List of battles since 2001
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21st century
2001
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Tetovo | 16 March - 13 August | Between Macedonia and National Liberation Army |
| Battle for Vedeno | 13 August - ? | Between Russian and Chechen forces for the area around Vedeno. |
| Battle of Mazar-e-Sharif | 9 November | United States and Northern Alliance forces defeat Taliban forces in the city as part of the U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan. |
| Battle of Herat | 12 November | Special Operations Forces of the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran assist the Afghan Northern Alliance in seizing Herat from the Taliban amidst a coordinated insurrection and local uprising. |
| Battle of Kabul | 13–14 November | Northern Alliance and US forces attack Kabul and capture it from the Taliban. |
| Battle of Tarin Kowt | 13–14 November | Hamid Karzai's Eastern Alliance together with US forces defend the town of Tarin Kowt from the Taliban. |
| Battle of Kandahar | 22 November – 7 December | A force of local militia under Pashtun military commanders and their American advisers capture the last major city under Taliban control. |
| Battle of Qala-i-Jangi | 25 November – 1 December | Northern Alliance fighters, assisted by British and American Special Forces, quell an uprising of foreign Taliban prisoners. |
| Battle of Tora Bora | 12–17 December | Coalition and Northern Alliance forces besiege Al-Qaida forces. Presumably, Osama bin Laden was present, but escaped. |
| Battle of Amami-Ōshima | 22 December | A naval confrontation between Japan and North Korea |
2002
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Anaconda | 1–19 March | The largest land battle between US forces and Taliban militia ends in an unsuccessful US attempt to dislodge the Taliban from their mountain strongholds |
| Operation Defensive Shield | 29 March – 3 May | Israeli operation in the West Bank, aimed to halt Palestinian suicide bombings against civilians in Israel during the Second Intifada, which results in extensive damage to terrorist infrastructure and an important decrease of Palestinian attacks: |
| Battle of Jenin | 3–11 April | Israel defeats Palestinian militants in the city of Jenin. |
| Battle of Bethlehem | 2 April – 10 May | Israel occupies Bethlehem and tries to capture wanted Palestinian militants who are hiding in the Church of the Nativity. |
| Battle of Nablus | 5–8 April | Israel defeats Palestinian militants in the city of Nablus. |
| Second Battle of Yeonpyeong | 29 June | A naval confrontation between South Korea and North Korea |
2003
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Nasiriyah | 23–29 March | American armored and mechanized units force a crossing over the Euphrates River, despite stiff resistance from the Iraqis. |
| Battle of Najaf | 26 March – 3 April | The American 327th Infantry Regiment defeats the Iraqis and takes the city, 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. |
| Battle of Baghdad | 3–12 April | American forces capture the Iraqi capital from Saddam Hussein's forces, causing the downfall of his government. |
| Battle of Basra | 6 April | British forces manage to secure the city after a month of some of the fiercest fighting since the outbreak of the war. |
| Battle of Debecka Pass | 6 April | The US forces capture a major crossroad near the village of Debecka in Iraq. |
2004
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Battle of Wana | 16–23 March | Part of the Waziristan War, Pakistani army takes over Taliban positions. |
| First Battle of Fallujah | 4 April – 1 May | Also called Operation Vigilant Resolve; US forces attempt to retake Fallujah from the control of Iraqi insurgency, resulting a ceasefire and American withdrawal. |
| Battle of Najaf | 5 April – August | Fighting breaks out in a cemetery near the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf between United States forces and the Mahdi Army of Muqtada al-Sadr. |
| Operation Rainbow | 18–23 May | Successful Israeli military operation against Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the PCR. |
| Operation Days of Penitence | 30 September – 16 October | Israeli offensive launched into the northern Gaza Strip. Israel claims victory after stating its goal of preventing Palestinian militants from firing Qassam rockets into Israeli settlements in Gaza and at the town of Sderot. |
| Second Battle of Fallujah | 7 November – 23 December | Also known as Operation Phantom Fury and Operation al-Fajr; Coalition forces recapture rebel-held Fallujah in the largest post-invasion clash so far in the war. |
2005
