Actors, as UCDP names them
UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. A page is for a government or for an organized group. A page needs 10 or more events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Search engines list the page of an actor at 50 or more. Names are the names that UCDP writes.
What UCDP calls an actor
A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.
3 names stay in the list with fewer than 10 events in the last 12 months. The site published their pages earlier.
| Name, as UCDP writes it | Countries of the events | Events | Estimated deaths in these events |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Burundi, DR Congo | 408P | 2,068P |
| AFF | Afghanistan | 23P | 71P |
| Al-Shabaab | Kenya, Somalia | 393P | 3,360P |
| Ambazonia insurgents | Cameroon | 98P | 212P |
| Anuak | Ethiopia | 12P | 170P |
| AQAP | Yemen | 24P | 75P |
| ASTC | Yemen | 29P | 155P |
| Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada | Colombia | 29P | 51P |
| Birom | Nigeria | 45P | 132P |
| Black Axe | Nigeria, South Africa | 55P | 95P |
| Bonde dos 13, PCC | Brazil | 14 | 13 |
| BRAS | Pakistan | 568P | 1,596P |
| Cartel Independiente de Acapulco | Mexico | 79P | 93P |
| Carteles Unidos | Mexico | 25 | 36 |
| Comando Vermelho | Brazil | 185P | 307P |
| CPI-Maoist | India | 47P | 149P |
| CPP | Philippines | 47P | 118P |
| CRP | DR Congo | 36P | 182P |
| Dozos (Mali) | Mali | 62P | 102P |
| EGC | Colombia | 99P | 152P |
| ELN | Colombia, Venezuela | 91P | 184P |
| EMBF | Colombia | 32P | 186P |
| EPFAS | Ethiopia | 84P | 428P |
| Eyie | Nigeria | 49P | 78P |
| Família Terror Amapá | Brazil | 61P | 67P |
| Fano | Ethiopia | 527P | 3,479P |
| FARC - Segunda Marquetalia | Colombia | 11P | 18P |
| FARC-EMC | Colombia | 84P | 348P |
| Farmers (Nigeria) | Nigeria | 27P | 72P |
| FDLR-FOCA | Burundi, DR Congo | 13P | 29P |
| FLA | Mali | 63P | 171P |
| Forces of the Presidential Leadership Council | Iraq, Yemen | 568P | 5,191P |
| Fulani | Chad, Nigeria, Sudan | 106P | 439P |
| GDE, PCC | Brazil | 19P | 22P |
| Government of Afghanistan | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan | 207P | 995P |
| Government of Benin | Benin, Burkina Faso | 13P | 40P |
| Government of Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso, Ghana | 557P | 2,435P |
| Government of Burundi | Burundi, DR Congo | 28P | 30P |
| Government of Cambodia (Kampuchea) | Thailand | 19 | 34 |
| Government of Cameroon | Cameroon | 120P | 260P |
| Government of Central African Republic | Central African Republic | 17P | 147P |
| Government of Colombia | Colombia | 108P | 268P |
| Government of DR Congo (Zaire) | Burundi, DR Congo | 324P | 1,365P |
| Government of Ethiopia | Ethiopia, Sudan | 862P | 4,769P |
| Government of Haiti | Haiti | 56P | 269P |
| Government of India | Bangladesh, India | 87P | 208P |
| Government of Indonesia | Indonesia | 61P | 129P |
| Government of Iran | Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Lebanon, and 2 more | 550P | 23,781P |
| Government of Iraq | Iraq | 43P | 154P |
| Government of Israel | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon, Syria | 1,520P | 6,730P |
| Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Lebanon, and 2 more | 466P | 3,826P |
| Government of Kenya | Kenya, Somalia | 31P | 24P |
| Government of Mali | Mali | 627P | 1,675P |
| Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union) | Mali | 38P | 87P |
| Government of Mozambique | Mozambique | 52P | 260P |
| Government of Myanmar (Burma) | Bangladesh, Myanmar | 580P | 1,920P |
| Government of Niger | Niger | 71P | 745P |
