Bulletin 2026-09UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.9Changes in the data

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Colombia: events and estimated deaths in January 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 70 eventsP of organized violence in Colombia in January 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 132P. The low estimate is 123 and the high estimate is 132P. UCDP counts 26P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for December 2025 was 41 events.

The count for January 2025 was 81 events. The change from January 2025 to January 2026 is down 14 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Colombia, January 2026 has the 8th highest count of events. Colombia holds 4 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in January 2026. In January 2025, the share was 3 percent.

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

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 26.0.9, 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.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Colombia, January 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Amazonas department28
Antioquia department412
Arauca department22
Atlántico department2937
Bolívar department44
Cauca department33
Huila department33
La Guajira department714
Meta department24
Norte de Santander department34

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

Figure 1. Events in Colombia, January 2026. The map shows 70 events with 132 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Colombia has each event.

Table 2. Colombia, January 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (1 of 70 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
16 Jan 2026El Retorno municipality, Guaviare departmentFARC-EMC; EMBFNon-state272727

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

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Colombia: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of January 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP6P7P
Autodefensas Campesinas de Nariño1P3P
Autodefensas Conquistadoras de la Sierra Nevada6P17P
EGC17P28P
ELN10P15P
EMBF6P36P
FARC-EMC9P39P
Government of Colombia9P18P
La Terraza1P1P
Los Costenos26P33P
Los Espartanos1P2P
Los Pepes21P28P
Los Shottas1P2P

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.

Type of violence

Table 4. Colombia: events by type of violence, January 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict9P13%
Non-state conflict40P57%
One-sided violence against civilians21P30%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Colombia, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 2026203P242PCandidate Events
August 2026213P274PCandidate Events
July 2026205P240PCandidate Events
June 2026228P286PCandidate Events
May 202673P204PCandidate Events
April 202658P108PCandidate Events
March 202639P77PCandidate Events
February 202678P113PCandidate Events
January 202670P132PCandidate Events
December 20254164GED
November 20252865GED
October 20252429GED
September 20254687GED
August 20255989GED
July 20255257GED
June 20255388GED
May 20255676GED
April 20254685GED
March 20256492GED
February 20252533GED
January 202581221GED
December 20243971GED
November 202459103GED
October 20244682GED
September 20243153GED
August 20244768GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

Colombia: all figures

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ConflictStats. Colombia: events and estimated deaths in January 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/colombia/month/2026-01/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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