This is a list of wars and rebellions involving the United States of America. [1] Currently, there are 108 wars on this list, 5 of which are ongoing.
*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum , result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive
Conflict | Allies | Opponent(s) | Result for the United States and its Allies | Presidents of the United States |
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First Barbary War (1801–1805) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tripoli | United States [14] Sweden [14] Kingdom of Sicily [14] Malta Protectorate [14] Kingdom of Portugal [14] Sultanate of Morocco [14] | Ottoman Tripolitania [15] Sultanate of Morocco [15] | US-allied victory | Thomas Jefferson |
Tecumseh's War (1810–1813) Part of the American Indian Wars and the War of 1812 Location: Northwest River Ohio | United States | Tecumseh's Confederacy List | US victory | James Madison |
War of 1812 (1812–1815) Location: Eastern and Central North America | United States Choctaw Nation Cherokee Nation Creek Allies | United Kingdom List | Inconclusive/Other Result
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Creek War (1813–1814) Part of the American Indian Wars and the War of 1812 Location: Southern United States | United States Lower Creeks Cherokee Nation Choctaw Nation | Red Stick Creek | US-allied victory | |
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary States | United States | Deylik of Algiers | US victory | |
First Seminole War (1817–1818) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Pensacola , Spanish Florida | United States | Seminole | US victory
| James Monroe |
Arikara War (1823) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Missouri River | United States | Arikara | Inconclusive/Other Result
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Winnebago War (1827) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory | United States Choctaw Nation | Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks with a few allies | US-allied victory
| John Quincy Adams |
Black Hawk War (1832) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory | United States Ho-Chunk Menominee Dakota Potawatomi | Black Hawk's British Band Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies | US-allied victory
| Andrew Jackson |
Second Seminole War (1835–1842) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Florida , United States | United States | Seminole | US victory
| Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837) Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841) William Henry Harrison (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841) John Tyler (April 4, 1841 –March 4, 1845) |
Texas Comanche Wars (1836–1875) Part of the Texas–Indian wars and the American Indian Wars Location:South-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado) and northern Mexico | Republic of Texas United States | Comanche | US victory | Andrew Jackson (March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1837) Martin Van Buren (March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841) William Henry Harrison (March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841) John Tyler (April 4, 1841 –March 4, 1845) James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877) |
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) Location: Texas , New Mexico , California and Mexico | United States California Republic | Mexico | US-allied victory
| James K. Polk |
Cayuse War (1847–1855) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oregon | United States | Cayuse | US victory
| James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) |
Apache Wars (1849–1924) Part of the Texas–Indian wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Southwestern United States | United States | Apache Ute Yavapai | US victory
| James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877) Rutherford B. Hayes (March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881) James A. Garfield (March 4, 1881– September 19, 1881) Chester A. Arthur (September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885) Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1889) Benjamin Harrison (March 4, 1889– March 4, 1893) Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897) William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901) Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929) |
Navajo Wars (1849–1866) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: New Mexico | United States | Navajo Nation | US victory
| James K. Polk (March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849) Zachary Taylor (March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850) Millard Fillmore (July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853) Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) |
Bleeding Kansas (1854–1861) Location: Kansas and Missouri | Anti-slavery settlers (Free-Staters) | Pro-slavery settlers (Border Ruffians) | Free-Stater victory.
| Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) |
Puget Sound War (1855–1856) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Washington | United States Snoqualmie | Nisqually Muckleshoot Puyallup Klickitat Haida Tlingit | US victory
| Franklin Pierce |
Rogue River Wars (1855–1856) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Rogue Valley | United States | Tututni | US victory
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Third Seminole War (1855–1858) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Pensacola , Florida | United States | Seminole | US victory
| Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857) James Buchanan (March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861) Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) |
Yakima War (1855–1858) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Washington Territory | United States Snoqualmie | Yakama Walla Walla tribe Umatilla tribe Nez Perce tribe Cayuse tribe | US victory | |
Second Opium War (1856–1859) Part of the Opium Wars Location: China | British Empire French Empire United States | China | US victory
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Utah War (1857–1858) Part of the Mormon wars Location: Utah Territory and Wyoming | United States | Deseret/Utah Mormons | Inconclusive/Other Result
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Reform War (1858–1866) Location: Mexico | Liberals United States | Conservatives | Liberals - US victory | |
Pig War (1859) Location: San Juan Islands | United States | United Kingdom | Inconclusive/Other Result
| James Buchanan |
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859) Part of pre-Civil War conflicts Location: West Virginia | United States | Abolitionist Insurgents | US victory | |
