Conflict |
United Arab Emirates, its predecessors, and allies |
Opponents |
Result |
Emirati leaders |
Emirati losses |
Prime Minister |
President |
Military |
Civilian |
Gulf Campaign (1809) |
Al Qawasim |
United Kingdom
|
Defeat
|
Hassan bin Ali al-Anezi |
? |
? |
Gulf Campaign (1819) |
Al Qawasim |
United Kingdom
Support:
Oman |
Defeat
|
|
? |
? |
Qatari–Bahraini War (1867) |
House of Khalifa Abu Dhabi |
House of Thani |
Ceasefire
|
|
? |
? |
Qatari–Abu Dhabi War (1881–1893) |
Abu Dhabi |
Qatar |
Ceasefire
- No territorial changes
- British-mediated agreement in 1893
|
|
? |
500+ killed |
Buraimi War (1952–1955) |
Trucial Emirates
British Empire
Supported by
Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Aden Protectorate |
Saudi Arabia
|
Victory
|
|
? |
? |
Lebanese Civil War (1976–1979) |
ADF
|
LF FLA |
Victory[1]
- ADF mission goals achieved[1]
- ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979
|
|
|
? |
None |
Gulf War (1990–1991) |
Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar |
Iraq |
Victory
|
6 killed |
None |
First Libyan Civil War (2011) |
NTC NATO
Jordan Qatar Sweden United Arab Emirates |
Libya |
Victory
|
|
|
None |
None |
Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) |
Libyan Government Egypt United Arab Emirates United States |
GNC Shura Council (Benghazi) Shura Council (Derna) Islamic State |
Ceasefire
|
None |
None |
War on ISIS (2014–present) |
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 |
Islamic State al-Nusra Front Khorasan |
Ongoing
- Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists
|
None |
None |
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) |
Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Sudan Senegal Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Egypt Morocco Jordan |
Houthi government
al-Qaeda Islamic State |
Ongoing
|
120 killed |
None |
STC United Arab Emirates |
Hadi government |