<Li> ^ Direct U.S. involvement ended in 1973 with the Paris Peace Accords . Air Force and Special Ops continued some operations until April 1975; President Ford in a televised speech on April 23, 1975 declared the end of Vietnam War . </Li> <Li> ^ The war reignited on 13 December 1974 with offensive operations by North Vietnam, leading to victory over South Vietnam in under two months . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Conflict </Th> <Th> Combatant 1 </Th> <Th> Combatant 2 </Th> <Th> Result for the United States and its Allies </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War in Afghanistan (2001--present) Part of the War on Terror <P> Location: Afghanistan </P> US Army combat engineers clear a section of road in the Gor Tepa region of the northern Afghanistan province of Kunduz along with Afghan and German troops as part of a joint operation . </Td> <Td> Resolute Support Mission Afghanistan United States Canada United Kingdom Australia Croatia Czech Republic Georgia Germany Italy Romania Spain Turkey Formerly: ISAF </Td> <Td> Taliban <Ul> <Li> Islamic Jihad Union </Li> <Li> Haqqani network </Li> </Ul> <P> Allied groups HIG al - Qaeda IJU </P> <Ul> <Li> IMU </Li> </Ul> <P> Taliban splinter groups </P> <Ul> <Li> Fidai Mahaz </Li> </Ul> IS - Affiliates: <Ul> <Li> Wilayat Khorasan (ISIL - K) </Li> </Ul> <P> 2001 invasion: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan </P> <Ul> <Li> Talibani Army </Li> <Li> Salafist extremists </Li> <Li> 055 Brigade </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Ongoing <Ul> <Li> American - led coalition invasion and occupation of Afghanistan </Li> <Li> Destruction of al - Qaeda training camps </Li> <Li> Fall of the Taliban government </Li> <Li> Establishment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under the Karzai administration </Li> <Li> Start of Taliban insurgency </Li> <Li> Osama bin Laden killed by US Navy SEALs inside his compound in a raid in Pakistan </Li> <Li> NATO implements a support mission </Li> <Li> Escape of Ayman al - Zawahiri </Li> <Li> Withdrawal halted and prolonged presence in region set in place </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq War (2003--2011) Part of the War on Terror <P> Location: Iraq </P> US troops in cover during firefight in the Battle of Ramadi . </Td> <Td> United States Iraq United Kingdom Australia South Korea Italy Georgia Poland Spain Netherlands Ukraine Romania <P> MNF--I </P> </Td> <Td> Ba'ath Loyalists <P> Islamic State of Iraq al - Qaeda in Iraq Mahdi Army Special Groups IAI Ansar al - Sunnah </P> Invasion 2003: <P> Iraq </P> </Td> <Td> Victory <Ul> <Li> Invasion and occupation of Iraq </Li> <Li> Overthrow of Ba'ath Party government and execution of Saddam Hussein </Li> <Li> Iraqi insurgency, emergence of al - Qaeda in Iraq, and Sectarian Violence and another civil war </Li> <Li> Subsequent reduction in violence and depletion of al - Qaeda in Iraq </Li> <Li> Establishment of democratic elections and formation of new democratic government </Li> <Li> U.S.--Iraq Status of Forces Agreement </Li> <Li> Withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 </Li> <Li> Stronger Iranian influence in Iraq </Li> <Li> Escalation of sectarian insurgency after U.S. withdrawal leading to the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the successor of al - Qaeda in Iraq </Li> <Li> Iraqi Civil War (2014 - 2017) </Li> <Li> Return of US forces to Iraq in 2014 to combat ISIL </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War in North - West Pakistan (2004--present) Part of the War on Terror <P> Location: Pakistan </P> MQ - 1 Predator drones are typically used in covert bombing operations in the Federally administered tribal regions of Pakistan </Td> <Td> United States <P> Pakistan </P> </Td> <Td> Tehrik - i - Taliban Pakistan al - Qaeda Lashkar - e-Jhangvi Turkistan Islamic Party Tehreek - e-Nafaz - e-Shariat - e-Mohammadi <P> Daesh </P> </Td> <Td> Ongoing <Ul> <Li> On going insurgency in the Northern tribal regions of Pakistan as well as in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa </Li> <Li> Ongoing drone attacks by the United States </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> War in Somalia (2007--present) <P> Location: Somalia and Northeastern Kenya </P> MQ - 9 Reaper commonly used in covert drone strikes in Somalia . </Td> <Td> Somalia United States United Kingdom Kenya Ethiopia