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Sourou region: conflict events in April 2026

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

11events9 the month before
11est. deathsrange 11–25
3civilian deaths

In April 2026, UCDP recorded 11 organized-violence events in Sourou region, Burkina Faso, with 11 estimated deaths. That is +22% compared with 9 events the month before. The death toll range is 11 to 25.

91% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 10 events.

Where events happened

2026-04-30: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-04-28: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-23: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-04-13: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-04-10: JNIM vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-09: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-04-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-03: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-01: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-04-01: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sourou region, April 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, April 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Apr 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
30 Apr 2026Sourou regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
23 Apr 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
9 Apr 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		2
13 Apr 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		1
1 Apr 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		1
28 Apr 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–6
9 Apr 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–5
7 Apr 2026Sourou province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1
3 Apr 2026Kossin province
Sourou region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM1111
Government of Burkina Faso108

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.