Battles in Libya
67 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of Libya (Africa), ordered by date.
Medieval · Early modern · 19th century · World War II era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Medieval (500–1499) · 1
- Fall of Tripoli (1289) 1289Libya · Fall of Outremer
Early modern (1500–1799) · 1
- Siege of Tripoli (1551) 1551Libya · Ottoman–Habsburg Wars
19th century (1800–1913) · 14
- Action of 1 August 1801 1801Libya · First Barbary War
- First Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1802Libya · First Barbary War
- Action of 22 June 1803 1803Libya · First Barbary War
- Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1804Libya · First Barbary War
- Battle of Derna (1805) 1805Libya · First Barbary War
- Battle and massacre at Shar al-Shatt 1911Libya
- Battle of Ain Zara 1911Libya · Italo-Turkish War
- Battle of Benghazi (1911) 1911Libya · Italo-Turkish War
- Battle of Tobruk (1911) 1911Libya · Italo-Turkish War
- Battle of Tripoli (1911) 1911Libya · Italo-Turkish War
- Battle of Derna (1912) 1912Libya · Italo-Turkish War
- Battle of Misrata (1912) 1912Libya · Italian invasion of Tripolitania
- Battles of Zanzur (1912) 1912Libya · Italo-Turkish War
- Battle of Al-Asaba'a 1913Libya · First Italo-Senussi War
World War II era (1939–1945) · 15
- Siege of Giarabub 1940Libya · Western Desert campaign
- Action at Bir el Gubi (December 1941) 1941Libya · Operation Crusader
- Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941) 1941Libya · Operation Crusader
- Action at Mechili 1941Libya · Operation Compass
- Battle of Bardia 1941Libya · World War II
- Battle of Beda Fomm 1941Libya · Operation Compass
- Battle of Point 175 1941Libya · Operation Crusader
- British capture of Tobruk 1941Libya · World War II
- Capture of Kufra 1941Libya · Western Desert campaign
- Operation Sonnenblume 1941Libya · Western Desert campaign
- Siege of Tobruk 1941Libya · North African campaign
- Battle of Bir Hakeim 1942Libya · Battle of Gazala
- Battle of El Agheila 1942Libya · World War II
- Battle of Gazala 1942Libya · Western Desert campaign
- Action off Zuwarah 1943Libya · Battle of the Mediterranean
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 34
- Battle of Maaten al-Sarra 1987Libya · Toyota War
- Battle of Ajdabiya 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Bani Walid 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Bayda 2011Libya
- Battle of Bin Jawad 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Gharyan (2011) 2011Libya · Nafusa Mountains campaign
- Battle of Misrata (2011) 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Ras Lanuf 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Sirte (2011) 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Tawergha 2011Libya · Battle of the Misrata frontline
- Battle of Tripoli (2011) 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Wazzin 2011Libya · Nafusa Mountains campaign
- Battle of Zliten 2011Libya · Battle of the Misrata frontline
- First Battle of Benghazi 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- First Battle of Brega 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- First Battle of Zawiya 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Fourth Battle of Brega 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Second Battle of Benghazi 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Second Battle of Brega 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Second Battle of Zawiya 2011Libya · 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
- Third Battle of Brega 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Zawiya skirmish 2011Libya · Libyan Civil War
- 2012 Kufra conflict 2012Libya · 2011–present Libyan factional fighting
- Siege of Bani Walid (2012) 2012Libya · 2011–present Libyan factional fighting
- Battle of Kikla (2014) 2014Libya
- Ubari conflict 2014Libya
- Battle of Sirte (2016) 2016Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Siege of Derna 2016Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017) 2017Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Brak al-Shati Airbase raid 2017Libya · Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Saddada Castle 2018Libya
- Battle of Al-Watiya Airbase 2019Libya
- Battle of Derna (2018–2019) 2019Libya · Libyan Civil War
- 2025 Tripoli clashes 2025Libya · Libyan crisis
Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) · 2
- Battle of Sabha (2019) Libya
- El Agheila Libya