Atlas of Battles

country, 206 engagements

Battles in Iraq

206 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Iraq: 134 battles, 46 sieges, 1 naval action and 25 campaigns between 2701 BC and 1991. The wars with most engagements here: Muslim conquest of Persia (20), World War I (20), Iran–Iraq War (16), Gulf War (13).

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Siege of UrukBattle of Kār IštarBattle of Dur-PapsukkalBattle of DerBattle of BabylonBattle of KishBattle of Diyala RiverBattle of HaluleSiege of BabylonSiege of BabylonBattle of ArraphaBattle of GabliniFall of AssurFall of TarbisuFall of NinevehBattle of QuramatiFall of BabylonBattle of OpisBattle of CunaxaBattle of the TigrisFirst Siege of BabylonSecond Siege of BabylonThird Siege of BabylonBattle of the 25 of AbuAntony's Parthian WarBattle of CtesiphonSiege of HatraSiege of HatraBattle of CtesiphonArdashir I's Siege of HatraSassanid campaign of Severus AlexanderSecond Mesopotamian campaign of Ardashir IFall of HatraSasanian campaign of Gordian IIIBattle of MisicheOdaenathus' Sasanian campaignsBattle of CtesiphonCarus and Numerian's Sasanian campaignBattle of SingaraSiege of SingaraSiege of MaiozamalchaJulian's Persian expeditionSiege of PirisaboraSiege of PerisaborBattle of CtesiphonBattle of SamarraBattle of MarangaHunnic raid of 395Belisarius' invasion of MesopotamiaBattle of Dhu QarSiege of CtesiphonBattle of al-AnbarBattle of Ayn al-TamrBattle of HusaydBattle of the Al Hira CanalBattle of RiverBattle of UllaisBattle of HiraBattle of WalajaBattle of MuzayyahBattle of ZumailBattle of SaniyyBattle of FirazBattle of NamaraqBattle of BabylonBattle of the BridgeBattle of BursBattle of BabylonSiege of CtesiphonBattle of JalulaBattle of NahrawanBattle of KhazirBattle of MaskinYawm al-MushaqqarBattle of Dayr al-JamajimSiege of WasitBattle of the ZabAlid revolt of 762–763Siege of Baghdad (812-813)Battle of the BargesBattle of BasraBattle of Dayr al-AqulQarmatian invasion of IraqBattle of BaghdadJohn Kourkouas' Mesopotamian campaignBattle of al-Mada'inBattle of BaghdadBattle of the Stragna RiverSiege of MosulSiege of MosulBattle of MosulSiege of MosulSeljuk campaign on EdessaBattle of Al-MubarakahSiege of Baghdad (1136)Siege of Baghdad (1157)Sack of ErbilSiege of Erbil (1258)Siege of MosulSiege of BaghdadSiege of BaghdadBattle of Algami CanalAttack of LalishCapture of BaghdadBattle of SinjarSiege of MosulCapture of BaghdadBattle of ErbilCapture of BaghdadSafavid invasions of BasraCapture of Baghdad (1624)Siege of BaghdadSiege of BaghdadSiege of KirkukCapture of Baghdad (1638)Battle of SulaymaniyahNader's Mesopotamian CampaignBattle of Kirkuk (1733)Siege of Baghdad (1733)Battle of SamarraSiege of MosulBattle of MosulBattle of ChamchamalBattle of HellaBattle of KhanaqinBattle of Ashar CreekSiege of BasraBattle of ShahrezurWahhabi raids on NajafSiege of BaghdadSiege of ErbilBattle of Diyala RiverSiege of AmediMir Muhammad's Bahdinan campaignSiege of AkreSiege of KarbalaBattle of Al-RakhimaMesopotamian campaignFao LandingBattle of BasraBattle of QurnaBattle of ShaibaBattle of AmaraBattle of NasiriyahBattle of Es SinnBattle of CtesiphonSiege of KutBattle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of WadiBattle of HannaBattle of DujailaFall of BaghdadBattles of RamadiSecond Battle of KutBattle of IstabulatSamarrah OffensiveSiege of NajafBattle of SharqatDefense of JujarBattle of Aqra DaghIkhwan raid on BusayyaBattle of DayrabunBattle of DamourOperation MammothBattle of LomanaBattle of Mount HandrinOperation Kaman 99Operation Scorch SwordAttack on H3Operation Dawn 2Operation Dawn 5Battle of the MarshesOperation BadrOperation Dawn 8First Battle of al-FawOperation Fath 1Operation Karbala-4Siege of BasraOperation Nasr 4Operation Ramadan ul-MubarakOperation FrictionGulf War air campaignSamurra Air BattleAmiriyah shelter bombingBattle of Wadi Al-BatinBattle of 73 EastingBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of NorfolkBattle of Medina RidgeBattle for Jalibah AirfieldOperation Provide ComfortSafwan Airfield Standoff1991 uprising in Saddam CityBattle of RumailaBattle of KirkukOperation Dawn 9Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas 4Battle of GaugamelaBattle of NinevehBattle of al-QadisiyyahBattle of the CamelBattle of KarbalaSiege of BaghdadOperation OperaAnfal campaignBattle of GaugamelaBattle of NinevehBattle of al-QadisiyyahBattle of the CamelBattle of KarbalaSiege of BaghdadOperation OperaAnfal campaignTehranAleppoKuwait CityIsfahanShirazAhvazNajafKirkukHamadan500 km33.273N, 45.058E
