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

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Colombia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 203 eventsP of organized violence in Colombia in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 259P. The low estimate is 254 and the high estimate is 271P. UCDP counts 35P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 207 eventsP.

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 26.0.8, 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.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Colombia, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Antioquia department1723
Atlántico department7079
Bolívar department45
Cesar department99
Huila department1012
Magdalena department2424
Norte de Santander department2027
Risaralda department1415
Santander department45
Valle del Cauca department1822

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

Figure 1. Events in Colombia, August 2026. The map shows 203 events with 259 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, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (1 of 203 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
27 Aug 2026El Retorno municipality, Guaviare departmentGovernment of Colombia; EMBFState-based101010

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 August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP174P207P
EGC5P9P
ELN7P12P
EMBF1P10P
FARC - Segunda Marquetalia2P2P
FARC-EMC4P10P
Government of Colombia12P28P
Group named for a person (name not shown)1P1P
La Nueva Generación del Freseo4P6P
La Terraza1P1P
Los Costenos10P13P
Los Pepes6P7P
Tren de Aragua1P1P

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, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict28P14%
Non-state conflict147P72%
One-sided violence against civilians28P14%

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
August 2026203P259PCandidate Events
July 2026207P244PCandidate Events
June 2026217P271PCandidate Events
May 202666P196PCandidate Events
April 202653P103PCandidate Events
March 202638P76PCandidate Events
February 202680P117PCandidate Events
January 202665P126PCandidate 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. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

Colombia: all figures

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ConflictStats. Colombia: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/colombia/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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