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Burkina Faso › Yaadga region › May 2026

Yaadga region: conflict events in May 2026

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

13events14 the month before
33est. deathsrange 33–69
0civilian deaths

Yaadga region, Burkina Faso saw 13 recorded events and 33 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is about the same as the previous month (14). The death toll range is 33 to 69.

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

The most active pairing was Government of Burkina Faso - JNIM with 13 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-29: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-29: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-23: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (12 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-22: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-21: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-12: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-11: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (3 deaths)2026-05-08: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (8 deaths)2026-05-07: Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Yaadga region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
22 May 2026Loroum province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		12
8 May 2026Loroum province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		8
23 May 2026Yaadga regionGovernment of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		3
14 May 2026Loroum province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		3
11 May 2026Yatenga province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		3
29 May 2026Yatenga province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based		2
12 May 2026Yatenga province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 4 sources		2
2–12
29 May 2026Yatenga province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–4
22 May 2026Yatenga province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–3
22 May 2026Loroum province
Yaadga region		Government of Burkina Faso vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Burkina Faso1333
JNIM1333

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.