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Guatemala: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

4events6 the month before
6est. deaths
0civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 4 organized-violence events in Guatemala, with 6 estimated deaths. That is -33% compared with 6 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, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Guatemala department46

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

PartyEvents
MS-134
Los Caradura3
M181

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based0
Non-state4
One-sided0

All months

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