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Sourou region: conflict events in January 2026

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

13events9 the month before
31est. deathsrange 31–75
9civilian deaths

Sourou region, Burkina Faso saw 13 recorded events and 31 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +44% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 31 to 75.

85% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 9.

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

Where events happened

2026-01-27: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-01-24: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-01-19: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (7 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-01-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-01-13: Government of Burkina Faso vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-01-13: Government of Burkina Faso vs Civilians (0 deaths)2026-01-12: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-01-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (12 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (5 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sourou region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Jan 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 4 civilian, 6 sources		12
12–21
19 Jan 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		7
4 Jan 2026Nayala province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 5 civilian, 3 sources		5
24 Jan 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
14 Jan 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
27 Jan 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
4 Jan 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
4 Jan 2026Nayala province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
14 Jan 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1
14 Jan 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Burkina Faso1331
JNIM1131

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.