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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its predecessor states.

Emirate of Diriyah (1744–1818)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Ottoman-Saudi War
(1811–1818)
Diriyah Ottoman Empire Defeat

Emirate of Riyadh (1902–1913)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
First Saudi–Rashidi War
(1903–1907)
Riyadh Jabal Shammar
Ottoman Empire
Victory
  • Saudi takeover of central and northern Arabia
Conquest of al-Hasa
(1913)
Riyadh Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Incorporation of al-Hasa into Saudi Arabia

Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (1913–1921)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Second Saud-Rashidi War Najd and Hasa Jabal Shammar Unclear
Kuwait–Najd War
(1919–1920)
Najd and Hasa Sheikhdom of Kuwait Defeat
  • Ikhwan retreat from Kuwait

Sultanate of Nejd (1921–1926)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Saudi Conquest of Hejaz
(1924–1925)
Najd Hejaz Victory
  • Incorporation of Hejaz.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Saudi–Yemeni War
(1934)
Saudi Arabia Yemen Victory
First Arab–Israeli War
(1948–1949)
Egypt Egypt
  Iraq
Jordan Transjordan
Syria Syria
  Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
HWA
Arab League ALA
  Israel Defeat
North Yemen Civil War
(1962–1965)
Kingdom of Yemen
  Saudi Arabia
Yemen Arab Republic

  United Arab Republic

Defeat
Al-Wadiah War
(1969)
  Saudi Arabia   South Yemen Victory
  • al-Wadiah reoccupied by Saudi forces [1]
Yom Kippur War
(1973)
  Egypt
  Syria
Iraq Iraq
  Jordan
  Algeria
Morocco Morocco
  Saudi Arabia
  Cuba
  Israel Defeat [2]
Lebanese Civil War
(1976–1979)
Arab League ADF LF
FLA
Victory [4]
  • ADF mission goals achieved [4]
  • ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
  Kuwait
United States
  United Kingdom
  Saudi Arabia
  France
  Canada
  Egypt
  Syria
  Oman
  United Arab Emirates
  Qatar
  Italy
  Australia
Iraq Victory
Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations
(1991–2003)
  United States
  United Kingdom
  France
  Australia
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Saudi Arabia
  Turkey
  Italy
Iraq Victory
  • Various bombings of Iraqi forces both aerial and naval
  • Mass numbers of Iraqi targets killed or destroyed
  • Reduction in Iraqi air defense
  • Beginning of the Iraq War
First Intervention in the Somali Civil War
(1992–1995)
  United States
  United Kingdom
  Spain
  Saudi Arabia
  Malaysia
  Pakistan
  Italy
  India
  Greece
  Germany
  France
  Canada
  Botswana
  Belgium
  Australia
  New Zealand
Somalia Somali National Alliance Defeat
Operation Ocean Shield
(2009–2016)
  NATO
  Malaysia
  South Korea
  India
  Saudi Arabia
Somalia Somali pirates Victory
  • Number of pirate attacks have decreased dramatically since the start of such operations, however attacks still occur near the coast waters of Oman, Yemen, Kenya, and Somalia
  • Piracy drops 90% [5]
Sixth Sa'dah War
(2009–2010)
  Yemen
  Saudi Arabia
  Jordan
  Morocco
Houthis Stalemate [6]
  • Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah
American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war

(2014–present)

CJTF-OIR present
War on ISIS
(2014–)
  Iraq
  Iraqi Kurdistan
Free Syrian Army
Rojava
United States
  United Kingdom
  Jordan
  Turkey
  Saudi Arabia
  Bahrain
  Qatar
  United Arab Emirates
  Morocco
  Australia
  Belgium
  Canada
  France
  Germany
  Denmark
  Norway
  Russia
  Iran
Islamic State Islamic State
al-Nusra Front
Khorasan
Ongoing
  • Multinational intervention against Syrian Islamists
Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen
(2015–)
Yemen Hadi government
  Saudi Arabia
  United Arab Emirates
  Senegal
  Sudan
  Qatar
  Bahrain
  Kuwait
  Jordan
  Morocco
  Egypt
  France
Yemen Houthi government
Islamic State Ansar al-Sharia
Islamic State Islamic State
Ongoing

References

  1. ^ Bidwell, Robin (1998). Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 437. ISBN  9780710305053.
  2. ^ References:
  3. ^ Loyola, Mario (7 October 2013). "How We Used to Do It — American diplomacy in the". National Review. p. 1. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b SM Saseen, The Taif Accord and Lebanon's Struggle to Regain its Sovereignty, p. 63.
  5. ^ "Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year". The Journal. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.

Further information

External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its predecessor states.

