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Guatemala department: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Guatemala department, Guatemala. Country-wide report: Guatemala, January 2026.

4events1 the month before
6est. deaths
0civilian deaths

Guatemala department, Guatemala saw 4 recorded events and 6 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +300% compared with 1 events the month before.

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

The most active pairing was Los Caradura - MS-13 with 3 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-10: M18 vs MS-13 (2 deaths)2026-01-08: Los Caradura vs MS-13 (2 deaths)2026-01-08: Los Caradura vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2026-01-05: Los Caradura vs MS-13 (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Guatemala department, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Jan 2026Villa Nueva municipality
Guatemala department		M18 vs MS-13
Non-state		2
8 Jan 2026Mixco municipality
Guatemala department		Los Caradura vs MS-13
Non-state		2
8 Jan 2026Guatemala municipality
Guatemala department		Los Caradura vs MS-13
Non-state		1
5 Jan 2026Mixco municipality
Guatemala department		Los Caradura vs MS-13
Non-state		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
MS-1346
Los Caradura34
M1812

All months

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