This is a list of wars involving the State of Kuwait.
Conflict | Kuwait and allies |
Opponents | Results | Kuwaiti losses | Head of State | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Military | Civilians | |||||
Utbi Invasion of Bahrain (1782–1783) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Zubarah |
Persia
|
Victory
|
~?
|
Abd Allah I
| |
Battle of Al-Raqah[1] (1783) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Banu Kaab | Victory
|
~No Recorded Casualties
| ||
Ibn Ufaisan's Invasion (1793) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Great Britain
|
Emirate of Diriyah | Victory
|
~?
| ||
Battle of Khakeekera[2] (1811) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Bahrain |
Emirate of Diriyah
|
Victory
|
~1000 (Kuwait and Bahrain)
|
~
| |
Sheikh Humoud's Revolt[3] (1828) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Ottoman Empire
|
Arab tribes
|
Victory
|
~?
|
Jabir I
| |
Siege of Basra[3] (1831) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Arab tribes
|
Ottoman Empire
|
Victory
|
~?
| ||
Siege of Al-Zubair[4] (1833) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait House of Al Thaqib Arab tribes
|
Zubair | Victory
|
~?
| ||
Invasion of Muhammara[5] (1837) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Ottoman Empire
|
Banu Kaab | Victory
|
~?
| ||
Al-Hasa Expedition[6][7] (1870–1871) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Ottoman Empire Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq |
Emirate of Nejd | Victory
|
~?
|
Abd Allah II
| |
Kuwaiti–Rashidi War (1900-1901) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Arab tribes
|
Jabal Shammar | Defeat
|
~1,200
|
~
|
Mubarak I
|
Battle of Jo-Laban[10][11] (1903) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Arab tribes Al-Muntafiq
|
Jabal Shammar
|
Victory
|
~?
| ||
Battle of Hadia[12] (1910) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Emirate of Nejd and Hasa |
Al-Muntafiq | Defeat
|
~338
|
~
| |
Mesopotamian Campaign[13][14][15] (1914–1918) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait (1914) British Empire
|
Ottoman Empire German Empire |
Victory
Kuwaiti Front:
British Front:
|
~?
| ||
Kuwait–Najd War (1919–1920) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait | Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
|
Kuwaiti Military victory, Najdi Political Victory
|
~200
|
Salim I
| |
Ikhwan Revolt (1927–1930) |
Sheikhdom of Kuwait Nejd and Hejaz United Kingdom
|
Ikhwan | Victory
|
~14[17]
|
~
|
Ahmad I
|
Abdul Karim Qasim's crisis (1961-1963) |
Kuwait United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Jordan United Arab Republic Sudan |
Iraq | Mission success
. |
~None
|
Abd Allah III
| |
Six-Day War (1967) |
Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Algeria Kuwait Libya Morocco Pakistan PLO Saudi Arabia Sudan Tunisia |
Israel | Defeat
|
~18,510-23,510 (Arab forces combined)
|
~
|
Sabah III
|
Al-Samita border skirmish (1973) |
Kuwait | Iraq | Ceasefire
|
~2
|
~
| |
October War (1973) |
Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Cuba Morocco Tunisia Libya PLO Kuwait Saudi Arabia Pakistan North Korea |
Israel | Defeat[19]
|
42
|
~
| |
Invasion of Kuwait
(1990) |
Kuwait | Iraq | Defeat
|
420[20] | ? | |
Gulf War (1990–1991) |
Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Bahrain Qatar Other Allies |
Iraq | Victory
|
~200
|
~1,000
|
Jabir III
|
Yemeni Civil War (2015–) |
Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Jordan Morocco Sudan Egypt Senegal |
Houthi government
Al-Qaeda
Islamic State
|
Ongoing
|
~None
|
Sabah IV
Nawaf I |