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Burkina Faso › Kuilsé region › May 2026

Kuilsé region: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Kuilsé region, Burkina Faso. Country-wide report: Burkina Faso, May 2026.

11events10 the month before
13est. deathsrange 13–23
0civilian deaths

Kuilsé region, Burkina Faso saw 11 recorded events and 13 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +10% compared with 10 events the month before. The death toll range is 13 to 23.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict.

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 11 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-31: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-05-26: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (4 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (4 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-05-06: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-03: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Kuilsé region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
26 May 2026Namentenga province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		4
19 May 2026Sandbondtenga province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		4
3 May 2026Sandbondtenga province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		3
31 May 2026Bam province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		1
1–2
6 May 2026Namentenga province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
22 May 2026Kuilsé regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1
19 May 2026Sandbondtenga province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–1
10 May 2026Namentenga province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–1
10 May 2026Kuilsé regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–1
7 May 2026Bam province
Kuilsé region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Burkina Faso1113
JNIM1113

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.