Battle |
Allies |
Opponents |
Outcome
|
Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) |
ISIL (Last ISIL assault repelled in March 2016) |
Syria
|
Defeat
|
2013 Latakia offensive |
al-Nusra Front
ISIL
Free Syrian Army |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sadad |
al-Nusra Front
ISIL
Free Syrian Army |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Qalamoun |
al-Nusra Front
ISIL
Free Syrian Army |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Akashat ambush |
ISIL |
Syria
Iraq |
Victory
|
2013 Hawija clashes |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Indecisive
|
Operation al-Shabah |
ISIL
Free Iraqi Army |
Iraq |
Indecisive
|
Battle of Tell Hamis and Tell Brak (December 2013–January 2014) |
ISIL
Islamic Front |
Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM)
|
Victory
|
Anbar campaign (2013–14) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Siege of Kuweires Airbase (2012–15) |
ISIL (Beginning in March 2014) |
Syria
Syrian opposition (Until March 2014) |
Defeat
|
Battle of Markada |
ISIL |
al-Nusra Front |
Victory
|
Deir ez-Zor offensive (April–July 2014) |
ISIL |
Free Syrian Army
al-Nusra Front |
Victory
|
Qalamoun offensive (June–August 2014) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Inconclusive
|
Battle of Arsal |
ISIL |
Lebanon |
Defeat
|
First Battle of the Shaer gas field |
ISIL |
Syria |
Both sides claim victory
|
2014 Eastern Syria offensive |
ISIL |
Syria |
Victory
|
Battle for Tabqa Air base |
ISIL |
Syria |
Victory
|
Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Syria
Iran |
Victory
|
Fall of Mosul |
ISIL
JRTN |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Fall of Baiji |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Battle of
Al-Hasakah (June–September 2014) |
ISIL |
YPG
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Kirkuk (2014) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
First Battle of Tikrit |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Siege of Tikrit (July 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran |
Victory
|
2014 American rescue mission in Syria |
ISIL |
United States
Jordan (Unconfirmed) |
Victory
|
Northern Iraq offensive (August 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States |
Victory
|
Siege of Amirli |
ISIL |
Iraq
Peshmerga
[1]
Iran |
Defeat
|
Battle of Zumar |
ISIL |
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
Iraq airstrikes |
ISIL |
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Haditha (August 2014 – January 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Battle for
Haditha Dam (August–September 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Dabiq (August–September 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition |
Victory
|
Battle of Hawija (August–September 2014) |
ISIL |
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Victory
|
Sinjar |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sinjar (August 2014) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
United Kingdom |
Victory
|
Battle of Sinjar (August–October 2014) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
United Kingdom |
Victory
|
Battle for Mosul Dam |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Suq al Ghazi |
ISIL |
United States
Iraq
United Kingdom
France |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Sawran (August 2014 – May 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition |
Victory
|
Siege of Kobanî |
ISIL |
YPG
Peshmerga
PKK
Free Syrian Army
United States
Arab states
|
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Hasakah (September–October 2014) |
ISIL |
YPG
Syria
United States |
Indecisive
|
Siege of Saqlawiyah |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Syria airstrikes |
ISIL |
United States
Saudi Arabia
Qatar |
Defeat
|
Second Siege of Mount Sinjar (October–December 2014) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Operation Ashura |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran |
Defeat
|
North Lebanon clashes (2014) |
al-Nusra Front
ISIL |
Lebanon |
Defeat
|
Fall of Hīt (2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Victory
|
Fall of Derna |
ISIL |
Libya |
Victory
|
Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017) |
ISIL |
Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Libya |
Defeat
|
Baghdad offensive (October 2014 – January 2015)
[2] |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia |
Defeat
|
October 2014 Sinai attacks |
ISIL |
Egypt |
Indecisive
|
2014 Idlib city raid |
al-Nusra Front
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict |
al-Nusra Front
Jund al-Aqsa
ISIL |
Free Syrian Army |
Victory
|
Second Battle of the Shaer gas field |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Baiji (October–November 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Defeat
|
Battle of Ramadi (2014–15) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Victory
|
Battle of Baiji (November–December 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Victory
|
