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Sourou region: conflict events in March 2026

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

9events7 the month before
8est. deathsrange 8–39
1civilian deaths

Sourou region, Burkina Faso saw 9 recorded events and 8 estimated deaths in March 2026. That is +29% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 8 to 39.

89% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 8 events.

Where events happened

2026-03-31: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-30: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-03-29: JNIM vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-03-25: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-18: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (4 deaths)2026-03-16: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-16: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-03-10: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sourou region, March 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, March 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
18 Mar 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		4
30 Mar 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		3
29 Mar 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
31 Mar 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–4
25 Mar 2026Nayala province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–14
16 Mar 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–4
16 Mar 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–5
14 Mar 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 5 sources		0
0–3
10 Mar 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM98
Government of Burkina Faso87

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.