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M18

Organized-violence events involving M18, as recorded by UCDP. Data through 31 Jul 2026.

0events, last 30 days
1events, last 90 days▼ -75% vs prior 90 days
15events, last 12 months
25est. deaths, last 12 monthsrange 24–27, 12 civilians

M18 was a party to 15 organized-violence events recorded by UCDP in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, with 25 estimated deaths in those events. Activity was recorded in Guatemala.

In the last 90 days, 1 events involved M18, down -75% from the preceding 90 days (4).

Most frequent opposing parties: MS-13 (7 events).

Where M18 was active, last 12 months

2026-05-24: M18 vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2026-04-21: M18 vs MS-13 (2 deaths)2026-04-20: M18 vs MS-13 (6 deaths)2026-04-15: M18 vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2026-03-13: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-10: M18 vs MS-13 (2 deaths)2025-12-07: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-11-18: M18 vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2025-10-21: M18 vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-09-25: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-16: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-09-02: M18 vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2025-08-18: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-13: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-08-07: M18 vs Civilians (2 deaths)
Recorded events involving M18, 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Monthly trend

024Aug 2024: 4 events, 6 deaths24-08Sep 2024: 3 events, 2 deathsOct 2024: 0 events, 0 deathsNov 2024: 2 events, 1 deaths24-11Dec 2024: 1 events, 1 deathsJan 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsFeb 2025: 1 events, 1 deaths25-02Mar 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsApr 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsMay 2025: 1 events, 2 deaths25-05Jun 2025: 0 events, 0 deathsJul 2025: 3 events, 12 deathsAug 2025: 3 events, 4 deaths25-08Sep 2025: 3 events, 3 deathsOct 2025: 1 events, 3 deathsNov 2025: 1 events, 1 deaths25-11Dec 2025: 1 events, 1 deathsJan 2026: 1 events, 2 deathsFeb 2026: 0 events, 0 deaths26-02Mar 2026: 1 events, 1 deathsApr 2026: 3 events, 9 deathsMay 2026: 1 events, 1 deaths26-05Jun 2026: 0 events, 0 deathsJul 2026: 0 events, 0 deaths
Events involving M18 per month, last 24 months

Countries

CountryEvents, 12mEst. deaths
Guatemala1525

Most active areas

RegionEvents, 12m
Guatemala department
Guatemala
13
Suchitepéquez department
Guatemala
1
Chiquimula department
Guatemala
1

Opposing parties, last 12 months

PartyEventsEst. deaths in those events
MS-13714

Type of violence, last 12 months

CategoryEventsShare
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict747%
One-sided violence against civilians853%

Deadliest events involving M18, last 90 days

DateCountryWherePartiesEst. deaths
24 May 2026GuatemalaGuatemala municipality
Guatemala department
M18 vs MS-13
Non-state, 2 sources
1
0–1

Actor names follow UCDP coding. "Government of X" covers state forces including police and allied militias where UCDP codes them under the state. See methodology.