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.
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