List of wars involving Bahrain

This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Bahrain and its predecessor states.

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Conflict	Bahrain and allies	Opponents	Result
Siege of Bahrain (1529) (20 September - 4 October 1529)	Bahraini rebels	Portuguese Empire	Victory Bahraini victory
Siege of Bahrain (1559)	Portuguese Empire Kingdom of Hormuz	Ottoman	Victory Ottoman invasion repelled
Omani invasion of Bahrain (1717)	Safavid Empire Bahrain	Omani Empire	Defeat Bahrain sold back to the Safavids
Bani Utbah invasion of Bahrain (1783)	Zand Empire Bahrain	Sheikhdom of Zubarah Banu Utbah and other allied tribes	Defeat Al Khalifa annexes Bahrain into its sheikhdom End of Persian rule in Bahrain
Battle of Khakeekera (1811)	Bahrain Kuwait	Emirate of Diriyah	Victory Invasion of Bahrain repelled
Qatari–Bahraini War (1867–1868)	Bahrain Abu Dhabi (1867)	Qatar	Ceasefire Bahrain renounced claims on Qatar British recognition of Al Thani in Qatar
Bombing of Bahrain in World War II (19 October 1940)	United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Bahrain	Fascist Italy	Defeat Italian victory
Gulf War (1990–1991)	Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Bangladesh Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Bahrain Qatar	Iraq	Victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah restored. Heavy casualties and destruction of Iraqi and Kuwaiti infrastructure.
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
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 al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham	Ongoing Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists.
Decisive Storm (2015–present)	Yemen (Hadi government) Saudi Arabia Qatar United Arab Emirates Kuwait Bahrain Jordan Morocco Egypt Sudan	Yemen (Revolutionary Committee) Houthi fighters Security Forces (pro-Saleh) Yemeni Republican Guard Yemeni Air Force Air Defence	Ongoing Houthis dissolve Yemeni government. Houthis take control of northern Yemen.

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