Battles in Iraq
128 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of Iraq (Asia), ordered by date.
Ancient · Medieval · Early modern · World War I era · World War II era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Ancient (before 500) · 17
- Siege of Babylon 689 BCIraq
- Battle of Arrapha 616 BCIraq
- Fall of Nineveh 612 BCIraq · Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
- Battle of Opis 539 BCIraq · Cyrus the Great
- Fall of Babylon 539 BCIraq
- Battle of Cunaxa 401 BCIraq · the Ten Thousand
- Battle of Gaugamela 331 BCIraq · Wars of Alexander the Great
- Battle of the 25 of Abu 309 BCIraq · Babylonian War
- Battle of Ctesiphon (165) 165Iraq · Roman–Parthian War of 161–166
- Ardashir I's siege of Hatra 229Iraq · First Mesopotamian campaign of Ardashir I
- Battle of Misiche 244Iraq · Sasanian campaign of Gordian III
- Battle of Singara (344) 344Iraq · Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
- Siege of Singara (360) 360Iraq · Sapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
- Battle of Ctesiphon (363) 363Iraq · Julian's Persian expedition
- Siege of Maiozamalcha 363Iraq · Julian's Persian expedition
- Siege of Pirisabora 363Iraq · Julian's Persian expedition
- Siege of Pirisabora 363Iraq
Medieval (500–1499) · 28
- Battle of Dhu Qar 609Iraq
- Battle of Nineveh (627) 627Iraq · Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
- Siege of Ctesiphon (629) 629Iraq · Sasanian civil war of 628–632
- Battle of Ayn al-Tamr 633Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of Ullais 633Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of al-Anbar 633Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of Burs 636Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of al-Qadisiyyah 636Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of Jalula 637Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Siege of Ctesiphon (637) 637Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of Nahavand 642Iraq · Muslim conquest of Persia
- Battle of the Camel 656Iraq · First Fitna
- Battle of Nahrawan 659Iraq · First Fitna
- Battle of Karbala 680Iraq · Second Fitna
- Battle of Khazir 686Iraq · Second Fitna
- Battle of Maskin 691Iraq · Second Fitna
- Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim 701Iraq · Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath's revolt
- Siege of Wasit 749Iraq · Abbasid Revolution
- Battle of the Zab 750Iraq · Abbasid Revolution
- Alid revolt of 762–763 762Iraq
- Siege of Baghdad (812–813) 812Iraq · Fourth Fitna
- Battle of Dayr al-Aqul 876Iraq · Iranian Intermezzo
- Battle of the Stragna River 1048Iraq · Byzantine–Seljuq Wars
- Siege of Mosul (1096) 1096Iraq
- Siege of Baghdad (1157) 1157Iraq
- Siege of Baghdad 1258Iraq · Mongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia
- Siege of Mosul (1261) 1261Iraq · Mongol invasions of the Levant
- Siege of Baghdad (1401) 1401Iraq · Seven Years' Campaign
Early modern (1500–1799) · 9
- Revolt of Zulfiqar Khan 1524Iraq
- Capture of Baghdad (1534) 1534Iraq · Ottoman-Safavid War
- Capture of Baghdad (1624) 1624Iraq · Safavid capture of Mesopotamia
- Siege of Baghdad (1625–1626) 1625Iraq · Safavid capture of Mesopotamia
- Siege of Baghdad (1638) 1638Iraq · Ottoman–Safavid War
- Battle of Kirkuk (1733) 1733Iraq · Campaigns of Nader Shah
- Battle of Samarra (1733) 1733Iraq · Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
- Siege of Baghdad (1733) 1733Iraq · Campaigns of Nader Shah
- Siege of Mosul (1743) 1743Iraq · Ottoman–Persian War of 1743–46
World War I era (1914–1918) · 13
- Battle of Basra (1914) 1914Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Qurna 1914Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Fao Landing 1914Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) 1915Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Es Sinn 1915Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Shaiba 1915Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Siege of Kut 1915Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Dujaila 1916Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Hanna 1916Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad 1916Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Wadi (1916) 1916Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battle of Istabulat 1917Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
- Battles of Ramadi (1917) 1917Iraq · Mesopotamian campaign
World War II era (1939–1945) · 1
- Battle of Damour 1941Iraq · Syria–Lebanon campaign
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 59
- Battle of Mount Handrin 1966Iraq · First Kurdish–Iraqi War
- Operation Scorch Sword 1980Iraq · Iran–Iraq War
- H-3 airstrike 1981Iraq · Iran–Iraq War
- Battle of the Marshes 1984Iraq · Iran–Iraq War
- First Battle of al-Faw 1986Iraq · Iran–Iraq War
- Siege of Basra 1987Iraq · Iran–Iraq War
- Battle for Jalibah Airfield 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of 73 Easting 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of Al Busayyah 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of Kirkuk (1991) 1991Iraq · Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
- Battle of Medina Ridge 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of Phase Line Bullet 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of Rumaila 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of Wadi al-Batin 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Safwan Airfield standoff 1991Iraq · Gulf War
- Battle of Al Faw (2003) 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Baghdad (2003) 2003Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of Basra (2003) 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Haditha Dam 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Najaf (2003) 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Nasiriyah 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Samawah 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Umm Qasr 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of the Karbala Gap (2003) 2003Iraq · 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Mosul (2004) 2004Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of Najaf (2004) 2004Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of Ramadi (2004) 2004Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of the Bridges of Nasiriyah 2004Iraq
- Defense of the Karbala City Hall 2004Iraq · Iraqi insurgency
- First Battle of Fallujah 2004Iraq · Iraq War
- Second Battle of Fallujah 2004Iraq · Iraq War
- Siege of Sadr City 2004Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of Abu Ghraib 2005Iraq · Iraqi insurgency
- Battle of Tal Afar (2005) 2005Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of Al Rumaythah 2006Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of Amarah 2006Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2006–2008
- Battle of Ramadi (2006) 2006Iraq · Iraq War
- Siege of Basra (2007) 2007Iraq
- Battle of Basra (2008) 2008Iraq · Iraq War
- Battle of the Palm Grove 2010Iraq · Iraq War
- Fall of Fallujah 2013Iraq · Anbar clashes (2013–2014)
- Battle for Mosul Dam 2014Iraq · Northern Iraq offensive
- Battle of Makhmour 2014Iraq
- Battle of Ramadi (2014–2015) 2014Iraq · Anbar offensive
- Battle of Zumar 2014Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- First Battle of Baiji 2014Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- First Battle of Tikrit 2014Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Liberation of Jurf Al Sakhar 2014Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Second Battle of Baiji 2014Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Siege of Amirli 2014Iraq · Iraqi insurgency
- Siege of Saqlawiyah 2014Iraq
- Battle of Kirkuk (2016) 2016Iraq · Iraqi insurgency
- Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) 2016Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Battle of Ramadi (2015–2016) 2016Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Siege of Fallujah (2016) 2016Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Third Battle of Fallujah 2016Iraq · Iraqi insurgency
- Battle of Hawija 2017Iraq · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
- Battle of Kirkuk (2017) 2017Iraq · 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
- 2025 Sulaymaniyah clashes 2025Iraq