocide against non-Arab civilians emerge.
War in Sudan
Siege of Zalingei
15 April–31 August
War in Sudan
Battle of Kabkabiya
15–23 April
War in Sudan
2023 Gaza–Israel clashes
9-13 May
Israel conducts airstrikes on Gaza after killing several top Palestinian Islamic Jihad members. A ceasefire is held.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Grayvoron incursion
22–23 May
Russian opposition groups allied with Ukraine, including the Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom of Russia Legion , launch an incursion into Belgorod Oblast towards Grayvoron , capturing the town of Kozinka and other small villages in Grayvoronsky District , but are forced to retreat.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023 Afghanistan–Iran clash
27 May
Taliban and Iranian border guards clash, but both sides resolve it.
Afghan conflict
Battle of Kutum
30 May–4 June
War in Sudan
Shebekino incursion
1 June-15 June
Russian opposition groups launch a second incursion in Belgorod Oblast, this time towards Shebekino . While they are forced to retreat from the town, a small strip of Russian territory remains under opposition control.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive
4 June 2023 – late 2023
Ukrainian forces launch a counteroffensive in eastern Ukraine to retake territory occupied by Russia and recapture 14 villages, but fail to advance further.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Kadugli
8 June–present
War in Sudan
Be'eri standoff
7-8 October
Hamas captured the town of Be'eri and took dozens of people hostage, forcing Israel into a stand-off. Israel eventually retook the town.
Israel–Hamas war
Battle of Re'im
7 October
Hamas captured the Re'im Army Base, which was later recaptured by Israel later in the day.
Israel–Hamas war
Battle of Sderot
7-9 October
Hamas captured a police garrison in Sderot . Later recaptured by Israel.
Israel–Hamas war
Battle of Sufa
7 October
Israel–Hamas war
Zikim attack
7 October
Hamas overran two military bases near Zikim , massacred civilians at Zikim beach, and were repelled at Bahad 4 and Zikim kibbutz itself.
Israel–Hamas war
[ 97]
Battle of Avdiivka
10 October 2023–17 February 2024
Russian Federation occupied Avdiivka in February 2024.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Beit Hanoun
27 October–24 December
Israel–Hamas war
Siege of Gaza City
2 November – present
Israel–Hamas war
Battle of Jabalia
8 November – present
Israel–Hamas war
Siege of Khan Yunis
1 December – present
Israel–Hamas war
Battle of Wad Madani
15–19 December
War in Sudan
2024
Battle
Date
Description
Conflict
Ref(s)
Battle of the Tendra Spit
28–29 February
Ukrainian forces attempted to land on the Tendra Spit in an occupied area in Kherson Oblast but were repelled by Russian forces, suffering heavy casualties in the process.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[ 98]
March 2024 Western Russia incursion
12 March – 7 April
Russian anti-government groups launched an incursion from Ukraine into the Kursk and Belgorod oblasts in Russia.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
[ 99]
Battle of Chasiv Yar
4 April 2024 – present
After taking Bakhmut , Russian forces launched an offensive on a strategically important city west of it, Chasiv Yar .
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Krasnohorivka
8 April – 9 September
Russia captures the city of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast afterfive months of fighting.[ 100]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Ocheretyne
16–28 April
Russia breaks through north and west of Avdiivka, capturing Ocheretyne and multiple other localities
Russian invasion of Ukraine
2024 Kharkiv offensive
10 May 2024 – present
Russia launches an offensive into northern Kharkiv region, capturing several villages and entering the city of Vovchansk
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Toretsk
18 June 2024 – present
Russian forces launch an offensive in the direction of Toretsk in northern Donetsk Oblast, advancing into satellite settlements east of it.
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Pokrovsk offensive
18 July 2024 – present
Russian forces launch an offensive in the direction of Pokrovsk in western Donetsk Oblast, capturing multiple villages and towns
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Battle of Tinzaouaten (2024)
25–27 July
CSP-PSD rebels ambushed a convoy of Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian soldiers near Tinzaouaten , resulting in a battle for the commune.
Mali War
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2024 Amhara offensive
1 September 2024-present
Fano rebels launch an offensive in the Amhara Region in the directions of Metemma and Gondar.
War in Amhara
Battle of Odaisseh
1 October 2024-present
Israel began an invasion of Lebanon , launching its first offensive on Odaisseh.
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Battle of Maroun al-Ras
2 October 2024-present
Israel attempted to enter Maroun al-Ras from the east and began engagement with Hezbollah.
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Battle of Ayta al-Shaab
1 October 2024-present
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Battle of Kafr Kila
1 October 2024-present
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Battle of Ramyah
11 October 2024-present
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Battle of Kurakhove
16 October 2024-present
Russian forces attempt to capture the city of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Operation Enduring Security (2024)
6 November-12 November 2024
YPJ and SDF Forces conduct operations against ISIL in and near Al-Hol Refugee Camp, Syria
Rojava-Islamist conflict
Northwestern Syria Offensive (2024)
27 November-Present
HTS and the SNA start an offensive against the Syrian Government near Aleppo.
Syrian Civil War
Battle of Aleppo (2024)
29 November-December
The Syrian Opposition enters Aleppo.
Syrian Civil War
See also
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