Atlas of Battles

country, 88 engagements

Battles in Iraq

88 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Iraq: 63 battles and 25 sieges between 688 BC and 1991. The wars with most engagements here: Middle Eastern theater of World War I (13), Gulf War (8), Muslim conquest of Persia (7), Iran–Iraq War (5).

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Siege of BabylonSiege of BabylonBattle of ArraphaFall of NinevehFall of BabylonBattle of OpisBattle of CunaxaBattle of the 25 of AbuBattle of CtesiphonArdashir I's Siege of HatraBattle of MisicheBattle of SingaraSiege of SingaraSiege of MaiozamalchaSiege of PirisaboraSiege of PerisaborBattle of CtesiphonBattle of Dhu QarBattle of NinevehSiege of CtesiphonBattle of al-AnbarBattle of Ayn al-TamrBattle of UllaisBattle of BursSiege of CtesiphonBattle of JalulaBattle of NahrawanBattle of KhazirBattle of MaskinBattle of Dayr al-JamajimSiege of WasitBattle of the ZabAlid revolt of 762–763Siege of Baghdad (812-813)Battle of Dayr al-AqulBattle of the Stragna RiverSiege of MosulSiege of Baghdad (1157)Siege of Erbil (1258)Siege of MosulSiege of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1624)Siege of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1638)Battle of Kirkuk (1733)Siege of Baghdad (1733)Battle of SamarraSiege of MosulSiege of AkreBattle of Al-RakhimaFao LandingBattle of BasraBattle of QurnaBattle of ShaibaBattle of Es SinnBattle of CtesiphonSiege of KutBattle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of WadiBattle of HannaBattle of DujailaBattles of RamadiBattle of IstabulatBattle of DamourBattle of Mount HandrinOperation Scorch SwordAttack on H3Battle of the MarshesFirst Battle of al-FawSiege of BasraBattle of Wadi Al-BatinBattle of 73 EastingBattle of Al BusayyahBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of Medina RidgeBattle for Jalibah AirfieldSafwan Airfield Standoff1991 uprising in Saddam CityBattle of RumailaBattle of KirkukBattle of GaugamelaBattle of al-QadisiyyahBattle of the CamelBattle of KarbalaSiege of BaghdadBattle of GaugamelaBattle of al-QadisiyyahBattle of the CamelBattle of KarbalaSiege of BaghdadTehranAleppoDamascusKuwait CityIsfahanShirazAmmanAhvazNajafKirkuk500 km32.956N, 44.940E
88 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 18 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
688 BCSiege of BabylonBabylon
11 April 649 BCSiege of BabylonBabylon
615 BCBattle of ArraphaArrapha
611 BCFall of NinevehNinevehMedo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
538 BCFall of BabylonBabylon
September 538 BCBattle of OpisOpisCyrus the Great
400 BCBattle of CunaxaCunaxathe Ten Thousand
1 October 330 BCBattle of GaugamelaGaugamelaWars of Alexander the Great
10 August 308 BCBattle of the 25 of AbuMesopotamiaBabylonian War
AD 165Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonRoman–Parthian War of 161–166
AD 229Ardashir I's Siege of HatraHatraQ3778777
AD 244Battle of MisicheAnbarQ3778777
AD 344Battle of SingaraSingaraArmenian–Sasanian wars
AD 360Siege of SingaraSingaraQ500409
AD 363Siege of MaiozamalchaMaogamalchaJulian's Persian expedition
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 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
April AD 633Battle of UllaisMesopotamiaMuslim conquest of Persia
AD 636Battle of BursBorsippaMuslim 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 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
8 April AD 876Battle of Dayr al-AqulTigrisIranian Intermezzo
1048Battle of the Stragna RiverGreat ZabByzantine–Seljuq Wars
January 1096Siege of MosulMosul
12 January 1157Siege of Baghdad (1157)Baghdad
1258Siege of Erbil (1258)ErbilMongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia
29 January 1258Siege of BaghdadBaghdadMongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia
1261Siege of MosulMosulMongol invasions and conquests
1401Siege of BaghdadBaghdadTimurid conquests and invasions
September 1508Capture of BaghdadBaghdadSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars
1524Capture of BaghdadBaghdad
November 1534Capture of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman-Safavid War
14 January 1624Capture of Baghdad (1624)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
13 November 1625Siege of BaghdadBaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
15 November 1638Capture of Baghdad (1638)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
1733Battle of Kirkuk (1733)KirkukMughal–Persian Wars
February 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733)BaghdadMughal–Persian Wars
19 July 1733Battle of SamarraSamarraOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
13 September 1743Siege of MosulMosulOttoman–Persian War of 1743–46
1833Siege of AkreAkre
1900Battle of Al-Rakhimaal-RukhaimiyahKuwaiti–Rashidi War
6 November 1914Fao LandingMesopotamiaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
11 November 1914Battle of BasraBasraMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
3 December 1914Battle of QurnaAl-QurnahMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
12 April 1915Battle of ShaibaShaibahMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
28 September 1915Battle of Es SinnMesopotamiaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
22 November 1915Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphonMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
7 December 1915Siege of KutKutMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
6 January 1916Battle of Sheikh Sa'adMesopotamiaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
13 January 1916Battle of WadiHanna defileMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
21 January 1916Battle of HannaHanna defileMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
8 March 1916Battle of DujailaKutMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
1917Battles of RamadiRamadiMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
21 April 1917Battle of IstabulatMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
5 July 1941Battle of DamourDamourSyria–Lebanon campaign
1 May 1966Battle of Mount HandrinRawanduzFirst Kurdish–Iraqi War
30 September 1980Operation Scorch SwordIran–Iraq War
4 April 1981Attack on H3IraqIran–Iraq War
February 1984Battle of the MarshesHawizeh MarshesIran–Iraq War
11 February 1986First Battle of al-FawAl-Faw PeninsulaIran–Iraq War
26 February 1987Siege of BasraBasra GovernorateIran–Iraq 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
27 February 1991Battle of Medina RidgeBasraGulf War
27 February 1991Battle for Jalibah AirfieldJalibah Southeast Air BaseGulf War
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

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