List of wars involving Kuwait

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This is a list of wars involving the State of Kuwait.

Conflict Kuwait
and allies
Opponents Results Kuwaiti losses Head of State
Military Civilians
Utbi Invasion of Bahrain
(1782–1783)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Flag of Bahrain (before 1820).svg Zubarah
Zand Dynasty flag.svg Persia Victory
  • Naval attack by the Bushehri navy on Zubarah in 1782 fails.
  • Civil war starts in Bahrain after the attack on Zubarah.
  • Jidhafs win the civil war, however, by this time the Zubarans had just entered the country.
  • Zubarah gains control of Bahrain in 1783
~?
Battle of Al-Raqah [1]
(1783)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Banu Kaab Victory
  • Kuwaiti victory over Banu Kaab.
~No Recorded Casualties
Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion
(1793)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Union flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg Great Britain
Flag of the First Saudi State.svg Emirate of Diriyah Victory
  • Saudi retreat from Kuwait.
~?
Battle of Khakeekera [2]
(1811)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Flag of Bahrain (before 1820).svg Bahrain
Flag of the First Saudi State.svg Emirate of Diriyah Victory
  • Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah's invasion of Bahrain repelled.
~1000 (Kuwait and Bahrain)
~
Sheikh Humoud's Revolt [3]
(1828)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1517-1844).svg Ottoman Empire
Arab tribes Victory
  • Kuwaiti intervention in Basra leads to ceasefire with the Bani Kaab.
  • Sheikh Humoud imprisoned by Governor of Baghdad Dawud Pasha and replaced by his nephew Sheikh Aqeel as Emir of the Muntafiq tribal confederation.
~?
Siege of Basra [3]
(1831)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Arab tribes
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1517-1844).svg Ottoman Empire Victory
  • End of several week long siege of Basra by the allies of former Baghdad governor Dawud Pasha.
  • Arab demands met with the Re-installation of Aziz Agha as Mutasallim of Basra.
~?
Siege of Al-Zubair [4]
(1833)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
House of Al Thaqib
Arab tribes
Zubair Victory
  • End of the seven-month-long siege of Zubair.
  • Restoration of the Al Thaqib family as the ruling house of Zubair.
  • Massacre of the House of Al Zuhair by the reinstated House of Al Thaqib; survivors find refuge in Kuwait and Ottoman Iraq.
~?
Invasion of Muhammara [5]
(1837)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1517-1844).svg Ottoman Empire
Flag of Ayyubid Dynasty.svg Banu Kaab Victory
  • Capture and destruction of Muhammara (Khorramshahr) by Ali Rida Pasha, Governor of Baghdad.
  • Banu Kaab pays homage to the Ottomans rather than the Persians.
  • Kuwait wins alliance with the Ottoman Empire and becomes unrivaled in sharing with Basra the commercial prosperity in the northern region of the Gulf with the fall of Muhammara.
~?
Al-Hasa Expedition [6] [7]
(1870–1871)
Flag of Kuwait Al-Sulami 1746-1871.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Ottoman Empire
Arab tribes

Al Muntafiq Flag.png Al-Muntafiq

Flag of the First Saudi State.svg Emirate of Nejd Victory
  • Al Hasa is reincorporated into the Ottoman Empire and becomes known as the Najd Sanjak.
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Sabah Al Sabah the ruler of Kuwait is granted the honorific title [8] of Kaymakam by the Ottomans for his contribution to the war effort. [9]
~?
Kuwaiti–Rashidi War
(1900-1901)
Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Jabal Shammar Victory
  • Kuwaiti Invasion of Najd repelled.
  • Establishment of British Protectorate over Kuwait based on Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899.
~1,200
~
Battle of Jo-Laban [10] [11]
(1903)
Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait Flag of the Emirate of Ha'il.svg Jabal Shammar Victory
~?
Battle of Hadia [12]
(1910)
Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Al Muntafiq Flag.png Al-Muntafiq Victory
  • Kuwaiti-Saudi initial defeat at the Battle of Hadia.
  • Sheikh Mubarak sends another force which easily claims victory against the Al Muntafiq tribe.
~338
~
Mesopotamian Campaign [13] [14] [15]
(1914–1918)
Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait (1914)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Empire
Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
Flag of the German Empire.svg German Empire
Victory

Kuwaiti Front:

  • Ottoman forces expelled from their positions in Umm Qasr, Safwan, and Bubiyan.
  • British public recognition of Kuwait as a protectorate proclaiming it to be an “independent government under British protection. [16]

British Front:

~?
Kuwait–Najd War
(1919–1920)
Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait Flag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa.svg Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Kuwaiti Military victory, Najdi Political Victory
~200
Ikhwan Revolt
(1927–1930)
Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Flag of Nejd (1926).svgFlag of the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa.svg Nejd and Hejaz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Ikhwan.svg Ikhwan Victory
  • Ikhwan attack on Kuwait repelled.
  • The remnants of the Ikhwan incorporated into regular Saudi units.
  • The Ikhwan leadership was either slain or imprisoned.
~14 [17]
~
Operation Vantage
(1961-1963)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan
Flag of Iraq (1959-1963).svg Iraq Mission success

.

~None
Six-Day War
(1967)
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Syria
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraq
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Libya.svg Libya
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Flag of Palestine.svg PLO
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Defeat
~18,510-23,510 (Arab forces combined)
~
Al-Samita border skirmish
(1973)
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraq Ceasefire
  • Pull back of Iraqi Armed Forces to the demarcation line set by the Arab League during Operation Vantage 1961.
  • Iraqi withdrawal from Al-Samita border post under Saudi pressure. [18]
~2
~
October War
(1973)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Flag of Syria (1972-1980).svg  Syria
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraq
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg Libya
Flag of Palestine.svg PLO
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Defeat [19]
42
~
Invasion of Kuwait

(1990)

Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq Defeat420 [20] ?
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Old Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Other Allies
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Iraq Victory
~200
~1,000
Yemeni Civil War
(2015–)
Flag of Yemen.svg Hadi government
Flag of South Yemen.svg Southern Movement
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Yemen.svg Houthi government
Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg Al-Qaeda
AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Islamic State
Ongoing
  • Houthis dissolve Yemeni government.
  • Houthis take control of northern Yemen.
~None

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