List of wars involving Qatar

This is a list of wars involving the State of Qatar.

List

Conflict Qatar
and allies
Opponents Result
Saudi invasion of Qatar
(1793–1798)
Qatar
Bahrain
Oman[1]
Ottoman Empire[2]
First Saudi State Defeat
  • Incorporation of Qatar into First Saudi State
Battle of Khakeekera
(1811)

Bahrain
Sheikhdom of Kuwait

Diriyah

Bahraini victory
Qatari War of Independence
(1867–1868)
Qatar Bahrain
Abu Dhabi (1867)
Ceasefire
Qatari–Abu Dhabi War
(1881–1893)
Qatar
Supported by:
Ottoman Empire
Abu Dhabi
Supported by:
United Kingdom
Inconclusive
  • No territorial changes
  • British-mediated peace agreement in 1893
Battle of Al Wajbah
(1893)
Qatar Ottoman Empire Qatari victory
Gulf War
(1990–1991)
Kuwait
United States
United Kingdom
Saudi Arabia
France
Canada
Egypt
Syria
Oman
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Other Allies
Iraq Victory
Libyan Civil War[3]
(2011)
NTC
Qatar
NATO

Jordan
Sweden
United Arab Emirates

Libya Victory
Intervention against ISIL
(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
Ahrar ash-Sham
Ongoing
  • Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists
Intervention in Yemen
(2015–2017)
Hadi government
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
Jordan
Morocco
Sudan
Egypt
Senegal
Houthi government Withdrawal[4]
Direct Involvement in the Middle Eastern Crisis
(2025-present)
October 7 attacks:
Israel
Armed Israeli Citizens
Gaza War & West Bank Incursions:
Israel
Israeli-backed groups: Defensive Only:
Palestinian Authority
Intelligence support during April & October Iranian strikes:

Due to strikes by Iraqi militias (until
2024):

2024 Kerman Bombings:
Islamic State
Defensive during Iranian Retaliatory Strikes:
Iraq
Ba'athist Syria
Prosperity Guardian (until
 Aspides (until 2024):
European Union
Independent Patrols (Red Sea Crisis):
China[7]
Egypt
India
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Civil War (until 2024):
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Southern Operations Room
Free Syrian Army
Syrian National Army
Twelve Day War:
United States
Israel
Defensive
2025-26 Iranian protests:
Political groups:
Separatist groups:
Labour, civil, and retiree groups:
  • Free Workers Union of Iran[28]
  • Iranian Writers Association[28]
  • Coordination Council of Iranian Teachers Trade Associations[28]
  • Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Workers Syndicate[28]
  • Coordination Committee to Help Form Independent Labour Organisations[28]
  • Khuzestan Retired Workers[28]
  • Union of Retirees Group[28]
  • Kurdish Women's Organisations[28]
  • Retirees Union[29]
  • Kermanshah Electricity and Metal Association[29]
  • "Stop Executions"[29]
  • "Justice Seekers"[29]
  • Coordination Council for Protests of Contract Oil Workers[29]
  • Coordination Council for Protests of Non-Formal Oil Workers[29]
  • Coordination Council of Nurses Protests[29]
  • "Neday-e Zanan-e Iran"[29]
  • World Iranian Christian Alliance[30]
Supported by:

2026 Iran War:

Anti-Iranian Protestors (outside Iran)

Iran
Ba'athist Syria (until 2024)
Axis of Resistance:
Hamas
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Palestinian Mujahideen Movement
Palestinian Freedom Movement
Popular Resistance Committees
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
Hezbollah
Amal Movement[31]
Islamic Group[32]
Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Intelligence Support:
Russia
Syrian Civil War (until 2024):
Ba'athist Syria
Russia
From 2024:
Assadist insurgents
Defensive during Israeli invasion of Lebanon:
Lebanon
UN
Defensive stances on attacks by Israel and allies:
Lebanon
Yemen
Sri Lanka
Pro-Iranian protestors (outside Iran)
  • Operation Glad tidings of Victory : Diplomatic response
  • Qatar strongly condemned Iran's violation of its sovereignty and airspace.
  • Israeli attack on Doha : Diplomatic response
  • Qatar described the attack as a violation of international law and sovereignty.
  • 2026 Iran War: Ongoing

Notes

  1. ^ The United Kingdom has also undertaken defensive deployments outside of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

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  5. ^ Part of the Twelve Day War between Israel and Iran.
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  29. ^ a b c d e f g h "Iranian labor, civil and retiree groups voice support for protests". Iran Insight. 4 January 2026.
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