Southern Syria offensive (November–December 2014) |
ISIL |
Syria
Syrian opposition |
Partial victory
|
Diyala offensive (December 2014 – March 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Siege of Haditha Dam (December 2014 – May 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Kirkuk (December 2014) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Hasakah (December 2014) |
ISIL |
YPG
Syria
United States |
Indecisive
|
Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Indecisive
|
Siege of Deir ez-Zor (2014–17) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tikrit (December 2014) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United Kingdom
United States |
Victory
|
Qalamoun clashes (December 2014) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Syria |
Victory
|
North Lebanon clashes (December 2014 – May 2015) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Lebanon
Hezbollah |
Partial victory
|
Battle of Baiji (2014–15) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Defeat
|
December 2014 Sinjar offensive |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
YPG
PKK
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sinjar (December 2014 – November 2015) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
YPG
PKK
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Siege of Tikrit (December 2014–March 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States |
Indecisive
|
2015 West African offensive |
ISIL |
Nigeria
Niger
Chad
Cameroon
United States |
Defeat
|
Mosul offensive (2015) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Jordan
Morocco |
Defeat
|
Battle of Kirkuk (January–February 2015) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
January 2015 raid on Kolofata |
ISIL |
Cameroon |
Defeat
|
January 2015 Sinai attacks
|
ISIL
|
Egypt
|
Initial Victory
|
2015 Niger raid |
ISIL |
Niger
Chad |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sirte (2015) |
ISIL |
New General National Congress |
Victory
|
Fall of Nofaliya (2015) |
ISIL |
New General National Congress |
Victory
|
Battle of Sarrin (February 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Free Syrian Army |
Victory
|
Airstrikes in Libya |
ISIL |
Egypt
Libya |
Indecisive
|
Erbil offensive (February 2015) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Al-Hasakah offensive (February–March 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Syria
United States |
Partial defeat
|
Khabur Valley offensive (February–May 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Syria
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017) |
ISIL (Beginning in March 2015) |
Libya
France
[3] |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Samarra (February 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Salahuddin offensive (March 2015–present) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
France |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Ajdabiya (March 2015) |
ISIL |
Libya |
Defeat
|
Second Battle of Tikrit (March–April 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
[4]
Iran
[5]
United States
[6]
United Kingdom
[7]
France
[8]
[9] |
Defeat
|
Kirkuk offensive (March 2015) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
Iraq
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Siege of Dahra Oil Field (March–April 2015) |
ISIL |
New General National Congress |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sirte (March–May 2015) |
ISIL |
New General National Congress |
Victory
|
Battle of Nofaliya (March 2015) |
ISIL |
New General National Congress |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Free Syrian Army
Peshmerga
United States
Arab states |
Indecisive
|
Hama and Homs offensive (March–April 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Partial Victory
|
Battle of Derna (March 2015 – April 2016)
[10] |
ISIL |
Libya
Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna (at war with ISIL after June 2015) |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Ajdabiya (March 2015 – February 2016)
[11] |
ISIL |
Libya |
Defeat
|
Battle of Ras al-Hilal (March–April 2015) |
ISIL |
Libya |
Victory
|
Battle of
Bin Jawad (April 2015) |
ISIL |
Libya
New General National Congress |
Defeat
|
Battle of Nofaliya (April 2015) |
ISIL |
New General National Congress |
Victory
|
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (April 2015) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Syria
Syrian opposition |
Partial victory
|
Anbar campaign (2015–16) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Defeat
|
Battle of Lamluda (April–June 2015) |
ISIL |
Libya |
Defeat
|
Hama and
Homs offensive (April 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Indecisive
|
Sambisa Forest offensive (March–May 2015) |
ISIL |
Nigeria |
Indecisive
|
Qalamoun clashes (April–May 2015) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Syria
Syrian opposition |
Indecisive
|
Al-Karmah offensive (2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Indecisive
|