First and Second Cortina War (1859–1861) Location: Texas and Mexico | United States | Cortinista bandits | US-allied victory | |
Paiute War (1860) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Pyramid Lake , Nevada | United States | Paiute Shoshone Bannock | US victory | |
American Civil War (1861–1865) Location: Southern United States, Indian Territory, Northeastern United States, Western United States, Atlantic Ocean | United States Indian Home Guard Seminole Nation (Western) (most) [17] Seminole Nation (Florida) Muskogee Nation (part) [18] | Confederate States Cherokee Nation Choctaw Nation Catawba Chickasaw Nation (part) Muskogee Nation (part) Seminole Nation (Western) (part) Comanche Nation (part) | US victory
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Yavapai Wars (1861–1875) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Arizona | United States | Yavapai Apache Yuma Mohave | US victory | Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877) |
Dakota War of 1862 (1862) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Minnesota and Dakota | United States | Dakota Sioux | US victory | Abraham Lincoln |
Colorado War (1863–1865) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Colorado , Wyoming , and Nebraska | United States | Cheyenne Arapaho Sioux | Inconclusive/Other Result
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Snake War (1864–1868) Part of the American Indian Wars Locations: Oregon , Nevada , California , and Idaho | United States | Paiute Bannock Shoshone | US victory | Abraham Lincoln (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865) Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) |
Powder River War (1865) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Powder River State | United States | Sioux Cheyenne Arapaho | Inconclusive | |
Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Powder River State | United States Crow Nation | Lakota Cheyenne Arapaho | Lakota-allied victory
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Formosa Expedition (1867) Location: Hengchun, Taiwan, Qing China' | United States | Paiwan | Paiwan victory | |
Comanche Campaign (1867–1875) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Western United States | United States | Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa | US victory | Andrew Johnson (April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869) Ulysses S. Grant (March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877) |
United States expedition to Korea (1871) Location: Ganghwa Island | United States | Joseon dynasty | Inconclusive/Other Result American military victory American diplomatic failure
| Ulysses S. Grant |
Modoc War (1872–1873) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: California and Oregon | United States | Modoc | US victory | |
Red River War (1874–1875) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Texas | United States | Cheyenne Arapaho Comanche Kiowa | US victory
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Las Cuevas War (1875) Location: Texas and Mexico | United States | Mexican bandits | US victory
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Great Sioux War of 1876 (1876–1877) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Montana , Dakota and Wyoming | United States | Lakota Dakota Sioux Northern Cheyenne Arapaho | US victory
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Buffalo Hunters' War (1876–1877) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Texas and Oklahoma | United States | Comanche Apache | US victory | |
Nez Perce War (1877) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oregon , Idaho , Wyoming , and Montana | United States | Nez Perce Palouse | US victory | Rutherford B. Hayes |
Bannock War (1878) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Idaho , Oregon , and Wyoming | United States | Bannock Shoshone Paiute | US victory | |
Cheyenne War (1878–1879) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oklahoma , Kansas , Nebraska , South Dakota and Montana | United States | Cheyenne | US victory | |
Sheepeater Indian War (1879) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Idaho | United States | Shoshone | US victory | |
Victorio's War (1879–1880) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Mexico | United States Mexico | Apache | US-allied victory | |
White River War (1879) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Colorado | United States | Ute | US victory | |
Egyptian Expedition (1882) Part of the Anglo-Egyptian War Location: Alexandria | United States | Egypt | US victory | Chester A. Arthur |
Crow War (1887) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Montana | United States | Crow people | US victory | Grover Cleveland |
Ghost Dance War (1890–1891) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: South Dakota | United States | Sioux | US victory | Benjamin Harrison |
Garza War (1891–1893) Location: Texas and Mexico | Mexico United States | Garzistas | US-allied victory | |
Yaqui Wars (1896–1918) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Arizona and Mexico | United States Mexico | Yaqui Pima Opata | US-allied victory | Grover Cleveland (March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897)
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Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) Location: Samoa | Samoa United States | Mataafans German Empire | Inconclusive/Other Result
| William McKinley |
Spanish–American War (1898) Location: Cuba , Puerto Rico , Philippines and Guam | United States Cuban Revolutionaries Filipino Revolutionaries | Spain | US-allied victory
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Philippine–American War (1899–1902) Location: Philippines | 1899–1902 United States 1902-1906 | 1899–1902 Philippine Republic Limited Foreign Support: 1902-1906 | US victory
| William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901)
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Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) Location: Philippines | United States | Moro Remnants of the Sulu Sultanate | US victory
| William McKinley (March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901)
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Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) Location: China | British Empire Russian Empire | Boxers China (from 1900) | US-allied victory
| William McKinley |
Conflict | Allies | Opponent(s) | Result for the United States and its Allies | Presidents of the United States |
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Crazy Snake's War (1909) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oklahoma | United States | Creek | US victory | Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
Mexican Border War (1910–1919) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico–United States border | United States | Mexico Supported by: | US victory
