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Far North region: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Far North region, Cameroon. Country-wide report: Cameroon, January 2026.

12events6 the month before
16est. deaths
12civilian deaths

Far North region, Cameroon saw 12 recorded events and 16 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +100% compared with 6 events the month before.

83% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 12.

The most active pairing was JAS - Civilians with 7 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-21: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Cameroon vs IS (2 deaths)2026-01-17: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-14: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-13: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-11: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-11: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Cameroon vs JAS (2 deaths)2026-01-09: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-01: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Far North region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
21 Jan 2026Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs IS
State-based		2
14 Jan 2026Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
12 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
11 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs JAS
State-based, 2 sources		2
30 Jan 2026Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
21 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
17 Jan 2026Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
13 Jan 2026Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
11 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
11 Jan 2026Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JAS89
IS35
Government of Cameroon24
Unidentified armed group12

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.