Battle of Al-Karmah (April 2015 – May 2016) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Siege of Kabisa (April–May 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Battle of
Harawa (April–May 2015) |
ISIL |
Local Libyan militias
New General National Congress |
Victory
|
Fall of Marte (April 2015) |
ISIL |
Nigeria |
Victory
|
Battle of
Al-Hasakah (April 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Quneitra offensive (April–May 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Syrian opposition |
Defeat
|
Southwest
Daraa offensive (April–May 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
al-Nusra Front |
Victory
|
Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Syria
Hezbollah
Syrian opposition |
Defeat
|
North Lebanon offensive (May 2015–present) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Lebanon
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Al-Hasakah attack (May 6, 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG |
Defeat
|
Al-Hasakah offensive (May 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Syria
United States |
Defeat
|
Palmyra offensive (May 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
United States
[12]
|
Victory
|
May 2015 American Deir ez-Zor capture mission |
ISIL |
United States |
Defeat
|
Southern Syria offensive (May 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Syrian opposition |
Victory
|
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (May–June 2015) |
ISIL
al-Nusra Front |
Syria
Syrian opposition |
Defeat
|
Northern
Aleppo offensive (May–November 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
YPG (Only in May 2015)
al-Nusra Front (Until August 2015)
United States
Syria (Only in May 2015 and October 2015) |
Partial victory
|
Siege of Kabisa (May 2015 – March 2016)
[13] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Ras al-Hilal (May–June 2015) |
ISIL |
Libya |
Defeat
|
Siege of Haditha (May–June 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
Canada |
Defeat
|
Al-Hasakah city offensive (May–June 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
YPG
United States |
Defeat
|
Tell Abyad offensive (2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Free Syrian Army
United States
Arab states
|
Defeat
|
Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Free Syrian Army
United States
Arab states |
Defeat
|
Kobanî massacre |
ISIL |
YPG
PKK
Free Syrian Army
United States
|
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Hasakah (June–August 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
YPG
United States |
Defeat
|
Al-Hasakah offensive (June–July 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
YPG
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Tell Brak (June 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sheikh Zuweid
|
ISIL
|
Egypt
|
Defeat
|
Palmyra offensive (July – August 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Indecisive
|
Battle of Ramadi (July 2015 – February 2016) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
France
Australia
Canada (until October 2015) |
Defeat
|
Tiyas offensive (July–August 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tell Al-Sim'an (July–August 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
United States |
Victory
|
Diyala insurgency (July–December 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran |
Defeat
|
Battle of al-Qaryatayn (August 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Victory
|
Battle of
Sirte (August 2015) |
ISIL |
Local Libyan militias
New General National Congress |
Victory
|
Siege of
Mare' (August–September 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States |
Defeat
|
Al-Hawl offensive (August–November 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
Sambisa Forest offensive (August 2015–present) |
ISIL |
Nigeria
Chad (Since March 2016)
United States |
Ongoing
|
Battle of Marte (August–September 2015) |
ISIL |
Nigeria |
Defeat
|
Kirkuk offensive (August–October 2015)
[14] |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Operation Martyr's Right |
ISIL |
Egypt |
Ongoing
|
Jarabulus offensive (September–November 2015)
[15] |
ISIL |
YPG
Free Syrian Army
United States (Only in September 2015) |
Indecisive
|
Mount Abdulaziz offensive (September–October 2015) |
ISIL |
YPG
Free Syrian Army
United States |
Defeat
|
Operation Tidal Wave II
[16]
[17]
|
ISIL |
United States |
Defeat
|
October 2015
al-Omar Oil Field Raid
[18] |
ISIL |
United States |
Defeat
|
October 2015 Hawija rescue mission
[19] |
ISIL |
United States
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
Al-Safira offensive (October 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Iran
Russia |
Defeat
|
Kuweires offensive (September–November 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Iran
Russia |
Defeat
|
Khanasir–Ithriya Highway offensive (October–November 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Iran
Russia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Samarra (October 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Fall of
Mahin (October 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
