List of wars involving the United States
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This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the United States of America (currently 100) since its founding during the American Revolution.
18th century wars
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) Location: Eastern North America, Gibraltar, British India, Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic ![]() The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, which began negotiations between Great Britain and the United States. |
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Victory
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Chickamunga War (1776–1795) Location: Old Southwest |
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Cherokee | Victory |
Northwest Indian War (1785–1793) Location: Northwest Territory ![]() A depiction of the Treaty of Greenville negotiations. |
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Western Confederacy | Victory
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Whiskey Rebellion (1791–1794) Location: Western Pennsylvania ![]() George Washington reviews troops before their march to suppress the rebellion in western Pennsylvania. |
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Frontier tax protesters | Victory
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Quasi-War (1798–1800) Part of the French Revolutionary Wars Location: Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean ![]() U.S. Marines escorting French prisoners. |
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Indecisive
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19th century wars
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for the United States and/or its Allies |
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First Barbary War (1801–1805) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tripoli. ![]() Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon at Derna, April 1805. |
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Victory
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1811 German Coast Uprising (1811) Location: Territory of Orleans |
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Rebel slaves Supported by: |
Victory
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Tecumseh's War (1811) Location: Northwest River Ohio |
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Tecumseh's Confederacy | Victory
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War of 1812 (1812–1815) Location: Eastern and Central North America ![]() The Battle of New Orleans, the final major battle and most one-sided engagement of the war. |
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Stalemate
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Creek War (1813–1814) Location: Southern United States ![]() William Weatherford surrendering to Andrew Jackson after the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. |
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Red Stick Creek | Victory |
Second Barbary War (1815) Part of the Barbary Wars Location: Mediterranean Sea and the Barbary states. ![]() Decatur's Squadron off Algiers. |
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Victory
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First Seminole War (1817–1818) ![]() Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke near Tampa Bay. |
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Seminole
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Victory |
Texas-Indian wars (1820–1875) Location: Texas ![]() A Kiowa ledger drawing depicting a battle between Southern Plains Indians and the U.S. Army during the Red River War. |
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Comanche | Victory |
Arikara War (1823) Location: Missouri River |
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Arikara | Victory
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Aegean Sea Anti-Piracy Operations (1825–1828) Location: Off Greece, Aegean Sea ![]() Greek pirate boats attacking the HMS Comet. |
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Victory
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Winnebago War (1827) Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory |
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Prairie La Crosse Ho-Chunks with a few allies |
Victory
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First Sumatran expedition (1832) Location: Aceh Sultanate ![]() U.S. Infantry assaulting the Acehnese forts at Kuala Batu in 1832. |
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Chiefdom of Kuala Batee | Victory |
Black Hawk War (1832) Location: Illinois and Michigan Territory ![]() Native women and children fleeing the Battle of Bad Axe. |
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Black Hawks British Band Ho-Chunk and Potawatomi allies |
Victory |
Second Seminole War (1835–1842) Location: Florida, United States ![]() This view of a Seminole village shows the log cabins they lived in prior to the disruptions of the Second Seminole War. |
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Seminole | Victory
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Patriot War (1838) Location: Great Lakes Basin ![]() The Battle of the Windmill, Prescott |
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Victory
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Second Sumatran expedition (1838) Location: Aceh Sultanate |
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Chiefdom of Kuala Batee | Victory |
Mexican–American War (1846–1848) Location: Texas, New Mexico, California, and Mexico ![]() U.S. Marines storming Capultepec Castle under a large American flag. Now victorious, it paved the way for the Fall of Mexico City. |
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Victory
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Cayuse War (1847–1855) Location: Oregon |
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Cayuse | Victory
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Apache Wars (1851–1900) Location: Southwestern United States |
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Apache Ute Yavapai |
Victory
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Puget Sound War (1855–1856) Location: Washington |
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Nisqually Muckleshoot Puyallup Klickitat Haida Tlingit |
Victory
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First Fiji Expedition (1855) Location: Fiji |
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Fiji | Victory |
Rogue River Wars (1855–1856) Location: Rogue Valley |
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Rogue River people | Victory
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Third Seminole War (1855–1858) ![]() A U.S. Marine boat expedition searching the Everglades during the Second Seminole War. |
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Seminole | Victory
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Yakima War (1855–1858) Location: Washington Territory ![]() Seattleites evacuate to the town blockhouse as USS Decatur opens fire on advancing tribal forces. |
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Yakama Walla Walla tribe Umatilla tribe Nez Perce tribe Cayuse tribe |
Victory
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Second Opium War (1856–1859) Location: China ![]() Palikao's bridge, on the evening of the battle, by Émile Bayard |