Emirate of Diriyah (1744–1818)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Ottoman-Saudi War
(1811–1818)
Diriyah Ottoman Empire Defeat

Emirate of Riyadh (1902–1913)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
First Saudi–Rashidi War
(1903–1907)
Riyadh Jabal Shammar
Ottoman Empire
Victory
  • Saudi takeover of central and northern Arabia
Conquest of al-Hasa
(1913)
Riyadh Ottoman Empire Victory
  • Incorporation of al-Hasa into Saudi Arabia

Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (1913–1921)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Second Saud-Rashidi War Najd and Hasa Jabal Shammar Unclear
Kuwait–Najd War
(1919–1920)
Najd and Hasa Sheikhdom of Kuwait Defeat
  • Ikhwan retreat from Kuwait

Sultanate of Nejd (1921–1926)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Saudi Conquest of Hejaz
(1924–1925)
Najd Hejaz Victory
  • Incorporation of Hejaz.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result Monarch
Saudi–Yemeni War
(1934)
Saudi Arabia Yemen Victory
First Arab–Israeli War
(1948–1949)
Egypt Egypt
  Iraq
Jordan Transjordan
Syria Syria
  Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
HWA
Arab League ALA
  Israel Defeat
North Yemen Civil War
(1962–1965)
Kingdom of Yemen
  Saudi Arabia
Yemen Arab Republic

  United Arab Republic

Defeat
Al-Wadiah War
(1969)
  Saudi Arabia   South Yemen Victory
  • al-Wadiah reoccupied by Saudi forces [1]
Yom Kippur War
(1973)
  Egypt
  Syria
Iraq Iraq
  Jordan
  Algeria
Morocco Morocco
  Saudi Arabia
  Cuba
  Israel Defeat [2]
Lebanese Civil War
(1976–1979)
Arab League ADF LF
FLA
Victory [4]
  • ADF mission goals achieved [4]
  • ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
  Kuwait
United States
  United Kingdom
  Saudi Arabia
  France
  Canada
  Egypt
  Syria
  Oman
  United Arab Emirates
  Qatar
  Italy
  Australia
Iraq Victory
Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations
(1991–2003)
  United States
  United Kingdom
  France
  Australia
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Saudi Arabia
  Turkey
  Italy
Iraq Victory
  • Various bombings of Iraqi forces both aerial and naval
  • Mass numbers of Iraqi targets killed or destroyed
  • Reduction in Iraqi air defense
  • Beginning of the Iraq War
First Intervention in the Somali Civil War
(1992–1995)
  United States
  United Kingdom
  Spain
  Saudi Arabia
  Malaysia
  Pakistan
  Italy
  India
  Greece
  Germany
  France
  Canada
  Botswana
  Belgium
  Australia
  New Zealand
Somalia Somali National Alliance Defeat
Operation Ocean Shield
(2009–2016)
  NATO
  Malaysia
  South Korea
  India
  Saudi Arabia
Somalia Somali pirates Victory
  • Number of pirate attacks have decreased dramatically since the start of such operations, however attacks still occur near the coast waters of Oman, Yemen, Kenya, and Somalia
  • Piracy drops 90% [5]
Sixth Sa'dah War
(2009–2010)
  Yemen
  Saudi Arabia
  Jordan
  Morocco
Houthis Stalemate [6]
  • Houthis consolidate control over Sa'dah
American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war

(2014–present)

CJTF-OIR present
War on ISIS
(2014–)
  Iraq
  Iraqi Kurdistan
Free Syrian Army
Rojava
United States
  United Kingdom
  Jordan
  Turkey
  Saudi Arabia
  Bahrain
  Qatar
  United Arab Emirates
  Morocco
  Australia
  Belgium
  Canada
  France
  Germany
  Denmark
  Norway
  Russia
  Iran
Islamic State Islamic State
al-Nusra Front
Khorasan
Ongoing
  • Multinational intervention against Syrian Islamists
Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen
(2015–)
Yemen Hadi government
  Saudi Arabia
  United Arab Emirates
  Senegal
  Sudan
  Qatar
  Bahrain
  Kuwait
  Jordan
  Morocco
  Egypt
  France
Yemen Houthi government
Islamic State Ansar al-Sharia
Islamic State Islamic State
Ongoing

References

  1. ^ Bidwell, Robin (1998). Dictionary Of Modern Arab History. Routledge. p. 437. ISBN  9780710305053.
  2. ^ References:
  3. ^ Loyola, Mario (7 October 2013). "How We Used to Do It — American diplomacy in the". National Review. p. 1. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b SM Saseen, The Taif Accord and Lebanon's Struggle to Regain its Sovereignty, p. 63.
  5. ^ "Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year". The Journal. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Katherine L. Yemen's Pivotal Moment. Critical Threats Project of the American Enterprise Institute, 2014.

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