Battle of
Sadad (November 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
East Aleppo offensive (2015–16) |
ISIL |
Syria
Iran
Russia |
Defeat
|
Tikrit offensive (November 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Baiji offensive (November 2015) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
November 2015 Al-Tanf Raid
[20] |
ISIL |
New Syrian Army
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Mahin (November 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Siege of al-Qaryatayn (November–December 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
Northern
Aleppo offensive (December 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States |
Indecisive
|
Battle of Mahin (mid-December 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
Samarra offensive (December 2015 – March 2016)
[21] |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran |
Defeat
|
Battle of Mahin (late December 2015) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Nineveh Plains offensive (December 2015) |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States
United Kingdom
France
Canada
Turkey |
Defeat
|
Tishrin Dam offensive (December 2015)
[22]
[23] |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
United States |
Defeat
|
26 December 2015 Hawija raid
[24] |
ISIL |
United States
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
30 December 2015 Hawija raid
[24] |
ISIL |
United States
Iraq
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
Ayn Issa offensive (December 2015) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
2 January 2016 Hawija raid
[24] |
ISIL |
United States
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
January 2016 Qayyarah raid
[25] |
ISIL |
United States |
Defeat
|
Siege of Haditha (January 2016)
[24]
[26] |
ISIL |
United States
United Kingdom
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
Al-Naseriyah offensive (January–March 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Iran
Syrian opposition |
Defeat
|
Siege of Fallujah (2016)
[27] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (February–March 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Iran |
Indecisive
|
Nangarhar Offensive (2016) |
ISIL |
Afghanistan
USA |
Defeat
|
Abu Kamal revolt (February–March 2016)
[28]
[29]
[30] |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
February 2016 Kisik and Badush raid
[31] |
ISIL |
United States |
Defeat
|
Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Sabratha (February 2016)
[32]
[33] |
ISIL |
Libya
New General National Congress |
Defeat
|
Southern Syria offensive (February–March 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Free Syrian Army
United States
Jordan |
Defeat
|
2016 Butig clashes |
ISIL |
Philippines |
Defeat
|
2016 Khanasir offensive
[34]
[35]
[36] |
ISIL
Jund al-Aqsa |
Syria
Russia
Iran |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tell Abyad (2016) (February 2016)
[37]
[38] |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
Abu Ghraib and Western
Baghdad attack (February 2016)
[39] |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran |
Defeat
|
Irbid raid (March 2016)
[40] |
ISIL |
Jordan |
Defeat
|
Northeastern Syria offensive (March 2016)
[41]
[42]
[43] |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
Al-Tanf offensive (2016)
[44]
[45]
[46]
[47]
[48]
[49] |
ISIL |
New Syrian Army
Jordan
United States |
Defeat
|
Hīt offensive (2016)
[50]
[51]
[52] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom
Australia |
Defeat
|
Ar-Rutbah takeover (March 2016)
[53]
[54]
[55] |
ISIL (Temporary withdrawal) |
Iraq |
Victory
|
Battle of
Inkhil (March 2016)
[56] |
ISIL |
Free Syrian Army |
Defeat
|
Daraa offensive (March–April 2016)
[57]
[58] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
al-Nusra Front |
Defeat
|
Siege of al-Qaryatayn (March–April 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Battle of Ben Guerdane (March 2016)
[59] |
ISIL |
Tunisia |
Defeat
|
Palmyra offensive (March 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tell Al-Sim'an (March 2016)
[43]
[60] |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
Mosul offensive (2016)
[61]
[62] |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Ra'i (April 2016)
[63]
[64] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States
Turkey (artillery support) |
Defeat
|
Sayqal offensive (April 2016)
[65] |
ISIL |
Syria
Free Syrian Army
Russia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Bashir (April–May 2016)
[66] |
ISIL |
Iraq
Iran
Peshmerga
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Ra'i (April 2016)
[67] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States
Turkey (artillery support) |
Victory
|
Mosul raid (April 2016)
[68] |
ISIL |
United States
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
Khorsabad offensive (April 2016)
[69]
[70] |
ISIL |
Peshmerga
United States |
Partial defeat
|
Azaz offensive (April–May 2016) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States
Turkey (artillery support) |
Defeat
|
