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ELN: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 91 eventsP that involve ELN in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 184P.

The low estimate is 165 and the high estimate is 221P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 2 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, ELN has the 44th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. ELN is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 206 events that involve ELN. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 91P, which is down 56 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 49 percentP of the events that involve ELN in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 63 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

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  • UCDP recorded 91 events that involve ELN in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 103 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve ELN, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve ELN, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20264P8P
Aug 20268P13P
Jul 20268P15P
Jun 20268P12P
May 20264P15P
Apr 20264P16P
Mar 20266P8P
Feb 202618P32P
Jan 202610P15P
Dec 20251232
Nov 2025411
Oct 202557
Sep 20252033
Aug 20251117
Jul 2025711
Jun 20251938
May 20251621
Apr 20251520
Mar 20252944
Feb 20251420
Jan 20253470
Dec 2024816
Nov 20241743
Oct 20241631

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve ELN, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Colombia90P183P
Venezuela1P1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve ELN, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Antioquia departmentColombia5P
Arauca departmentColombia20P
Bolívar departmentColombia11P
Cauca departmentColombia3P
Cesar departmentColombia6P
Chocó departmentColombia2P
Norte de Santander departmentColombia37P
Santander departmentColombia2P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve ELN, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 91 events with 184 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve ELN, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
EGC13P27P
EMBF9P20P
FARC - Segunda Marquetalia1P1P
FARC-EMC5P14P
Government of Colombia44P93P
Government of Venezuela1P1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. ELN: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict45P49%
Non-state conflict28P31%
One-sided violence against civilians18P20%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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ConflictStats. ELN: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/eln/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve ELN did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 91 eventsP that involve ELN in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Colombia and Venezuela.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.