List of wars involving Mauritania
# List of wars involving Mauritania

PLEASE NOTE: This list should only include conflicts where Mauritanian forces took part in combat. This is a list of wars involving Mauritania.

| Conflict | Mauritania and allies | Opponents | Results | President of Mauritania |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Sahara War (1975–1979) | Mauritania Morocco France | Polisario | Defeat Withdrawal from Tiris al-Gharbiyya | Moktar Ould Daddah |
| Mauritania–Senegal Border War (1989–1991) | Mauritania | Senegal FLAM | Indecisive Peace agreement, end of skirmishes | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
| Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–) | Algeria Morocco Mauritania Mali Chad France Tunisia Libya | al-Qaeda | Ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara launched in 2007 | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya |