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 N'Djamena | 13 April | The Chadian rebel group United Front for Democratic Change attacks the capital city of Chad. The rebels are forced to retreat by the Military of Chad. Chad breaks off relations with Sudan as a result. |
| 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. |
| Operation Summer Rains | Since 28 June | Israel enters the Gaza Strip searching for soldier Gilad Shalit, who was abducted in a raid. |
| 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 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 Hezbolla 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 Sampur | 28 August – 4 September | Sri Lankan Army victory over Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
| Operation Medusa | 2–17 September | Coalition troops attacks the Taliban insurgency, securing a tactical victory. |
| 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 Malakal 27 November 2006 – 29 November 2006 | ||
| 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. |
| 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. |
2007
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Najaf (2007) | 28–29 January | Iraqi and Coalition forces defeat the Soldiers of Heaven cult. |
| Operation Law and Order | 14 February – 24 November | US troops successfully battle Iraqi insurgents to restore law and order in Baghdad. |
| Battle of Mogadishu | 21 March – 26 April | Ethiopian, Somalian and Ugandan forces battle the Popular Resistance Movement indecisively. |
| 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. |
| Battle of Gaza (2007) | 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. |
| Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base | 22 October | Tamil Tigers victory |
| Battle of Musa Qala | 7–12 December | ISAF and Afghan forces capture Musa Qala District in Helmand Province from the Taliban. |
| 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 |
| Battle of N'Djamena | 2–4 February | Forces loyal to the President of Chad defeat a rebellion. |
| 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 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic 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 |
| 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 Arghandab | 18 and 19 June | NATO led forces launch a successful offensive to clear the Taliban out of Arghandab district and from nearby Kandahar. |
| 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 |
| Battle of Tskhinvali | 8–10 August | Georgians attack the South Ossetian 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 Goma | 25 October | Part of the ongoing 2008 Nord-Kivu war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| 2008–09 Battle of Kilinochchi | 23 November – 2 January | Sri Lankan Army victory |
| 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 |
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. |
| Battle of Chalai | 2–6 February | Sri Lankan Army battles Tamil Tigers to capture one of the last Sea Tiger naval bases. |
| 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 |
| Battle of Am Dam | 7 and 8 May | The Chadian Army defeats UFR rebels. |
| Second Battle of Swat | 16 May – 15 July | The Pakistani Army retakes the town of Mingora from the Taliban, killing many leaders. |
| Battle of Dahaneh | 12–15 August | US, UK and Afghan troops capture the city from Taliban insurgents. |
| Battle of Kamdesh | 3 October | Taliban insurgents attack a US Combat Outpost. They are repulsed, but the outpost is abandoned due to damage. |
| Battle off the coast of Jaffna | 1 November | Naval Battle |
| 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. |
2010
| Battle | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Battle of Mogadishu | 10 March – 18 April | The eighth recognised battle over Mogadishu since 1993. |
| Battle of Derapet | 24 August | A combined Australian Army and Afghan National Army patrol defeats Taliban forces. |
| Operation Bulldog Bite | 12 November | Joint U.S. and Afghan counter-insurgent mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, against Taliban forces. |
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. |
| First Battle of Benghazi | 17–20 February | Libyan rebel forces free the city from Col. Gaddafi's rule – First battle of the Libyan Civil War. |
| Battle of Misrata | 18 February – 15 May | After Months of intense fighting, the rebels take full control of the city, supported by NATO aircraft. |
| First Battle of Zawiya | 24 February – 10 March | The city 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 the city from rebel forces. |
| Battle of Ra's Lanuf | 4–12 March | After initial success by the rebel forces, the city is retaken by government troops. |
| Battle of Bin Jawad | 6 March | Gaddafi forces retake the city – the initial Rebel offensive westwards is halted. |
