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IranSistan and Baluchestan province › January 2026

Sistan and Baluchestan province: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. Country-wide report: Iran, January 2026.

3events2 the month before
3est. deaths
1civilian deaths

In January 2026, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, with 3 estimated deaths. That is +50% compared with 2 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

The most active pairing was Unidentified armed group - Unidentified armed group with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-29: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-01-28: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Iran vs Ansar al-Furqan (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sistan and Baluchestan province, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
29 Jan 2026Rasak county
Sistan and Baluchestan province
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based, 1 civilian
1
28 Jan 2026Saravan county
Sistan and Baluchestan province
Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group
State-based
1
21 Jan 2026Zahedan county
Sistan and Baluchestan province
Government of Iran vs Ansar al-Furqan
State-based
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Unidentified armed group44
Government of Iran11
Ansar al-Furqan11

All months

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