List of wars involving Syria
This is a list of wars involving Syria since independence, including periods of the Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920), Mandatory Syrian Republic, Syrian Republic (1946–63), United Arab Republic (1958–61) and Ba'athist Syria.
| Conflict | Syria and allies | Opponents | Outcome | Head of State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franco-Syrian War (1920) |  Syria |  France | Defeat
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| Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927) | Syrian rebels | France | Defeat
| None[1] |
| Levant Crisis (1945) |  Syria | France | Victory
| Shukri al-Quwatli |
| First Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) |  Egypt Iraq Transjordan Syria Lebanon Saudi Arabia HWA ALA |  Israel | Defeat
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| First Iraqi–Kurdish War (1963–1970) |  Iraq Syria |  KDP | Stalemate | |
| Six-Day War (1967) |  Egypt Syria Jordan Iraq Lebanon | Israel | Defeat
| |
| Black September (1970) |  PLO Syria | Jordan | Defeat
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| October War (1973) |  Egypt Syria Iraq Jordan Algeria Morocco Saudi Arabia Cuba | Israel | Defeat[3]
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| Islamist uprising in Syria (1979–1982) |  Government of Syria |  Muslim Brotherhood | Government victory
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| Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) | Syria ADF (until 1979) LF (until 1976) LNM (from 1976) Jammoul PLO (1978–83) Amal Hezbollah Iran Al-Tawhid | LNM (until 1976) PLO (1976 and 1985) LF SLA Israel United States France Italy United Kingdom Hezbollah (1987) | Victory
| |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) |  Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Oman Pakistan United Arab Emirates Qatar Australia | Iraq | Victory
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| Syrian civil war (2011–present) | Syria Iraq (2017–19) |  Syrian Opposition Turkey Ahrar al-ShamTahrir al-Sham  ISIL Northern Syria CJTF–OIR | Ongoing
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See also
References
- ^ The revolt was effectively led by Sultan al-Atrash
- ^ Wall, Irwin M. The United States and the Making of Postwar France, 1945–1954, pp. 32–33. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
- ^ References:
- Herzog, The War of Atonement, Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Forward
- Insight Team of the London Sunday Times, Yom Kippur War, Doubleday and Company, Inc, 1974, page 450
- Luttwak and Horowitz, The Israeli Army. Cambridge, MA, Abt Books, 1983
- Rabinovich, The Yom Kippur War, Schocken Books, 2004. Page 498
- 0-313-31302-4&lr=#v=onepage&q=&f=false Revisiting The Yom Kippur War, P.R. Kumaraswamy, pages 1–2
- Johnson and Tierney, Failing To Win, Perception of Victory and Defeat in International Politics. Page 177
- Charles Liebman, The Myth of Defeat: The Memory of the Yom Kippur war in Israeli Society[permanent dead link] Middle Eastern Studies, Vol 29, No. 3, July 1993. Published by Frank Cass, London. Page 411.
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