| Second Battle of Brega | 13–15 March | The city is retaken by Gaddafi forces after the defeats at Ra's 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. |
| 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 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 Kandahar | 7–9 May | The city is besieged by Taliban insurgents, Afghan Police Forces are able to fend them off. |
| 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. |
| Siege of Rastan and Talbiseh | 28 May - 4 June 2011 | |
| Battle of Do Ab | 25 May | US and Afghan government troops are ambushed by Taliban insurgents and kill most of the attackers. |
| Fourth Battle of Brega | 14 July – 22 August | After initial victories of pro-Gaddafi forces, rebels take the city in late August. |
| Second Battle of Zawiya | 13–20 August | Rebel forces capture Zawiya and advance on Tripoli. |
| Battle of Tripoli (2011) | 20–28 August | Tripoli is captured by rebel forces, Gaddafi government collapses. |
| 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 the city by 17 October. |
| Battle of Rastan (2011) | 27 September - 1 October | |
| Battle of Sirte (2011) | 15 September – 20 October | National Liberation Army soldiers attack 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. |
2012
- Battle of Zabadani
- Battle of Douma
- Battle of Azaz (2012)
- Battle of Rastan (2012)
- Battle of al-Qusayr (2012)
- Battle of Taftanaz
- May 2012 battle of Rastan
- Battle of al-Haffah
- Battle of Tremseh
- Battle of Damascus (2012)
- Battle of Aleppo (2012–present)
- Battle of Ras al-Ayn
- Battle of Darayya (November 2012–March 2013)
- Battle of Idlib (2012)
- Battle of Saraqeb
- Battle of Anadan
- Battle of Khirbet
- Battle of Maarrat al-Nu'man
- Battle of Harem
2013
- Battle of Konna
- Battle of Diabaly
- Second Battle of Gao
- Third Battle of Gao
- Fourth Battle of Gao
- Battle of Khalil
- Battle of In Arab
- Battle of Ifoghas
- Battle of Iminenas
- Battle of Tin Keraten
- Battle of Tigharghar
- Battle of Timbuktu
- Fifth Battle of Gao
- Battle of Djebok
- Second Battle of Timbuktu
- Battle of Hamakouladji
- Battle of Agadez and Arlit
- Battle of Araouane
- Battle of Sidon (2013)
- Battle of Safira
- Battle of Shadadeh
- Battle of Raqqa
- Battle of Jdaidet al-Fadl
- Battle of al-Qusayr (2013)
- Battle of Ma'loula
- Battle of Sadad
- Battle of Qalamoun
2014
- Battle of Kramatorsk
- Battle of Mariupol
- First Battle of Donetsk Airport
- Battle of Horlivka
- Battle in Shakhtarsk Raion
- Battle of Ilovaisk
- Battle of Novoazovsk
- Second Battle of Donetsk Airport
- Battle of Markada
- Battle of Hosn
- Battle of Mork
- Battle of Al-Malihah
- Battle of Arsal
- First Battle of the Shaer gas field
- Battle for Tabqa Air base
- Second Battle of the Shaer gas field
- Battle of Al-Shaykh Maskin
- First Battle of Tikrit
- Battle of Zumar
- Battle for Mosul Dam
- Battle of Suq al Ghazi
- Battle of Ramadi (2014)
- Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Moro insurgency in the Philippines
2015
- Battle of Debaltseve
- Battle of Marinka
- January 2015 Mariupol rocket attack
- Shyrokyne standoff (February–July 2015)
- Second Battle of Tikrit
- Battle of Baiji (2014–15)
- Battle of Ramadi (2015–16)
- Al-Karmah offensive (2015)
- November 2015 Sinjar offensive
War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
Yemeni civil war (2015–present)
- Abyan campaign (March–August 2015)
- Battle of Aden
- Battle of Aden Airport
- Aden unrest
- Al-Karmah offensive (2015)
- Battle of Taiz (2015–2016)
- Battle of Dhale
- Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar
- Lahij insurgency
- Battle of Port Midi
- Shabwah campaign (March–August 2015)
- Battle of Al Mukalla (2015)
- Operation Martyr Yalçın
- 2015 police raids in Turkey
- 2015–16 Şırnak clashes
- Cizre operation (2015)
- February 2016 Cizre curfew
- December 2015–February 2016 Cizre curfew
- 2015 Hakkari Assault
- Siege of Sur (2016)
2016
- Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
- Battle of al-Rai (August 2016)
- Battle of Murayghil
- Battle of Al-Naseriyah
Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
- Third Battle of Fallujah
- Ar-Rutbah offensive (2016)
- Hīt offensive (2016)
- Mosul offensive (2016)
- Battle of Mosul (2016)
- Siege of Fallujah (2016)
War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- Battle of Al Mukalla (2016)
- Battle of Harad
- Battle of Port Midi
- Battle of Nihm
- Battle of Majzar
- Battle of Wadi Al-Safra’
- Battle of Al-Qatn
- Battle of Shibam
- Battle of Kirsh
- Battle of Huwaymi
- Battle of Az Zahir
- Battle of Al Humayqan
- Battle of Hurayqiyah
- Battle of Turbah
- Battle of Al Shurafa
- Battle of Nahuqah border post
- Battle of Sirwah
- Battle of Lawdar
- Battle of Al Wade'a
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