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List of wars involving the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of wars involving the United Arab Emirates and its predecessor states

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 United Kingdom Defeat
?
?
Gulf Campaign
(1819)
Al Qawasim United Kingdom United Kingdom

Support:

Muscat and Oman Oman

Defeat
?
?
Qatari–Bahraini War
(1867)
House of Khalifa
Emirate of Abu Dhabi 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 Saudi Arabia Victory
?
?
Lebanese Civil War
(1976–1979)
Arab League ADF LF
FLA
Victory[1]
  • ADF mission goals achieved[1]
  • ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979
3 killed, 8 injured[2]
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)
Libya NTC
 NATO

 Jordan
 Qatar
 Sweden
 United Arab Emirates

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya Victory
None
None
Second Libyan Civil War
(2014–2020)
Libya Libyan Government
 Egypt
 United Arab Emirates
United States
Libya GNC
Shura Council (Benghazi)
Shura Council (Derna)
Islamic State 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 Islamic State
al-Nusra Front
Khorasan
Ongoing
  • Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists
None
None
Yemeni Civil War
(2015–present)
Yemen Hadi government
South Yemen Southern Movement
 Saudi Arabia
 United Arab Emirates
 Sudan
 Senegal
 Bahrain
 Kuwait
 Qatar
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Jordan
Yemen Houthi government
al-Qaeda
Islamic State Islamic State
Ongoing
120 killed
None
South Yemen STC
 United Arab Emirates
Yemen Hadi government

References

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  1. ^ a b SM Saseen, The Taif Accord and Lebanon's Struggle to Regain its Sovereignty, p. 63.
  2. ^ Yates, Athol (2020). The Evolution of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates. Helion & Company. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-912866-00-7.