YEAR // Contemporary
2017
9 wars active · 12 battles
Wars active
9 catalogued
2001–2021 major U.S. war period · Year 17 of 21
Afghanistan War
The longest U.S. war began after 9/11, displaced the Taliban government, evolved into counterinsurgency, and ended with Taliban return to power.
2001-2021 · Year 17 of 21
War on Terrorism
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. A…
2003-2017 · Closing year
Iraqi conflict
The Iraqi conflict is a series of violent events that began with the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq and deposition of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, followed by a series of…
2012-2018 · Year 6 of 7
Arab Winter
The Arab Winter is a term referring to the resurgence of authoritarianism and Islamic extremism in some Arab countries in the 2010s in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. The term…
2013-2020 · Year 5 of 8
South Sudanese Civil War
The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan fought from 2013 to 2018 between government and opposition forces. The civil war caused rampant human…
2014-2017 · Closing year
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
The War in Iraq (2013–2017) was an armed conflict between Iraq and its allies and the Islamic State. Following December 2013, the insurgency escalated into a full-scale war…
2014-2020 · Year 4 of 7
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
The Libyan civil war (2014–2020), also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups, but mainly the…
2015-2021 · Year 3 of 7
War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)
The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring…
2017 · Sole year
2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
The 2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict, also known as the Kirkuk crisis, was a conflict in which the Iraqi government retook disputed territories in Iraq which had been held by the…
Battles
12 recorded
September 20, 2017
2017 Hawija offensive
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017
April 7, 2017
2017 Shayrat missile strike
Syrian Civil War
June 8, 2017
Battle of Af Urur
Somali Civil War (2009)
October 15, 2017
Battle of Kirkuk
2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
January 27, 2017
Battle of Kulbiyow
Somali Civil War (2009)
October 20, 2017
Battle of Pirde
2017 Iraqi–Kurdish conflict
November 29, 2017
Battle of Sana'a
Yemeni Civil War
December 7, 2017
Battle of Semuliki
Kivu conflict
May 18, 2017
Brak El-Shati airbase raid
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
December 30, 2017
Fourth Battle of Benghazi
Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)
March 2, 2017
Palmyra offensive
Syrian Civil War
September 2, 2017
Tal Afar offensive
Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017