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Guatemala: conflict events in August 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

5events5 the month before
7est. deathsrange 5–7
5civilian deaths

Guatemala saw 5 recorded events and 7 estimated deaths in August 2024. That is about the same as the previous month (5). The death toll range is 5 to 7.

60% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 5.

Events were concentrated in Guatemala department (4), Santa Rosa department (1).

The most active pairing was M18 - Civilians with 2 events.

Where events happened

2024-08-19: M18 vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2024-08-19: M18 vs MS-13 (1 deaths)2024-08-14: M18 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-12: MS-13 vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-08-07: M18 vs Civilians (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Guatemala, August 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, August 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Guatemala department44
Santa Rosa department13

Deadliest events, August 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Aug 2024Barberena municipality
Santa Rosa department		M18 vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3
19 Aug 2024Guatemala municipality
Guatemala department		M18 vs MS-13
Non-state		1
0–1
19 Aug 2024Guatemala municipality
Guatemala department		M18 vs MS-13
Non-state		1
0–1
14 Aug 2024Guatemala municipality
Guatemala department		M18 vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
12 Aug 2024Guatemala municipality
Guatemala department		MS-13 vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources		1

Parties

PartyEvents
M184
MS-133

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state2
One-sided3

All months

Monthly reports:Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025May 2025Feb 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.