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UCDP recorded 42 eventsP that involve SDF in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 120P.

The low estimate is 120 and the high estimate is 121P. 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 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, SDF has the 76th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. SDF 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 291 events that involve SDF. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 42P, which is down 86 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 non-state conflict are 33 percent of the events that involve SDF in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 24 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

ConflictStats recorded this on .

  • UCDP recorded 42 events that involve SDF in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 (preliminary). The count for the 12 months to 31 Aug 2026 was 55 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve SDF, 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 SDF, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20260P0P
Aug 20260P0P
Jul 20260P0P
Jun 20260P0P
May 20260P0P
Apr 20260P0P
Mar 20260P0P
Feb 20260P0P
Jan 202620P74P
Dec 20251223
Nov 202538
Oct 2025715
Sep 20251328
Aug 20251016
Jul 2025512
Jun 2025611
May 202589
Apr 2025711
Mar 20251636
Feb 20253892
Jan 202565375
Dec 202474394
Nov 20242457
Oct 20242542

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 SDF, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Syria42P120P

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

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve SDF, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Al Hasakah governorateSyria5P
Aleppo governorateSyria17P
Ar Raqqah governorateSyria8P
Deir ez Zor governorateSyria11
Idlib governorateSyria1

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

Figure 2. Events that involve SDF, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 42 events with 120 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 SDF, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Syria26P95P
IS1423

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

Type of violence

Table 4. SDF: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict26P62%
Non-state conflict1433%
One-sided violence against civilians25%

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. SDF: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/sdf/. 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 SDF did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 42 eventsP that involve SDF 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 Syria.

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.