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Victory
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Utah War (1857–1858) Location: Utah Territory and Wyoming |
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Deseret / Utah Mormons (Nauvoo Legion) | Resolution
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Navajo Wars (1858–1866) Location: New Mexico ![]() Fort Defiance |
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Navajo | Victory
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Second Fiji Expedition (1859) Location: Fiji |
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Fiji | Victory |
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (1859) Location: West Virginia ![]() Harper's Weekly illustration of U.S. Marines attacking John Brown's "Fort" Teresa Baine |
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Abolitionist Insurgents | Victory |
First and Second Cortina War (1859–1861) |
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Victory |
Paiute War (1860) Location: Pyramid Lake, Nevada |
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Paiute Shoshone Bannock |
Victory
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American Civil War (1861–1865) Location: United States ![]() The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison. |
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Victory
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Yavapai Wars (1861–1875) Location: Arizona |
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Yavapai Apache Yuma Mohave |
Victory |
Dakota War of 1862 (1862) Location: Minnesota and Dakota ![]() The Siege of New Ulm, Minnesota on August 19, 1862 |
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Dakota Sioux | Victory
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Colorado War (1863–1865) |
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Victory
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Shimonoseki War (1863–1864) Location: Kanmon Straits Capture of a Choshu battery at Shimonoseki by British sailors and marines. |
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Victory
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Snake War (1864–1868) Locations: Oregon, Nevada, California, and Idaho |
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Paiute Bannock Shoshone |
Victory |
Powder River War (1865) Location: Powder River State |
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Sioux![]() Arapaho |
Inconclusive |
Red Cloud's War (1866–1868) Location: Powder River State |
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Lakota![]() Arapaho |
Defeat
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Formosa Expedition (1867) Location: Southern Formosa |
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Paiwan aboriginals | Indecisive
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Comanche Campaign (1867–1875) Location: Western United States |
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Victory
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United States expedition to Korea (1871) Location: Ganghwado ![]() American forces after capturing the Deokjin Fort during the Battle of Ganghwa in 1871. |
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Victory |
Modoc War (1872–1873) Location: California and Oregon ![]() Engraving of soldiers recovering the bodies of the slain May 3, 1873. |
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Modoc | Victory
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Red River War (1874–1875) Location: Texas |
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Victory
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Las Cuevas War (1875) ![]() Texan soldiers. |
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Mexican militia | Victory
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Great Sioux War of 1876 (1876–1877) Location: Montana, Dakota and Wyoming ![]() Custer's last stand at Little Bighorn. |
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Lakota Dakota ![]() Arapaho |
Victory
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Buffalo Hunters' War (1876–1877) |
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Comanche Apache |
Victory |
Nez Perce War (1877) |
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Nez Perce Palouse |
Victory
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San Elizario Salt War (1877–1878) Location: Texas |
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Tejano militia | Victory
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Bannock War (1878) |
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Bannock Shoshone Paiute |
Victory
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Cheyenne War (1878–1879) Location: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Montana |
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Victory
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Sheepeater Indian War (1879) Location: Idaho |
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Shoshone | Victory |
Victorio's War (1879–1881) Location: Mexico |
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Apache | Victory
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White River War (1879–1880) Location: Colorado |
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Ute | Victory
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Pine Ridge Campaign (1890–1891) Location: South Dakota ![]() Mass grave for the dead Lakota after the conflict at Wounded Knee Creek. |
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Sioux | Victory
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Garza Revolution (1891–1893) |
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Garzistas | Victory |
Rio de Janeiro Affair (1894) Location: Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ![]() Cruiser Detroit in the Guanabara Bay during the revolt |
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Victory
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Yaqui Wars (1896-1918) ![]() 10th Cavalry soldiers holding Yaqui prisoners at their camp in Bear Valley, January 9, 1918. |
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Victory |
Second Samoan Civil War (1898–1899) Location: Samoa |
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Compromise
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Spanish–American War (1898) Location: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines and Guam ![]() Battle of Manila Bay painting. |
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Victory
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Philippine–American War (1899–1902) Location: Philippines ![]() A group of Filipino combatants are photographed just as they lay down their weapons prior to their surrender. |
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Victory
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Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) ![]() Aftermath of the First Battle of Bud Dajo. |
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Victory |
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901) Location: China ![]() The fall of Tianjin. |
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Victory
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20th century wars
- ↑ Direct U.S. involvement ended in 1973 with the Paris Peace Accords. Air Force and Special Ops continued some operations until April 1975; President Ford in a televised speech on April 23, 1975 declared the end of Vietnam War.