| Government of Nigeria | Chad, Niger, Nigeria | 355P | 2,795P |
| Government of Pakistan | Afghanistan, India, Pakistan | 1,269P | 5,309P |
| Government of Philippines | Philippines | 59P | 166P |
| Government of Russia (Soviet Union) | Central African Republic, Mali, Russia, Sudan, and 1 more | 4,994P | 90,558P |
| Government of Somalia | Somalia | 368P | 3,531P |
| Government of South Sudan | South Sudan | 23P | 207P |
| Government of Sudan | Chad, Ethiopia, Sudan | 511P | 6,088P |
| Government of Syria | Syria | 74P | 180P |
| Government of Tanzania | Tanzania | 55P | 1,007P |
| Government of Thailand | Thailand | 52P | 80P |
| Government of Ukraine | Russia, Ukraine | 4,962P | 90,449P |
| Government of Yemen (North Yemen) | Iraq, Yemen | 550P | 4,959P |
| Hamas | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon | 816P | 1,857P |
| Herders (Nigeria) | Nigeria | 27P | 72P |
| Hezbollah | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon | 594P | 4,677P |
| IMP | Afghanistan, Pakistan | 34P | 254P |
| IPOB | Nigeria | 22P | 32P |
| IS | Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, and 13 more | 1,011P | 6,072P |
| Jaish al-Adl | Iran | 36P | 73P |
| Jalisco Cartel New Generation | Guatemala, Mexico | 610P | 812P |
| JAS | Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria | 144P | 1,151P |
| JNIM | Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, and 2 more | 1,236P | 4,409P |
| Juarez Cartel | Mexico | 148P | 243P |
| Kashmir insurgents | India | 26P | 46P |
| KIO | Myanmar | 14P | 97P |
| KNU | Myanmar | 49P | 167P |
| Kuki | India | 15P | 28P |
| Kusasi | Ghana | 8P | 14P |
| La Barredora | Mexico | 11P | 19P |
| La Nueva Generación del Freseo | Colombia | 21P | 23P |
| La Terraza | Colombia | 16P | 21P |
| Los Choneros | Ecuador | 37P | 84P |
| Los Costenos | Colombia | 206P | 233P |
| Los Hondureños | Costa Rica | 17 | 18 |
| Los Lobos | Ecuador | 45P | 147P |
| Los Monos | Argentina | 9P | 12P |
| Los Pepes | Colombia | 163P | 186P |
| Los Rusos | Mexico | 79P | 93P |
| Los Tlacos | Mexico | 11 | 21 |
| M18 | Guatemala | 16P | 29P |
| Mamprusi | Ghana | 8P | 14P |
| March and March, Operation Dudula | South Africa | 12P | 17P |
| MS-13 | Guatemala | 18P | 32P |
| Mwaghavul | Nigeria | 11P | 43P |
| Naga | India | 15P | 28P |
| NRF | Afghanistan, Yemen | 17P | 18P |
| Nuer | Ethiopia, Sudan | 14P | 206P |
| NUG | Myanmar | 128P | 530P |
| OLA | Ethiopia | 87P | 528P |
| OPM | Indonesia | 52P | 121P |
| Patani insurgents | Thailand | 35P | 46P |
| PCC | Brazil | 47P | 152P |
| PIJ | Israel and Palestine, Lebanon | 57P | 130P |
| PJAK | Iran | 11P | 25P |
| PSLF | Myanmar | 18P | 65P |
| Puntland State of Somalia | Somalia | 15 | 78 |
| Salamat Baggara | Sudan | 12P | 169P |
| Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel | Mexico | 433P | 509P |
| SCEF | Myanmar | 189P | 527P |
| SDF | Syria | 42P | 120P |
| SFA | Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan | 635P | 66,467P |
| SFC | Somalia | 14P | 77P |
| Sinaloa Cartel | Guatemala, Mexico | 360P | 566P |
| Sindicato do Crime | Brazil | 26P | 34P |
| SPLM/A - IO | South Sudan | 22P | 197P |
| STC | Yemen | 37 | 200 |
| Supporters of BNP | Bangladesh | 16P | 21P |
| SVC | Nigeria, South Africa | 21P | 40P |
| Terceiro Comando Puro | Brazil | 29P | 41P |
| Tiv | Nigeria | 25P | 113P |
| TPLF | Ethiopia, Sudan | 58P | 167P |
| TTP | Afghanistan, Pakistan | 632P | 2,756P |
| ULA | Myanmar | 81P | 313P |
| URDPC | DR Congo | 20P | 167P |
| VDP | DR Congo | 164P | 654P |
| Viv Ansanm | Haiti | 88P | 565P |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.