Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Cesar department, Colombia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly report of a regionDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 9 eventsP of organized violence in Cesar department, Colombia in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 9P. UCDP counts 5P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 13 eventsP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The report of the country for this month: Colombia, August 2026.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Events

The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Colombia has each event.

Table 1. Cesar department, August 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
1 Aug 2026Gamarra municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state111
6 Aug 2026Chiriguaná municipality, Cesar departmentEGC; ELNNon-state111
7 Aug 2026Curumaní municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based111
11 Aug 2026El Copey municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state111
14 Aug 2026Valledupar municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state111
15 Aug 2026Valledupar municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided111
18 Aug 2026Valledupar municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided111
24 Aug 2026El Paso municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided111
27 Aug 2026Bosconia municipality, Cesar departmentActor not identified by UCDP; CiviliansOne-sided111

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Cesar department: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP8P8P
EGC1P1P
ELN1P1P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

All months

Table 3. Monthly reports of Cesar department, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
August 20269P9PCandidate Events
July 202613P16PCandidate Events
June 202613P13PCandidate Events
May 20261P2PCandidate Events
April 20261P1PCandidate Events
March 20261P1PCandidate Events
February 20261P1PCandidate Events
January 20261P1PCandidate Events
December 2025512GED
November 202532GED
September 202522GED
August 202533GED
July 202522GED
June 202533GED
May 202589GED
April 202537GED
March 202522GED
February 202511GED
January 202511GED
December 2024510GED
November 202442GED
October 202433GED
September 202423GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Cesar department: all figures

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ConflictStats. Cesar department, Colombia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/colombia/cesar-department/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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