| William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson |
Little Race War (1912) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Cuba | Cuba United States | Cuban PIC | US-allied victory
| William Howard Taft |
United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Nicaragua | United States Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Liberals Sandinistas | US victory
| William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover |
Bluff War (1914–1915) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Utah and Colorado | United States | Ute Paiute | US victory | Woodrow Wilson |
United States occupation of Veracruz (1914) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico | United States Supported by: | Mexico Supported by: | US victory | |
United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Haiti | United States Haiti | Haitian Rebels | US-allied victory | Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt |
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Dominican Republic | United States | Dominican Republic | US victory | Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge |
World War I (1914–1918, direct U.S. involvement in 1917–1918) Location: Europe , Africa , Asia , Middle East , the Pacific Islands , and coast of North and South America | French Republic British Empire Russian Empire (until 1917) | German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria | US-allied victory
| Woodrow Wilson |
Russian Civil War (1917–1923, direct U.S. involvement in 1918–1920) Location: Russia | White Movement Mountain Republic Empire of Japan | Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic | Bolshevik Victory [20]
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Posey War (1923) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Utah | United States | Ute Paiute | US victory
| Warren G. Harding |
World War II (1939–1945, direct U.S. involvement in 1941–1945) Location: Europe , Pacific Ocean , Atlantic Ocean , Southeast Asia , East Asia , Middle East , Mediterranean , North Africa , Oceania, North and South America | Soviet Union (since 1941) United States (since 1941) British Empire French Republic | Nazi Germany Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy Soviet Union (in 1939–1941) Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Bulgaria Slovak Republic Independent State of Croatia Finland Kingdom of Iraq Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang | US-allied victory
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
Korean War (1950–1953) Part of the Cold War Location: Korea | South Korea United Nations | North Korea China | Inconclusive/Other Result
| Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Vietnam War (1955–1964 [lower-alpha 1] , 1965–1973 [lower-alpha 2] , 1974–1975 [lower-alpha 3] ) Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars Location: Vietnam , Cambodia , and Laos | South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Philippines Kingdom of Laos Khmer Republic | North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: | North Vietnam-allied victory
| Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961) John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) Part of the Indochina Wars and Cold War Location: Laos | Kingdom of Laos United States South Vietnam Thailand Supported by: Philippines Taiwan | Pathet Lao North Vietnam Supported by: | Pathet Lao-allied victory
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Permesta Rebellion (1958-1961) Location: Indonesia | Permesta United States | Indonesia | Indonesian government victory | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Lebanon crisis (1958) Location: Lebanon | Lebanon United States | Lebanese opposition: | US-allied victory
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Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) Part of the Cold War Location: Cuba | CDRF United States | Cuba | Cuban government victory
| John F. Kennedy |
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Location: Dominican Republic | Dominican Loyalists United States IAPF | Dominican Constitutionalists | US-allied victory
| Lyndon B. Johnson |
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) Part of the Korean conflict and the Cold War Location: Korean Demilitarized Zone | South Korea United States | North Korea | US-allied victory
| Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon |
Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975) Part of the Cold War Location: Cambodia | Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) United States South Vietnam Supported by: | National United Front of Kampuchea Khmer Rouge Khmer Rumdo Khmer Việt Minh North Vietnam Việt Cộng Supported by: | Khmer Rouge-allied victory
| Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Multinational intervention in Lebanon (1982–1984) Location: Lebanon | Lebanese Armed Forces UNIFIL Multinational Force in Lebanon: Israel | Lebanese National Movement Jammoul PLO Amal Movement Iran Hezbollah Syria Arab Deterrent Force | Syrian-allied victory
| Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989) |
United States invasion of Grenada (1983) Part of the Cold War Location: Grenada | United States Barbados Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | PRG of Grenada Cuba Military advisors: | US-allied victory
| Ronald Reagan |
Bombing of Libya (1986) Location: Libya | United States | Libya | US victory
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Tanker War (1987–1988) Part of the Iran–Iraq War Location: Persian Gulf | United States | Iran | US victory
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United States invasion of Panama (1989–1990) Location: Panama | United States Panamanian Opposition | Panama | US-allied victory
| George H. W. Bush |
Gulf War (1990–1991) Location: Iraq , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , and Israel | United States United Kingdom Kuwait Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Qatar Bahrain United Arab Emirates Oman | Iraq | US-allied victory
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Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations (1991–2003) Location: Iraq | United States United Kingdom France Australia Belgium Netherlands Saudi Arabia Turkey Italy | Iraq | US-allied victory
| George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993) Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
First U.S. Intervention in the Somali Civil War (1992–1995) Part of the Somali civil war (1991–present) Location: Somalia | United States United Kingdom Spain Saudi Arabia Malaysia Pakistan Italy India Greece Germany France Canada Botswana Belgium Australia New Zealand | Somali National Alliance | Somali victory / US-allied defeat
| George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993) Bill Clinton |
