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Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 568 eventsP that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 5,191P.

The low estimate is 2,780 and the high estimate is 6,308P. 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, Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council has the 15th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council is one of the two sides in 3 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 221 events that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 568P, which is up 157 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 88 percentP of the events that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council 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 568 events that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 354 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, 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 Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 2026222P2,900P
Aug 2026114P1,471P
Jul 202631P232P
Jun 202622P46P
May 202620P37P
Apr 202619P37P
Mar 202618P53P
Feb 202614P27P
Jan 202626P147P
Dec 202533140
Nov 20252455
Oct 20252546
Sep 20251533
Aug 20251217
Jul 20252239
Jun 20252235
May 20252550
Apr 20251942
Mar 20252873
Feb 20252556
Jan 20252549
Dec 20241849
Nov 202435
Oct 2024732

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 Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Iraq3P27P
Yemen565P5,164P

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

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
al-Jawf governorateYemen24P
Dali governorateYemen32P
Ḩaḑramawt governorateYemen30P
Hudaydah governorateYemen52P
Laḩij governorateYemen41P
Marib governorateYemen58P
Şa‘dah governorateYemen59P
Taiz governorateYemen185P

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

Figure 2. Events that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 568 events with 5,191 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 Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
AQAP15P48P
ASTC24P149P
Government of Yemen (North Yemen)502P4,866P
IS1P2P
STC13109

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict502P88%
Non-state conflict53P9%
One-sided violence against civilians13P2%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

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ConflictStats. Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/forces-of-the-presidential-leadership-council/. 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 Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 568 eventsP that involve Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council 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 Iraq and Yemen.

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.