206 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

2701 BC: 1 engagements1301 BC: 1 engagements901 BC: 1 engagements801 BC: 3 engagements701 BC: 10 engagements601 BC: 2 engagements401 BC: 7 engagements101 BC: 1 engagementsAD 100: 4 engagementsAD 200: 9 engagementsAD 300: 10 engagementsAD 500: 1 engagementsAD 600: 28 engagementsAD 700: 5 engagementsAD 800: 4 engagementsAD 900: 5 engagements1000: 2 engagements1100: 7 engagements1200: 4 engagements1300: 1 engagements1400: 3 engagements1500: 6 engagements1600: 7 engagements1700: 12 engagements1800: 8 engagements1900: 62 engagements62 in 19002701 BC1900
204 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2701 BCSiege of UrukUruk
1280 BCBattle of Kār IštarMesopotamia
814 BCBattle of Dur-PapsukkalBabylonia
720 BCBattle of DerDer
710 BCBattle of BabylonBabylon
703 BCBattle of KishKish
693 BCBattle of Diyala RiverDiyala River
691 BCBattle of HaluleHalule
689 BCSiege of BabylonBabylon
11 April 650 BCSiege of BabylonBabylon
616 BCBattle of ArraphaArrapha
616 BCBattle of GabliniUpper MesopotamiaMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
614 BCFall of AssurAssurMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
614 BCFall of TarbisuTarbisuMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
612 BCFall of NinevehNinevehMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
605 BCBattle of QuramatiEuphrates
539 BCFall of BabylonBabylon
September 539 BCBattle of OpisOpisCyrus the Great
401 BCBattle of CunaxaCunaxathe Ten Thousand
1 October 331 BCBattle of GaugamelaGaugamelaWars of Alexander the Great
311 BCBattle of the TigrisTigrisBabylonian War
311 BCFirst Siege of BabylonBabylonBabylonian War
310 BCSecond Siege of BabylonBabylonBabylonian War
310 BCThird Siege of BabylonBabylonBabylonian War
10 August 309 BCBattle of the 25 of AbuMesopotamiaBabylonian War
36 BCAntony's Parthian WarMesopotamiaRoman–Parthian Wars
AD 165Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 177Siege of HatraHatra
AD 197Siege of HatraHatraRoman–Parthian War of 195–198
AD 198Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonRoman–Parthian War of 195–198
AD 229Ardashir I's Siege of HatraHatraRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 230Sassanid campaign of Severus AlexanderMediaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 237Second Mesopotamian campaign of Ardashir IMesopotamiaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 240Fall of HatraHatraRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 242Sasanian campaign of Gordian IIIMesopotamiaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 244Battle of MisicheAnbarRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 261Odaenathus' Sasanian campaignsMesopotamiaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 263Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonOdaenathus' Sasanian campaigns
AD 283Carus and Numerian's Sasanian campaignMesopotamiaRoman–Sasanian wars
AD 344Battle of SingaraSingaraArmenian–Sasanian wars
AD 360Siege of SingaraSingaraSapor II's Syrian-Mesopotamian campaigns
AD 363Siege of MaiozamalchaMaogamalchaJulian's Persian expedition
AD 363Julian's Persian expeditionMesopotamiaRoman–Sasanian wars
27 April AD 363Siege of PirisaboraAnbarJulian's Persian expedition
27 April AD 363Siege of PerisaborPerisabor
29 May AD 363Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonJulian's Persian expedition
AD 363Battle of SamarraSamarraJulian's Persian expedition
AD 363Battle of MarangaMesopotamiaJulian's Persian expedition
AD 395Hunnic raid of 395Ctesiphon
AD 541Belisarius' invasion of MesopotamiaMesopotamiaLazic War
AD 609Battle of Dhu QarDhi Qar Governorate
12 December AD 627Battle of NinevehNinevehByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
27 April AD 629Siege of CtesiphonCtesiphonSasanian civil war of 628–632
AD 633Battle of al-AnbarIraqMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of Ayn al-TamrAyn al-TamrMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of HusaydBaghdadMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of the Al Hira CanalEuphratesMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of RiverMesopotamiaMuslim conquest of Persia
April AD 633Battle of UllaisMesopotamiaMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of HiraAl-HirahMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of WalajaMesopotamiaMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of MuzayyahIraqMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of ZumailIraqMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 633Battle of SaniyyIraqMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 634Battle of FirazIraqMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 634Battle of NamaraqKufaMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 634Battle of BabylonBabylonMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 634Battle of the BridgeKufaMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 636Battle of BursBorsippaMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 636Battle of BabylonBabylonMuslim conquest of Persia
16 November AD 636Battle of al-QadisiyyahAl-QādisiyyahMuslim conquest of Persia
January AD 637Siege of CtesiphonCtesiphonMuslim conquest of Persia
March AD 637Battle of JalulaJalawlaMuslim conquest of Persia
7 November AD 656Battle of the CamelBasraFirst Fitna
AD 659Battle of NahrawanNahrawan CanalFirst Fitna
10 October AD 680Battle of KarbalaKarbalaSecond Fitna
6 August AD 686Battle of KhazirKhazir RiverSecond Fitna
September AD 691Battle of MaskinDayr al-JathaliqSecond Fitna
AD 700Yawm al-MushaqqarAl-Hirah
AD 701Battle of Dayr al-JamajimAbd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath's revolt
August AD 749Siege of WasitWasitAbbasid Revolution
25 January AD 750Battle of the ZabGreat ZabAbbasid Revolution
August AD 762Alid revolt of 762–763Lower Mesopotamia
July AD 812Siege of Baghdad (812-813)BaghdadFourth Fitna
AD 869Battle of the BargesBasraZanj Rebellion
AD 871Battle of BasraBasraZanj Rebellion
8 April AD 876Battle of Dayr al-AqulTigrisIranian Intermezzo
AD 927Qarmatian invasion of IraqLower MesopotamiaQarmatian Wars
AD 932Battle of BaghdadBaghdad
AD 942John Kourkouas' Mesopotamian campaignUpper MesopotamiaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 942Battle of al-Mada'inSeleucia-Ctesiphon
AD 946Battle of BaghdadBaghdad
1048Battle of the Stragna RiverGreat ZabByzantine–Seljuq Wars
January 1096Siege of MosulMosul
1104Siege of MosulMosul
1107Battle of MosulMosul
1108Siege of MosulMosul
1112Seljuk campaign on EdessaUpper MesopotamiaCrusades
1123Battle of Al-MubarakahHaditha
1136Siege of Baghdad (1136)Baghdad
12 January 1157Siege of Baghdad (1157)Baghdad
1236Sack of ErbilErbilMongol invasions and conquests
1258Siege of Erbil (1258)ErbilMongol invasions and conquests
29 January 1258Siege of BaghdadBaghdadMongol invasions and conquests
1261Siege of MosulMosulMongol invasions of the Levant
1393Siege of BaghdadMesopotamiaTimurid conquests and invasions
1401Siege of BaghdadBaghdadTimurid conquests and invasions
1402Battle of Algami CanalIraqTimurid conquests and invasions
1415Attack of LalishLalishPersecution of Yazidis
September 1508Capture of BaghdadBaghdadSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
1516Battle of SinjarSinjarEuphrates-Tigris Expedition
1517Siege of MosulMosulEuphrates-Tigris Expedition
1524Capture of BaghdadBaghdad
1534Battle of ErbilErbil
November 1534Capture of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman-Safavid War
1624Safavid invasions of BasraBasraPortuguese–Safavid War
14 January 1624Capture of Baghdad (1624)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
13 November 1625Siege of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
1630Siege of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
1635Siege of KirkukKirkukOttoman–Safavid War
15 November 1638Capture of Baghdad (1638)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
1678Battle of SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyahOttoman–Persian Wars
1732Nader's Mesopotamian CampaignMesopotamiaCampaigns of Nader Shah
1733Battle of Kirkuk (1733)KirkukCampaigns of Nader Shah
