List of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda

The following is a list of conflicts involving the militant group known as al-Qaeda throughout its various incarnations. The group currently controls portions of territory in Syria, Somalia and Yemen and has taken part in many battles and wars.

Ongoing

 * War on Terror
 * Yemeni Civil War (2015-present)
 * Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
 * Maghreb insurgency
 * Northern Mali conflict
 * Syrian Civil War
 * War in North-West Pakistan
 * Second Somali Islamist War
 * Military intervention against ISIL
 * American-led intervention in Syria

Not Ongoing

 * Soviet–Afghan War (from 1988)
 * Afghan Civil War (1989–92)
 * Afghan Civil War (1992–96)
 * Bosnian War
 * Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
 * War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
 * Tajikistani Civil War
 * Iraq War
 * Iraqi insurgency (2011-2013)
 * First Somali Islamist War
 * Factional violence in Libya (2011–14)
 * Second Libyan Civil War