Conflict | Bahrain and allies | Opponents | Result |
Siege of Bahrain (1559) | Portuguese Empire | Ottoman Empire | Victory - Ottoman invasion repelled
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Omani invasion of Bahrain (1717) | Safavid Empire | Omani Empire | Defeat - Bahrain sold back to the Safavids
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Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain (1783) | Zand Empire | Sheikhdom of Zubarah - Banu Utbah and other allied tribes
| Defeat - Al Khalifa annexes Bahrain into its sheikhdom
- End of Persian rule in Bahrain
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Battle of Khakeekera (1811) | Bahrain Kuwait | Emirate of Diriyah | Victory - Invasion of Bahrain repelled
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Qatari–Bahraini War (1867–1868) | Bahrain Abu Dhabi (1867) | Qatar | Ceasefire |
Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Bangladesh Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Bahrain Qatar | Iraq | Victory |
War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) | Afghanistan United States United Kingdom Germany Italy France Canada Australia New Zealand Georgia Poland Romania Turkey Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark El Salvador Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Jordan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Mongolia Montenegro Netherlands Norway Portugal Republic of Macedonia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Tonga Ukraine United Arab Emirates | Northern Alliance Taliban al-Qaeda Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan HI-Gulbuddin Hezb-e Islami Khalis Haqqani network Lashkar-e-Taiba Jaish-e-Mohammed East Turkestan Islamic Movement Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Islamic Emirate of Waziristan Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi Islamic Jihad Union Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan | Defeat - Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan
- Destruction of al-Qaeda camps
- Over two thirds of al-Qaeda's leadership demolished
- Occupation of Afghanistan
- Establishment of a new Afghan government
- Killing of Osama bin Laden
- Resurgence of Taliban
- Withdrawal of allied forces
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Intervention against ISIS (2014–present) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Free Syrian Army Syrian Kurdistan United States United Kingdom Jordan Turkey Morocco Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Bahrain Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates | Islamic State al-Qaeda Ahrar ash-Sham | Ongoing - Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists.
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Decisive Storm (2015–present) | Yemen (Hadi government) Saudi Arabia Qatar United Arab Emirates Kuwait Bahrain Jordan Morocco Egypt Sudan | Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) | Ongoing |