February 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733)BaghdadCampaigns of Nader Shah
19 July 1733Battle of SamarraSamarraOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
13 September 1743Siege of MosulMosulOttoman–Persian War of 1743–46
1745Battle of MosulMosul eyaletCampaigns of Nader Shah
1774Battle of ChamchamalChamchamalOttoman–Persian Wars
1775Battle of HellaHillahOttoman–Persian War
1775Battle of KhanaqinKhanaqinOttoman–Persian War
1775Battle of Ashar CreekBasraOttoman–Persian War
1775Siege of BasraBasraOttoman–Persian War
1777Battle of ShahrezurShahrazurOttoman–Persian War
1801Wahhabi raids on NajafNajaf Governorate
1821Siege of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman–Persian War of 1821–23
1822Siege of ErbilErbil
1822Battle of Diyala RiverDiyala RiverOttoman–Persian War of 1821–23
1831Siege of AmediAmediOttoman-Soran War
1831Mir Muhammad's Bahdinan campaignAkreMir Muhammed Rebellion
1833Siege of AkreAkre
1843Siege of KarbalaKarbala
1900Battle of Al-Rakhimaal-RukhaimiyahKuwaiti–Rashidi War
1914Mesopotamian campaignMesopotamiaWorld War I
6 November 1914Fao LandingMesopotamiaWorld War I
11 November 1914Battle of BasraBasraWorld War I
3 December 1914Battle of QurnaAl-QurnahWorld War I
12 April 1915Battle of ShaibaShaibahWorld War I
1915Battle of AmaraAmarahWorld War I
1915Battle of NasiriyahNasiriyahWorld War I
28 September 1915Battle of Es SinnMesopotamiaWorld War I
22 November 1915Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonWorld War I
7 December 1915Siege of KutKutWorld War I
6 January 1916Battle of Sheikh Sa'adMesopotamiaWorld War I
13 January 1916Battle of WadiHanna defileWorld War I
21 January 1916Battle of HannaHanna defileWorld War I
8 March 1916Battle of DujailaKutWorld War I
1917Fall of BaghdadDiyala RiverWorld War I
1917Battles of RamadiRamadiWorld War I
1917Second Battle of KutKutWorld War I
21 April 1917Battle of IstabulatWorld War I
1917Samarrah OffensiveBaghdadWorld War I
1918Siege of NajafNajaf
1918Battle of SharqatBaghdadWorld War I
1920Defense of JujarGreat ZabSurchi Revolt
1920Battle of Aqra DaghAkreSurchi Revolt
1927Ikhwan raid on BusayyaMandatory IraqIkhwan Revolt
1933Battle of DayrabunDayrabun
5 July 1941Battle of DamourDamourWorld War II
1943Operation MammothIraqi KurdistanWorld War II
1961Battle of LomanaIraqi KurdistanFirst Kurdish–Iraqi War
1 May 1966Battle of Mount HandrinRawanduzFirst Kurdish–Iraqi War
1980Operation Kaman 99IraqIran–Iraq War
30 September 1980Operation Scorch SwordIran–Iraq War
4 April 1981Attack on H3IraqIran–Iraq War
1981Operation OperaBaghdadArab–Israeli conflict
1983Operation Dawn 2Kurdistan Region of IraqIran–Iraq War
1984Operation Dawn 5BasraIran–Iraq War
February 1984Battle of the MarshesHawizeh MarshesIran–Iraq War
1985Operation BadrIran–Iraq War
1986Operation Dawn 8Al-Faw PeninsulaIran–Iraq War
11 February 1986First Battle of al-FawAl-Faw PeninsulaIran–Iraq War
1986Operation Fath 1KirkukIran–Iraq War
1986Operation Karbala-4Basra GovernorateIran–Iraq War
26 February 1987Siege of BasraBasra GovernorateIran–Iraq War
1987Operation Nasr 4Kurdistan Region of IraqIran–Iraq War
1988Operation Ramadan ul-MubarakAl-Faw PeninsulaIran–Iraq War
1988Anfal campaignIraqIraqi–Kurdish conflict
1990Operation FrictionIraqGulf War
1991Gulf War air campaignIraqGulf War
1991Samurra Air BattleKhan Bani Saad CityGulf War
1991Amiriyah shelter bombingAl-A'amiriyaGulf War
15 February 1991Battle of Wadi Al-BatinIraqGulf War
26 February 1991Battle of 73 EastingIraqGulf War
26 February 1991Battle of Al BusayyahAl Muthanna GovernorateGulf War
26 February 1991Battle of Phase Line BulletGulf War
1991Battle of NorfolkAl Muthanna GovernorateGulf War
27 February 1991Battle of Medina RidgeBasraGulf War
27 February 1991Battle for Jalibah AirfieldJalibah Southeast Air BaseGulf War
1991Operation Provide ComfortIraqIraqi no-fly zones conflict
1 March 1991Safwan Airfield StandoffSafwanGulf War
March 19911991 uprising in Saddam CitySadr City1991 Iraqi uprisings
2 March 1991Battle of RumailaLake HammarGulf War
11 March 1991Battle of KirkukKirkukIraqi–Kurdish conflict
date unknownOperation Dawn 9Iran–Iraq War
date unknownOperation Beit ol-Moqaddas 4Iran–Iraq War

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