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After the Iran–Iraq War (the Tanker War phase) resulted in several military incidents in the Persian Gulf, the United States increased U.S. joint military forces operations in the Persian Gulf and adopted a policy of reflagging and escorting Kuwaiti oil tankers through the Persian Gulf to protect them from Iraqi and Iranian attacks.
This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in. There are currently 123 military conflicts on this list, 5 of which are ongoing. These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
Operation Gothic Serpent (1993) — United States special operation with the primary mission of capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Somalia. Iskoutir (1992–1999) — French Army intervention for enforcement of ceasefire during and after the Djiboutian Civil War .
War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized U.S. military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s). (Note: Ongoing wars are indicated in bold and with red bars.)
Timeline of the War of 1812; Timeline of the War on Terror; Timeline of World War I; Timeline of World War I (1917–1918) Timeline of World War II (1941) Timeline of World War II (1942) Timeline of World War II (1943) Timeline of World War II (1945–1991)
Operation Unified Protector; Operation Unified Resolve; Unified Task Force; Operation United Assistance; United Nations Preventive Deployment Force; United States Military Operations in Africa (2007–present) Operation Uphold Democracy; US military intervention in Niger
Operations contained in the Western Front category have been listed by year. Operations that follow the cessation of hostilities and those that occurred in the pre-war period are also included. Operations are listed alphabetically, and where multiple aspects are involved these are listed inline. Flags used are those of the time period.
Military operations of the War in Iraq (2013–2017) (4 C, 3 P) Military actions and engagements during the Irish War of Independence (1 C, 13 P) Military operations of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1 C, 2 P)