List of wars involving Saudi Arabia
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 | Saudi losses |
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Battle of Riyadh (1746) |
Emirate of Riyadh | Victory
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Battle of Al-Hayer (1764) |
Bani Khalid | Defeat
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Battle of Ghrimeel (1789) |
Bani Khalid | Victory
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Saudi–Mamluk War (1790–1811) |
Al-Muntafiq Emirate Supported by: Bani Khalid |
Victory
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Al-Ahsa Rebellion (1792) |
Bani Khalid | Defeat
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Saudi invasion of Al-Ahsa (1793) |
Bani Khalid | Victory
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Ibn Ufaisan's invasion of Kuwait (1793) |
Defeat
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Saudi invasion of Qatar (1798-1793) |
Victory
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Invasion of Karbala (1802) |
Victory
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Invasion of Basra (1803) |
Al-Muntafiq Emirate | Victory
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Battle of Khakeekera (1811) |
Defeat
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Battle of Al-Safra (1812) | Victory
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Battle of Medina (1812) | Defeat
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Battle of Jeddah (1813) | Defeat
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The first battle of Hanakiyah | Victory
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The first battle of Turubah | Victory | ||||
The battle of Taif | Defeat
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The second battle of Turubah | Victory | ||||
The first battle of Al Qunfudhah
(1814) |
Victory
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The second battle of Al Qunfudhah
(1814) |
Victory
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Abdullah bin Saud | |||
The battle of Bsl | Defeat | ||||
The battle of Bisha | Defeat | ||||
The battle of Asir | Defeat | ||||
Battle qasr of Al-Baajaa | Victory
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The second battle of Hanakiyah | Defeat | ||||
Siege of the Rass | Rass treaty after huge Ottoman losses | ||||
Siege of the Unayzah | Defeat
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Siege of the Dhurma | Defeat
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Siege of Diriyah | Defeat
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Emirate of Nejd (1824–1891)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch | Saudi losses |
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Rebellion against Egypt Eyalet (1821–1824) |
Victory
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Saudi Civil War (1834) |
Victory to Faisal's forces
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Egyptian invasion of Nejd (1838–1843) |
Victory
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Saudi Civil War (1865–1875) |
Victory to Saud's forces
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Al-Hasa Expedition[3][4] (1870-1871) |
Defeat
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Battle of Arwa (1883) |
Defeat
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Battle of Mulayda (1891) |
Defeat
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Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (1902–1921)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch | Saudi losses |
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Battle of Riyadh (1902) |
Victory
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Battle of Dilam (1903) |
Victory
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First Saudi–Rashidi War (1903–1907) |
Victory
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Battle of Hadia (1910) |
Al-Muntafiq | Victory
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Conquest of al-Hasa (1913) |
Victory
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Battle of Jarrab (1915) |
Defeat
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Battle of Kinzaan (1915) |
Ajman tribe | Victory
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First Saudi-Hashemite War (1918–1919) |
Victory
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Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920) |
Defeat
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Second Saudi–Rashidi War (1921) |
Victory
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Sultanate of Nejd (1921–1926)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch | Saudi losses |
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Second Saudi-Hashemite War (1924–1925) |
Victory
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Ikhwan raids on Transjordan (1922–1924) |
Defeat
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Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1932)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch | Saudi losses |
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Ikhwan Revolt (1927–1930) |
Victory
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932–present)
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result | Monarch | Saudi losses |
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1931 Saudi–Yemeni border skirimish (1931) |
Unclear | ||||
Najran conflict (1931/1932-1932) |
Victory | ||||
Idrisid Emirate Rebellion (1931–1933) |
Supported by: |
Victory
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Saudi–Yemeni War (1934) |
Victory
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First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) |
Defeat
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Buraimi Dispute (1949–1955) |
Defeat
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Jebel Akhdar War (1945–1959) |
Ibriyin tribe |
Defeat
Defeat of the Imamate of Oman |
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North Yemen Civil War (1962–1965) |
Defeat
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Al-Wadiah War (1969) |
Victory
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Ramadan War (1973) |
Defeat[10]
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Lebanese Civil War (1976–1979) |
Victory[12]
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Grand Mosque seizure (1979) |
Victory
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11 civilians | |||
Gulf War (1990–1991) |
Victory
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1 civilian | |||
Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations (1991–2003) |
Victory
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First Intervention in the Somali Civil War (1992–1995) |
Defeat
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Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) |
Victory | ||||
Sixth Sa'dah War (2009–2010) |
Stalemate[15]
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4 civilians | |||
Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain (2011) |
Bahraini opposition | Victory
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War on ISIS (2014–) |
Ongoing
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Saudi-led intervention in Yemen (2015–) |
Ongoing
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~500 civilians[18] | |||
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Further information
Part of a series on the |
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History of Saudi Arabia |
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- Bowen, Wayne H. (2008). The History of Saudi Arabia. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-313-34012-3. OCLC 166388162.
- "Wars involving Saudi Arabia". BBC.</ref>
External links
- Hous of Saud, a 2005 documentary by PBS' Frontline.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180319160145/http://thirdgradersatwar.com/ find out what really happened as told by a Cavalry Scout
- Website about the french Daguet Division
- Gulf War Discussion from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
- Historical Context from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
- Gulf War Guide – Iraq, U.S., UK Operation Desert storm War site with special features on the war
- Saddam Hussein & the invasion of Kuwait.
- CBC Digital Archives – The 1991 Gulf War
- Master Index of Desert Storm Oral History Interviews by the United States Army Center of Military History
- Bibliography of the Desert Shield and Desert Storm compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
- Persian Gulf War
- 20th Anniversary of Desert Storm in Photos
- Profile: Al Houthis
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