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Liptako region: conflict events in March 2026

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

5events1 the month before
7est. deathsrange 7–21
2civilian deaths

In March 2026, UCDP recorded 5 organized-violence events in Liptako region, Burkina Faso, with 7 estimated deaths. That is +400% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 7 to 21.

40% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

The most active pairing was IS - JNIM with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-30: IS vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-27: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-03-26: Government of Burkina Faso vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-03-08: Government of Burkina Faso vs IS (0 deaths)2026-03-05: IS vs JNIM (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Liptako region, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
5 Mar 2026Yagha province
Liptako region		IS vs JNIM
Non-state, 2 sources		3
27 Mar 2026Séno province
Liptako region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		2
26 Mar 2026Yagha province
Liptako region		Government of Burkina Faso vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
30 Mar 2026Séno province
Liptako region		IS vs JNIM
Non-state		0
0–12
8 Mar 2026Liptako regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM35
Government of Burkina Faso34
IS33

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.