AMISOM </Td> <Td> Al - Shabaab Hizbul Islam <P> Daesh Alleged support: Eritrea </P> </Td> <Td> Ongoing <Ul> <Li> Drone strikes in Somalia </Li> <Li> Raids against al - Shabaab militants conducted by U.S. Special Forces </Li> <Li> Multiple al - Shabaab senior members killed </Li> <Li> U.S. backed Ethiopian invasion in 2006 </Li> <Li> Kenyan intervention </Li> <Li> Newly formed federal government established in 2012 </Li> <Li> Power struggle within Al - Shabaab </Li> <Li> Continued insurgency </Li> <Li> Expanded American military operations </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operation Ocean Shield (2009--2016) <P> Location: Indian Ocean </P> A tall plume of black smoke rises from a destroyed pirate vessel that was struck by USS Farragut in March 2010 . </Td> <Td> NATO United States Malaysia Norway United Kingdom New Zealand Denmark Netherlands Italy South Korea India </Td> <Td> Somali pirates </Td> <Td> Victory <Ul> <Li> Number of pirate attacks have decreased dramatically since the start of such operations, however attacks still occur near the coast waters of Oman, Yemen, Kenya, and Somalia </Li> <Li> The US Office of Naval Intelligence have officially reported that in 2013, only 9 incidents of piracy were reported and that none of them were successfully hijacked </Li> <Li> Piracy drops 90% </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American - led intervention in Libya (2011) Part of the Libyan Crisis <P> Location: Libya </P> US vessels launch missiles in support of the Libyan Civil War . </Td> <Td> NATO United States United Kingdom Belgium Bulgaria Canada Denmark France Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Romania Spain Turkey Sweden Jordan Qatar United Arab Emirates <P> Anti-Gaddafi rebels </P> </Td> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> Victory <Ul> <Li> Overthrow of Gaddafi government and Death of Muammar Gaddafi </Li> <Li> Assumption of interim control by National Transitional Council (NTC) </Li> <Li> Diplomatic recognition of NTC as sole governing authority for Libya by 105 countries, UN, EU, AL and AU </Li> <Li> Post-civil war violence in Libya, leading to the ongoing civil war in 2014 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lord's Resistance Army insurgency <P> (2011 - 2017) </P> <P> Location: Uganda </P> </Td> <Td> <P> United States </P> <P> Uganda </P> <P> DR Congo </P> <P> Central African Republic </P> <P> South Sudan </P> </Td> <Td> Lord's Resistance Army </Td> <Td> Partial Victory <Ul> <Li> LRA members shrink to about 100 members, down from about 3,000 . </Li> <Li> Surrender of senior leaders like Dominic Ongwen to U.S. troops . </Li> <Li> The United States end the hunt for LRA leader Joseph Kony, believing that he and the LRA no longer posed a significant security risk to Uganda . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American - led intervention in Iraq (2014--2017) Part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the Iraqi Civil War, the Spillover of the Syrian Civil War, and the International ISIS campaign <P> Location: Iraq </P> General Stephen J. Townsend observes a HIMARS strike that destroyed a building near Haditha, September 2016 </Td> <Td> United States Iraq Kurdistan Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Jordan Morocco Netherlands United Kingdom Turkey <P> Iran Hezbollah </P> </Td> <Td> Islamic State of Iraq and Syria </Td> <Td> Victory <Ul> <Li> Over 10,000 American airstrikes conducted in Iraq since 2014 </Li> <Li> Heavy damaged caused to ISIS forces resulting in losses of about 40% of its held territory by 2016, and by December 2017, its remaining strongholds were destroyed leaving small pockets of fleers . </Li> <Li> Multinational humanitarian support to civilians and arming of local ground troops and militias </Li> <Li> Advising and training of Iraqi forces </Li> <Li> Massive numbers of war crimes committed by ISIS including ethnic cleansing, murder, rape, and enslavement . Additionally there are reports of organ trafficking </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American - led intervention in Syria (2014--present) Part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the Syrian Civil War and the International ISIS campaign <P> Location: Syria </P> USS Ross fires Tomahawk missiles towards Shayrat Military Base, during the 2017 retaliatory strike against the Syrian government . </Td> <Td> United States <Ul> <Li> Syrian Democratic Forces </Li> </Ul> <P> Democratic Federation of Northern Syria </P> <Ul> <Li> IFB </Li> <Li> People's Protection Units </Li> <Li> Women's Protection Units </Li> </Ul> <P> CJTF - OIR Members: United Kingdom France Australia Canada Jordan Denmark Netherlands Belgium Lebanon Morocco Saudi Arabia UAE Qatar Bahrain </P> <P> Turkey </P> <Ul> <Li> Turkish - backed rebels </Li> </Ul> <P> Israel (limited involvement; against Hezbollah and government forces only) </P> <P> Formerly: Free Syrian Army (2011 - 2017) </P> </Td> <Td> ISIS <P> al - Qaeda linked groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> al - Nusra Front </Li> <Li> Khorasan group </Li> <Li> Tahrir al - Sham </Li> <Li> Jaysh al - Sunna </Li> <Li> Jund al - Aqsa </Li> <Li> Ahrar al - Sham </Li> </Ul> <P> Partial Support: Qatar UAE Saudi Arabia </P> Syria (limited encounters with US and Israel) <P> Supported by: Russia Iran Hezbollah China </P> </Td> <Td> Ongoing <Ul> <Li> Over 11,200 American and allied airstrikes hit ISIS and other extremist groups within Syria </Li> <Li> Thousands of ISIS targets destroyed / militants killed </Li> <Li> Chemical attack in Ghouta </Li> <Li> American support for anti-government rebels </Li> <Li> Deployment of U.S. Marines and Special Forces </Li> <Li> Syrian government forces capture and liberate Aleppo </Li> <Li> Massive amounts of war human rights violations and war crimes </Li> <Li> Chemical attack in Khan Shaykhun results in a retaliatory naval strike on the Syrian government - controlled Shayrat Airbase </Li> <Li> Russian - Turkish crisis </Li> <Li> Various confrontations and airstrikes, including a downing of a Syrian SU - 17 between the United States and Syrian government </Li> <Li> Multiple incidents between Israel and Syria, including several Syrian S - 200 missiles launched toward Israeli fighter jets during an Israeli Air Force mission inside Syrian territory, and an Israeli F - 16 shot down by Syrian Air Defense forces after retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets near Damascus after a Syrian drone crossed into Israeli airspace </Li> <Li> Turkish invasion of Afrin </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemeni Civil War (2015--present) <P> Location: Yemen </P> U.S. Naval vessel patrolling along the coastline of Yemen enforcing the American - Saudi blockade against Iran . </Td> <Td> Hadi government Saudi - led Coalition: Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Senegal Sudan Qatar (2015 - 2017) Under 1000 troops: <Ul> <Li> Bahrain </Li> <Li> Egypt </Li> <Li> Kuwait </Li> <Li> Jordan </Li> <Li> Morocco </Li> </Ul> United States France United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Supreme Political Council Houthis Ahrar al - Najran Supported by: Iran Hezbollah North Korea <P> AQAP </P> <Ul> <Li> Ansar al - Sharia </Li> </Ul> <P> IS - affiliated groups: </P> <Ul> <Li> Wilayah al - Yaman </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Ongoing <Ul> <Li> Yemen's capital city of Sana'a falls under Houthi control </Li> <Li> Saudi - led coalition begin to bomb Houthi rebel positions </Li> <Li> Aden becomes the new capital for the Hadi government </Li> <Li> Cholera outbreak in 2016 </Li> <Li> Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh killed in fire fight by a sniper during the ongoing battle in Sana'a </Li> <Li> Targeted killing program against radical groups in the region continue since 2002; intensify after beginning of civil war </Li> <Li> U.S. Naval blockade put in place in attempt to assist Saudi Arabia in preventing Iranian weapons from moving weapons into Houthi territory </Li> <Li> Raids against al - Qaeda conducted U.S. Special Forces </Li> <Li> Famine caused by war is affecting over 17 million people leaving 50,000 children to be a risk of dying in 2017 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American intervention in Libya (2015--present) Part of the Second Libyan Civil War <P> Location: Libya </P> </Td> <Td> United States Libya </Td> <Td> Islamic State in Libya </Td> <Td> Ongoing <Ul> <Li> Liberation of Sirte </Li> <Li> Hundreds of airstrikes carried out in Libya against Islamic State affiliated militant groups </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Conflict </Th> <Th> Combatant 1 </Th> <Th> Combatant 2 </Th> <Th> Result for the United States and its Allies </Th> </Tr>

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