Saudi Arabia

Timeline

Oldest first

1. War

   Soviet–Afghan War1979–1989 CE

   Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

   Soviet Union and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (PDPA government)

   against

   Afghan mujahideen and their backers

   Afghan mujahideen, Pakistan (supporting), United States (supporting), Saudi Arabia (supporting), China (supporting), United Kingdom (supporting), Iran (supporting), and Egypt (supporting)

   The Soviet Union withdrew all its troops by 15 February 1989 without defeating the mujahideen; the war between the Afghan government and the mujahideen went on.

2. War

   Gulf War1990–1991 CE

   US-led coalition

   United States, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, France, Egypt, Syria, and Kuwait

   against

   Iraq

   Iraq

   Iraqi forces left Kuwait and the coalition declared a ceasefire on 28 February 1991; Iraq accepted UN ceasefire terms, and sanctions on it stayed in place.