c. 3050 BCE Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of Egypt, led a campaign against the Nubians.
c. 2890 BCE After the death of
Qa'a, the last pharaoh of the
First Dynasty of Egypt, a short war may have occurred for the throne, ending with the accession of
Hotepsekhemwy.
c. 1705 BCE – c. 1648 BCE Continuation of 14th dynasty rule in the Nile River Delta region until 1650 BCE when the
HyksosFifteenth Dynasty of Egypt conquered the Delta.
c. 1550 Pharaoh
Ahmosis I launches an invasion on the Hyksos in Upper and Lower Egypt. A new era in Ancient Egyptian history: the New Kingdom under the rule of the 18th dynasty.
c. 2214–2206 BCE (
Short chronology)
Rimush of
Akkad faced widespread revolts which he successfully suppressed and launched a victorious campaign against
Elam and
Marhasi
c. 1861–1815 BCE (
Short chronology)
Shulgi of
Ur destroyed
Der, launched a campaign against
Anshan, and engaged in a period of expansionism at the expense of highlanders such as the
Lullubi, and others
c. 1815–1809 BCE (
Short chronology)
Amar-Sin of
Ur launched campaigns conducted against Urbilum, and several other regions with obscure names: Shashrum, Shurudhum, Bitum-Rabium, Jabru, and Huhnuri
c. 1813–1791 BCE
Shamshi-Adad I conquered
Assur,
Mari,
Ekallatum, and
Shekhna, establishing an empire encompassing the whole of northern Mesopotamia and included territory in central Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and northern Syria
c. 1800–1776 BCE (
Short chronology) During the reign of
Ibbi-Sin of
Ur, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by
Amorites and as faith in Ibbi-Sin's leadership failed,
Elam declared its independence and began to raid as well
January 5, 1999 – A group of four Iraqi
MiG-25s crossed the no-fly zones and sparked a dogfight with two patrolling
F-15Cs and two patrolling
F-14s. A total of six missiles were fired at the
MiGs, none of which hit them. The
MiGs then bugged out using their superior speed.
September 9, 1999 – A lone
MiG-23 crossed the no-fly zone heading towards a flight of
F-14s. One
F-14 fired an
AIM-54 Phoenix at the
MiG but missed and the
MiG headed back north.
December 23, 2002 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before the
Invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi
MiG-25 destroyed an American
UAVRQ-1 Predator after the
drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a
Stinger missile.
This list includes
World War I and later conflicts (after 1914) of at least 100 fatalities each Prolonged conflicts are listed in the decade when initiated; ongoing conflicts are marked italic, and conflicts with +100,000 killed with bold.
c. 3050 BCE Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of Egypt, led a campaign against the Nubians.
c. 2890 BCE After the death of
Qa'a, the last pharaoh of the
First Dynasty of Egypt, a short war may have occurred for the throne, ending with the accession of
Hotepsekhemwy.
c. 1705 BCE – c. 1648 BCE Continuation of 14th dynasty rule in the Nile River Delta region until 1650 BCE when the
HyksosFifteenth Dynasty of Egypt conquered the Delta.
c. 1550 Pharaoh
Ahmosis I launches an invasion on the Hyksos in Upper and Lower Egypt. A new era in Ancient Egyptian history: the New Kingdom under the rule of the 18th dynasty.
c. 2214–2206 BCE (
Short chronology)
Rimush of
Akkad faced widespread revolts which he successfully suppressed and launched a victorious campaign against
Elam and
Marhasi
c. 1861–1815 BCE (
Short chronology)
Shulgi of
Ur destroyed
Der, launched a campaign against
Anshan, and engaged in a period of expansionism at the expense of highlanders such as the
Lullubi, and others
c. 1815–1809 BCE (
Short chronology)
Amar-Sin of
Ur launched campaigns conducted against Urbilum, and several other regions with obscure names: Shashrum, Shurudhum, Bitum-Rabium, Jabru, and Huhnuri
c. 1813–1791 BCE
Shamshi-Adad I conquered
Assur,
Mari,
Ekallatum, and
Shekhna, establishing an empire encompassing the whole of northern Mesopotamia and included territory in central Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and northern Syria
c. 1800–1776 BCE (
Short chronology) During the reign of
Ibbi-Sin of
Ur, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by
Amorites and as faith in Ibbi-Sin's leadership failed,
Elam declared its independence and began to raid as well
January 5, 1999 – A group of four Iraqi
MiG-25s crossed the no-fly zones and sparked a dogfight with two patrolling
F-15Cs and two patrolling
F-14s. A total of six missiles were fired at the
MiGs, none of which hit them. The
MiGs then bugged out using their superior speed.
September 9, 1999 – A lone
MiG-23 crossed the no-fly zone heading towards a flight of
F-14s. One
F-14 fired an
AIM-54 Phoenix at the
MiG but missed and the
MiG headed back north.
December 23, 2002 – In what was the last aerial victory for the Iraqi Air Force before the
Invasion of Iraq, an Iraqi
MiG-25 destroyed an American
UAVRQ-1 Predator after the
drone opened fire on the Iraqi aircraft with a
Stinger missile.
This list includes
World War I and later conflicts (after 1914) of at least 100 fatalities each Prolonged conflicts are listed in the decade when initiated; ongoing conflicts are marked italic, and conflicts with +100,000 killed with bold.