Conflict | United Arab Emirates, its predecessors, and allies | Opponents | Result | Emirati leaders | Emirati losses |
Prime Minister | President | Military | Civilian |
Gulf Campaign (1809) | Al Qawasim | United Kingdom | Defeat | | ? | ? |
Gulf Campaign (1819) | Al Qawasim | United Kingdom Support: Oman | Defeat | | ? | ? |
Qatari–Bahraini War (1867) | House of Khalifa Abu Dhabi | House of Thani | Ceasefire | | ? | ? |
Qatari–Abu Dhabi War (1881–1893) | Abu Dhabi | Qatar | Ceasefire - No territorial changes
- British-mediated agreement in 1893
| | ? | 500+ killed |
Buraimi War (1952–1955) | Trucial Emirates British Empire Supported by Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Aden Protectorate | Saudi Arabia | Victory | | ? | ? |
Lebanese Civil War (1976–1979) | ADF | LF FLA | Victory[1] - ADF mission goals achieved[1]
- ADF becomes an all-Syrian force in 1979
| | | | None |
Gulf War (1990–1991) | Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman United Arab Emirates Qatar | Iraq | Victory | 6 killed | None |
First Libyan Civil War (2011) | NTC NATO Jordan Qatar Sweden United Arab Emirates | Libya | Victory | | | None | None |
Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) | Libyan Government Egypt United Arab Emirates United States | GNC Shura Council (Benghazi) Shura Council (Derna) Islamic State | Ceasefire | None | None |
War on ISIS (2014–present) | Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Free Syrian Army Rojava United States United Kingdom Jordan Turkey Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Morocco Australia Belgium Canada France Germany Denmark Norway | Islamic State al-Nusra Front Khorasan | Ongoing - Unilateral US-Arab intervention against Syrian Islamists
| None | None |
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) | Hadi government Southern Movement Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Sudan Senegal Bahrain Kuwait Qatar Egypt Morocco Jordan | Houthi government al-Qaeda Islamic State | Ongoing | 120 killed | None |
STC United Arab Emirates | Hadi government |