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UCDP recorded 21 eventsP that involve SVC in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 40P.

The low estimate is 32 and the high estimate is 43P. 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, SVC has the 101st highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. SVC 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 20 events that involve SVC. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 21P, which is up 5 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 100 percentP of the events that involve SVC 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

The log has no change for SVC on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

0510Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events that involve SVC, 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 SVC, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 20261P1P
Aug 20260P0P
Jul 20261P1P
Jun 20262P4P
May 20266P17P
Apr 20260P0P
Mar 20262P2P
Feb 20260P0P
Jan 20264P6P
Dec 202525
Nov 202512
Oct 202522
Sep 202514
Aug 202500
Jul 202511
Jun 202522
May 202512
Apr 202525
Mar 202522
Feb 202549
Jan 202512
Dec 202400
Nov 202446
Oct 2024215

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 SVC, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Nigeria20P39P
South Africa11

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

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve SVC, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Abia stateNigeria2P
Anambra stateNigeria1
Bayelsa stateNigeria2P
Benue stateNigeria3P
Delta stateNigeria7P
Ebonyi stateNigeria1
Imo stateNigeria1P
Lagos stateNigeria3P

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

Figure 2. Events that involve SVC, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 21 events with 40 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 SVC, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Black Axe13P28P
Eyie8P12P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. SVC: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict21P100%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

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. SVC: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/svc/. 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 SVC did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 21 eventsP that involve SVC 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 Nigeria and South Africa.

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.