Sirte offensive (2016)
[71]
[72]
[73]
[74]
[75]
[76] |
ISIL |
Government of National Accord
United States
Italy
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Ar-Rutbah offensive (2016)
[77]
[78] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Balad (May 2016)
[79] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Walid (May 2016)
[80] |
ISIL |
New Syrian Army
United States
Jordan |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Taji (May 2016)
[81] |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Battle of Al-Doulab (May 2016) |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Northern Raqqa offensive (May 2016) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Indecisive
|
Azaz offensive (May–June 2016)
[82]
[83] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
Syrian Democratic Forces (Only in Mare')
United States
Turkey (artillery support for rebels) |
Defeat
|
Siege of Mare' (May–June 2016)
[82]
[83]
[84] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
Syrian Democratic Forces (Only in Mare')
United States
Turkey (artillery support for rebels) |
Defeat
|
Manbij offensive (2016)
[85] |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
International Freedom Battalion
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany (Denied) |
Defeat
|
Battle of Sawran (June 2016)
[83] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States
Turkey (artillery support for rebels) |
Defeat
|
Ithriyah-Raqqa offensive (June 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
Bir Qassab offensive (June 2016) |
ISIL |
Free Syrian Army
Syria
United States
Jordan |
Defeat
|
Battle of
Arak (June 2016)
[86] |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Southwest
Daraa offensive (June 2016)
[87] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition |
Indecisive
|
Southern
Abu Kamal raid (June 2016) |
ISIL |
New Syrian Army
United States
United Kingdom
Jordan |
Defeat
|
Al-Shirqat offensive (June–September, 2016)
[88] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Al-Ra'i offensive (June–July 2016) |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States
Turkey (artillery support & raids) |
Victory
|
2016 Abu Kamal offensive
[89]
[90]
[91] |
ISIL |
New Syrian Army
United States
Jordan |
Indecisive
|
Al-Qa'im offensive (June 2016)
[92] |
ISIL |
Iraqi tribal forces
United States |
Victory
|
Battle of Al-Doulab (July 2016)
[93] |
ISIL |
Iraq
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of al-Rai (August 2016)
[94] |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition
United States
Turkey (artillery support & raids) |
Defeat
|
Jarabulus offensive (2016) |
ISIL |
Turkey
Free Syrian Army
United States |
Defeat
|
Eastern Qalamoun offensive (September–October 2016) |
ISIL |
Jaysh al-Islam
Free Syrian Army
Ahrar al-Sham
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham
Authenticity and Development Front
Syria |
Defeat
|
Northern al-Bab offensive (September 2016) |
ISIL |
Turkey
Free Syrian Army
United States |
Defeat
|
2016 Dabiq offensive |
ISIL |
Turkey
Free Syrian Army
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Mosul (2016) |
ISIL |
Iraq
Peshmerga
Iran
United States
United Kingdom
France
Australia
Canada |
Defeat
|
Western al-Bab offensive (October–November 2016) |
ISIL |
Turkey
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Democratic Forces
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Qandala campaign |
ISIL |
Puntland |
Defeat
|
Battle of al-Bab |
ISIL |
Turkey
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Democratic Forces
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Raqqa campaign (2016–2017)
|
ISIL
|
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States
France
Germany
Russia
|
Defeat
|
Palmyra offensive (December 2016) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
2017 Southern Syrian Desert offensive |
ISIL |
Syrian opposition |
Defeat
|
Palmyra offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Victory
|
Dayr Hafir offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Hezbollah
Syrian Democratic Forces
Free Syrian Army |
Defeat
|
ISIL Daraa offensive (February 2017) |
ISIL |
Tahrir al-Sham
Free Syrian Army |
Victory
|
Eastern Homs offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tabqa (2017) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States
United Kingdom
Peshmerga |
Defeat
|
Battle of Darzab (2017) |
ISIL (
Khorasan Province) |
Taliban
Afghanistan |
Victory
|
2017 Bohol clashes |
ISIL |
Philippines |
Defeat
|
2017 Homs-Deir Ezzor offensive |
ISIL |
Free Syrian Army |
Defeat
|
Western Nineveh offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Southern Syrian Desert offensive (May-July 2017) |
ISIL |
Free Syrian Army
Syria
Russia
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Maskanah Plains offensive |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Battle of Marawi |
ISIL |
Philippines |
Defeat
|
East Hama offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Battle of Raqqa (2017) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States
