Conflict | Bahrain and allies | Opponents | Result |
Siege of Bahrain (1559) | Portuguese Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory - Ottoman invasion repelled
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Omani invasion of Bahrain (1717) | Safavid Empire | Omani Empire | Defeat - Bahrain sold back to the Safavids
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Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain (1783) | Zand Empire | Sheikhdom of Zubarah Banu Utbah and other allied tribes | Defeat - Al Khalifa annexes Bahrain into its sheikhdom
- End of Persian rule in Bahrain
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Battle of Khakeekera (1811) | Bahrain
Kuwait | Emirate of Diriyah | Victory - Invasion of Bahrain repelled
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Qatari–Bahraini War (1867–1868) | Bahrain
Abu Dhabi (1867) | Qatar | Ceasefire |
Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait
United States
United Kingdom
Saudi Arabia
France
Canada
Bangladesh
Egypt
Syria
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Qatar | Iraq | Victory |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) | Afghanistan
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
France
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Georgia
Poland
Romania
Turkey
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
El Salvador
Estonia
Finland
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Jordan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mongolia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Republic of Macedonia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tonga
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates | Northern Alliance
Taliban
al-Qaeda
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
HI-Gulbuddin
Hezb-e Islami Khalis
Haqqani network
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jaish-e-Mohammed
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Islamic Emirate of Waziristan
Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi
Islamic Jihad Union Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Defeat - Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan
- Destruction of al-Qaeda camps
- Over two thirds of al-Qaeda's leadership demolished
- Occupation of Afghanistan
- Establishment of a new Afghan government
- Killing of Osama bin Laden
- Resurgence of Taliban
- Withdrawal of allied forces
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Intervention against ISIS (2014–present) | Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Kurdistan
United States
United Kingdom
Jordan
Turkey
Morocco
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
France
Bahrain
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates | Islamic State
al-Qaeda
Ahrar ash-Sham | Ongoing - Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists.
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Decisive Storm (2015–present) | Yemen (Hadi government)
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Bahrain
Jordan
Morocco
Egypt
Sudan | Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) | Ongoing |