List of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda
The following is a list of conflicts involving the militant group known as al-Qaeda throughout its various incarnations. The group currently controls portions of territory in Syria, Somalia and Yemen and has taken part in many battles and wars.
Wars
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]- War on Terror
- Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)
- Maghreb insurgency
- Northern Mali conflict
- Syrian Civil War
- War in North-West Pakistan
- Second Somali Islamist War
- Military intervention against ISIL
Not Ongoing
[edit]- Soviet–Afghan War (from 1988)
- Afghan Civil War (1989–92)
- Afghan Civil War (1992–96)
- Bosnian War
- Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Tajikistani Civil War
- Iraq War
- Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013)
- First Somali Islamist War
- Factional violence in Libya (2011–14)
- Second Libyan Civil War
Battles
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See also
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