- ↑ The war reignited on 13 December 1974 with offensive operations by North Vietnam, leading to victory over South Vietnam in under two months.
21st century wars
Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result for the United States and/or its Allies |
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War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) Part of the War on Terror Location: Afghanistan ![]() U.S. troops of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment during their clearing of the Sangin District. |
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Victory
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Iraq War (2003–2011) Part of the Iraqi Insurgency and War on Terror Location: Iraq ![]() U.S. troops of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment search a house for insurgents, weapons caches and explosives during a patrol. |
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Victory - see War on ISIL below
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War in North-West Pakistan (2004–present) Part of the War on Terror Location: Pakistan ![]() Airstrike on insurgent forces in Pakistan. |
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Ongoing
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2011 military intervention in Libya (2011) Part of the Libyan Crisis Location: Libya ![]() US vessels launch missiles in support of the Libyan Civil War. |
States enforcing UNSC Resolution 1973:
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Victory
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War on ISIL (Operation Inherent Resolve) (2014–present) Part of the Iraqi Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Second Libyan Civil War, Boko Haram insurgency, and the War on Terror Location: Iraq, Syria, Libya and Nigeria ![]() US airstrikes on ISIL positions in Syria. |
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Ongoing
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War in Afghanistan (2015–present) ![]() ISAF troops changing mission and beginning the RSM. |
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Allied groups Taliban splinter groups |
Ongoing
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See also
- List of ongoing armed conflicts
- Timeline of United States military operations
- Timeline of United States at war
References
- ↑ Canny, p. 92.
- ↑ Beede, Benjamin R. (1994). "The War of 1898, and U.S. Interventions, 1898-1934". Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780824056247. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "History: World War I".
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- 1 2 3 "Anatomy of a Counterinsurgency Victory" (PDF). January 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Zenko, Micah (February 2, 2014). "When Reagan Cut and Run". Foreign Policy.
- ↑ "Central Asian groups split over leadership of global jihad". The Long War Journal. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sectarian divisions change Baghdad's image". MSNBC. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ↑ "U.S. says Iraq pullout won't cause dramatic violence". MSNBC. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 "The JRTN Movement and Iraq's Next Insurgency | Combating Terrorism Center at West Point". Ctc.usma.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ↑ "UK 'to continue deporting failed Iraqi asylum seekers'". BBC News. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ Galbraith, Peter W. (2007). The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0743294249.
- ↑ "Iran expands regional 'empire' ahead of nuclear deal". Reuters.
- ↑ "Chaos in Iraq under US-Iran hegemony - Iraq - Worldbulletin News". World Bulletin.
- ↑ "How to Stop Iran's Growing Hegemony - National Review Online". National Review Online.
- ↑ "Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. Interests". U.S Department of State. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ Holmes, Oliver (24 January 2012). "UPDATE 1-Anger, chaos but no revolt after Libya violence". Bani Walid. Reuters Africa. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "April 14, 2015 - RT News". Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bustle". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Isis controls over 50% of Syria after taking Palmyra". Newsweek. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Officials confirm ISIL present in Afghanistan". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ "Taliban exit Afghan city of Kunduz but claims mission was success".
- ↑ Matthew Rosenberg and Michael D. Shear. "In Reversal, Obama Says U.S. Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
External links
- Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
- Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements
- A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington
- Timeline of wars involving the United States, Histropedia