Bosnian War and Croatian War (1992–1995) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina United States | Republika Srpska Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia | Inconclusive/Other Result
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Intervention in Haiti (1994–1995) Location: Haiti | United States Poland Argentina | Haiti | US-allied victory
| Bill Clinton |
Kosovo War (1998–1999) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Serbia | KLA AFRK Albania Croatia United States Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Spain Turkey United Kingdom | FR Yugoslavia | US-allied victory [24] [25] [26] [27]
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Conflict | Allies | Belligerent | Result for the United States and its Allies | Presidents of the United States |
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Part of the war on terror and the Afghan conflict Location: Afghanistan | Resolute Support Mission Afghanistan United States Canada United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Georgia Germany Netherlands Italy Romania Slovakia Spain Turkey Formerly: ISAF | Taliban Allied groups Taliban splinter groups 2001 Invasion: | Taliban victory
| George W. Bush (October 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009) Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
US intervention in Yemen (2002–present) Part of the war on terror, the al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen, the Yemeni Civil War and the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war Location: Yemen | United States Saudi-led coalition: In support of: | al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Ansar al-Sharia Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province | Ongoing
| George W. Bush (October 7, 2001 – January 20, 2009) Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Iraq War (2003–2011) Part of the war on terror Location: Iraq | Post-invasion (2003–2011) United States List
Invasion phase (2003) | Post-invasion (2003–2011) Invasion phase (2003) Dulaim Tribes | Inconclusive/Other Result
| George W. Bush (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009) Barack Obama |
US intervention in the War in North-West Pakistan (2004–2018) Part of the war on terror and the War in North-West Pakistan Location: Pakistan | Pakistan Supported by: | Taliban Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Haqqani network al-Qaeda Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Foreign Mujahideen Uzbek Islamic Movement Turkistan Islamic Party Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi | US-allied victory
| George W. Bush (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009) Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Second US Intervention in the Somali Civil War (2007–present) Part of the Somali Civil War, the Somali Civil War and the war on terror Location: Somalia and Northeastern Kenya | Somalia United States
Supported by: Non-combat support: | al-Shabaab Mujahideen | Ongoing
| George W. Bush (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009) Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) Part of the war on terror Location: Indian Ocean |
Australia | Somali pirates | US-allied victory
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) |
International intervention in Libya (2011) Part of the Libyan Crisis and the First Libyan Civil War Location: Libya |
Sweden | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Remnants of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (After August 28)
| US-allied victory
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) |
Operation Observant Compass (2011–2017) Part of the war on terror and the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Location: Uganda | United States Uganda DR Congo Central African Republic South Sudan | Lord's Resistance Army | US-allied victory
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) |
US military intervention in Niger (2013–present) Part of the war on terror, the Operation Juniper Shield and the Jihadist insurgency in Niger Location: Niger | United States Supported by: | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Boko Haram (partially aligned with ISIL since 2015) | Ongoing
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) Donald Trump Joe Biden |
US-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) Part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the War in Iraq (2013–2017), the Spillover of the Syrian civil war, the war on terror and the International ISIS campaign Location: Iraq | United States Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan CJTF-OIR Members: | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria White Flags | US-allied coalition and Iraqi victory
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) Donald Trump Joe Biden |
US intervention in the Syrian civil war (2014–present) Part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the Syrian civil war, the war on terror and the International ISIS campaign Location: Syria | United States Revolutionary Commando Army Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
CJTF-OIR Members: Israel (limited involvement; against Hezbollah and government forces only) | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria al-Qaeda linked groups:
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria Syria (limited encounters with US and Israel) | Ongoing
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) Donald Trump Joe Biden |
US intervention in Libya (2015–2019) Part of the Operation Inherent Resolve, the war on terror, the Second Libyan Civil War, and the International ISIS Campaign Location: Libya | United States | Islamic State in Libya | ISIS in Libya largely defeated
| Barack Obama (January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017) Donald Trump |
Operation Prosperity Guardian (2023–present) Part of the Red Sea crisis, Israel–Hamas war and the Yemeni Civil War Location: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Yemen | United States United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Canada Denmark Greece Netherlands Norway Bahrain Singapore Sri Lanka Supported by: | Ongoing
| Joe Biden (January 20, 2021 – Incumbent) |
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al-Qaeda has five distinct phases in its development: its beginnings in the late 1980s, a "wilderness" period in 1990–1996, its "heyday" in 1996–2001, a network period from 2001 to 2005, and a period of fragmentation from 2005 to 2009.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)George W. Bush gambled on surging thousands more troops to the embattled country. It paid off. Al-Qaeda in Iraq is now a diminished force without territory.
Al Qaeda in Iraq was decimated by the end of the Iraq War in 2011