France
Germany
United Kingdom |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tora Bora (2017) |
ISIL |
Taliban
Afghanistan |
Defeat
|
Southern Raqqa offensive (June 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Al-Sukhnah offensive (August 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Central Syria campaign (July–October 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Qalamoun offensive (July–August 2017) |
ISIL
Tahrir al-Sham |
Syria
Lebanon |
Defeat
|
North Homs-Southern Hama pocket (August–September 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Tal Afar offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Battle of al-Qaryatayn (2017) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Central Syria counter-offensive |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Western Anbar offensive (September 2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Battle of Deir ez-Zor (September–November 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Eastern Syria campaign (September–December 2017) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia
Iran
Hezbollah |
Defeat
|
Akashat offensive (September 2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Anah offensive (September 2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Hawija offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Deir ez-Zor offensive (September 2017–present) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
2017 Euphrates Crossing offensive |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
2017 Mayadin offensive |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Tongo Tongo ambush |
ISIL |
Niger
United States
France |
Pyrrhic victory
|
Northeastern Hama offensive (2017) |
ISIL |
Tahrir al-Sham
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
2017 Abu Kamal offensive |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
Western Iraq campaign (2017) |
ISIL |
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Syrian Desert campaign (December 2017–present) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Ongoing
|
Southern Damascus offensive (January–February 2018) |
ISIL |
Syria
Syrian Opposition |
Victory
|
Southern Damascus offensive (March 2018) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Victory
|
Daraa offensive (2018) |
ISIL |
Syrian Opposition |
Indecisive
|
Eastern Syria campaign (March–June 2018) |
ISIL |
Syria
Russia |
Defeat
|
3rd Southern Damascus Offensive |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Northeastern Syria offensive (2018) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Derna (2018) |
ISIL |
House of Representatives (Libya) |
Defeat
|
2018 Battle of Abu Kamal |
ISIL |
Syria
Hezbollah
Russia
Iran
Popular Mobilization Forces
|
Defeat
|
As-Suwayda offensive (June 2018) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Indecisive
|
2018 Southern Syria offensive |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Darzab (2018) |
ISIL (
Khorasan Province) |
Taliban |
Defeat
|
As-Suwayda offensive (August–November 2018) |
ISIL |
Syria |
Defeat
|
Battle of Hajin (December 2018) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States
Russia
Iraq |
Defeat
|
Chad Basin campaign (2018-2020) |
Islamic State's West Africa Province |
Nigeria
Cameroon
Niger
Chad |
Partial Defeat
|
Battle of Baghuz Fawqani (February–March 2019) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States
Iraq
Syria |
Defeat
|
Kunar offensive (May 2019 – March 2020) |
ISIL |
Taliban |
Defeat
|
Barisha raid (October 2019) |
ISIL |
United States |
Defeat
|
Battle of Inates (December 2019) |
ISIL |
Niger |
Victory
|
Battle of Chinagodrar (January 2020) |
ISIL |
Niger |
Victory
|
March 2020 Chad and Nigeria massacres (March 2020) |
ISIL |
Nigeria
Chad |
Victory
|
Battle of Bir Al-Abd (July-August 2020)
|
ISIL
|
Egypt
|
Initial Victory
|
Mocímboa da Praia offensive (August 2020) |
ISIL |
Mozambique |
Victory
|
2020 Al Bayda offensive (August 2020) |
ISIL |
Houthi movement |
Defeat
|
Battle of Tessit (March 2021) |
ISIL |
Mali
France |
Victory
|
Battle of Palma (March 2021) |
ISIL |
Mozambique |
Indecisive
|
Battle of Sambisa Forest (May 2021) |
ISIL |
Boko Haram |
Victory
|
2021 Cabo Delgado offensives (from July 2021) |
ISIL |
Mozambique
Rwanda
SADC |
Defeat (first offensive)
|
Battle of al-Hasakah (January 2022) |
ISIL |
Syrian Democratic Forces
United States
|
SDF tactical victory/minor ISIL strategic victory
|
Ménaka offensive (March 2022-May 2023) |
ISIL |
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad
GATIA
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin
Mali |
Victory
|
Battle of Andéramboukane (June 2022) |
ISIL |
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad
GATIA |
Victory
|
Battle of Talataye (September 2022) |
ISIL |
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad
Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin |
Victory
|
Tabatol attack (October 2023) |
ISIL |
Niger |
Victory
|
Mucojo attack (February 2024) |
ISIL |
Mozambique |
Victory
|