List of wars involving Kuwait

This is a list of wars that Kuwait has been involved in.

Part of a series on the

Prehistoric and ancient

5th–15th century

Maishan	5th–13th century
Battle of Chains	629 / 633

15th–18th century

Portuguese control	1500s
Kuwait town	1613
Bahrain invasion (Bani Utbah)	1782–83

18th century to 1961

Sheikhdom of Kuwait	1752–1961
Anglo-Ottoman Convention	1913
Kuwait–Najd War	1919–20

Kuwait since 1961

State of Kuwait	1961–90 1991–present
Gulf War	Aug 1990 – Feb 1991

See also

National Assembly of Kuwait

Conflict	Kuwait and allies	Opponents	Results	Kuwaiti losses		Head of State
Conflict	Kuwait and allies	Opponents	Results	Military	Civilians	Head of State
Utbi Invasion of Bahrain (1782–1783)	Kuwait Zubarah	Persia Bushehr	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	~?		Abdullah I Al-Sabah
Battle of Al-Raqah^[1] (1783)	Kuwait	Banu Kaab	Victory Kuwaiti victory over Banu Kaab.	~No Recorded Casualties
Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion (1793)	Kuwait Kingdom of Great Britain British East India Company	Emirate of Diriyah	Victory Saudi retreat from Kuwait.	~?
Battle of Khakeekera^[2] (1811)	Kuwait Bahrain	Emirate of Diriyah Dammam	Victory Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalahimah's invasion of Bahrain repelled.	~1000 (Kuwait and Bahrain)	~
Sheikh Humoud's Revolt^[3] (1828)	Kuwait Ottoman Empire Baghdad Eyalet	Iraqi Arabs Al-Muntafiq Banu Kaab	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.	~?		Jaber I Al-Sabah
Siege of Basra^[3] (1831)	Kuwait Iraqi Arabs Banu Kaab Al-Muntafiq	Ottoman Empire Baghdad Eyalet	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)	Kuwait House of Al Thaqib Iraqi Arabs Al-Muntafiq	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)	Kuwait Ottoman Empire Baghdad Eyalet	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)	Kuwait Ottoman Empire Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq	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]	~?		Abdullah II Al-Sabah
1901 Najd Campaign^[10]^[11] (1901)	Kuwait House of Saud Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq Mutayr Otaibah Al-Dhafeer Ajman tribe Al-Hawajir Al Murrah Bani Khalid Subay' Suhool	Jabal Shammar	Defeat Kuwaiti Invasion of Najd repelled. Establishment of British Protectorate over Kuwait based on Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1899.	~1,200	~	Mubarak Al-Sabah
Battle of Jo-Laban^[12]^[13] (1903)	Kuwait Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq Ajman tribe Al Murrah Subay' Suhool Al-Hawajir Bani Khalid Al-Awazem	Jabal Shammar Mutayr	Victory Five thousand camels captured as booty. Beginning of Saudi-Rashidi War.	~?
Battle of Hadia^[14] (1910)	Kuwait Emirate of Nejd and Hasa	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^[15]^[16]^[17] (1914–1918)	Kuwait (1914) British Empire United Kingdom Australia India New Zealand	Ottoman Empire 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.^[18] British Front: Treaty of Sèvres	~?
Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920)	Kuwait	Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Ikhwan	Victory Saudi retreat from Kuwait.	~200		Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
Ikhwan Revolt (1927–1930)	Kuwait Nejd and Hejaz United Kingdom RAF	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^[19]	~	Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Six-Day War (1967)	Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Algeria Kuwait Libya Morocco Pakistan PLO Saudi Arabia Sudan Tunisia	Israel	Defeat Israel captured the Gaza Strip, Sinai, the West Bank and the Golan Heights.	~18,510-23,510 (Arab forces combined)	~	Sabah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Al-Sanita Border Skirmish (1973)	Kuwait	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-Sanita border post under Saudi pressure.^[20]	~2	~
October War (1973)	Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Cuba Morocco Tunisia PLO Kuwait Saudi Arabia Pakistan North Korea	Israel	Defeat^[21] Syrian invasion of Israel repelled; UN ceasefire. Geneva Conference and the Sinai II Agreement. Strategic Political Gains for Egypt and Israel - especially Egypt Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty	~8,000-18,500 (Arab forces combined)	~
Gulf War (1990–1991)	Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman UAE Bahrain Qatar Other Allies	Iraq	Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure.	~200	~1,000	Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Yemeni Civil War (2015–)	Yemen (Hadi government) Saudi Arabia Qatar UAE Kuwait Bahrain Jordan Morocco Egypt Sudan Senegal	Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Yemeni Republican Guard Yemeni Air Force Air Defence	Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government. Houthis take control of northern Yemen.	~None		Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Lists of wars involving Middle Eastern countries

	Bahrain Cyprus Egypt Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen

Lists of wars involving Asian countries

Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

References

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↑ Abu-Hakima, Ahmad Mustafa. "Kuwait and Al-Zubair." The Modern History of Kuwait, 1750–1965. London: Luzac &, 1983. 76-78. Print.
↑ Abu-Hakima, Ahmad Mustafa. "Invasion of Muhammara (1837)." The Modern History of Kuwait, 1750–1965. London: Luzac &, 1983. 80. Print.
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↑ Abu-Hakima, Ahmad Mustafa. "The Expedition Route, Midhat Pasha in Al-Hasa, Kuwait's Role in the Ottoman Expedition 1871–1873, Abd Allah's Direct Role in the War." The Modern History of Kuwait, 1750–1965. London: Luzac &, 1983. 85-89. Print.
↑ The Legal Status of the Arabian Gulf States. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
↑ Abu-Hakima, Ahmad Mustafa. "The Effects of Al-Hasa Expedition on Kuwait." The Modern History of Kuwait, 1750–1965. London: Luzac &, 1983. 89-90. Print.
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Bibliography

Slot, B.J. (2005). Mubarak Al-Sabah : Founder of Modern Kuwait 1896-1915. London: Arabian Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-9544792-4-4.

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