Kirkūk province, Iraq: events and estimated deaths in March 2026
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UCDP recorded 5 eventsP of organized violence in Kirkūk province, Iraq in March 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 13P. The low estimate is 13 and the high estimate is 16P. UCDP counts 0P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. UCDP recorded no eventsP in February 2026.
UCDP recorded no events in March 2025. Among the 14 months with a report for Kirkūk province, Iraq, March 2026 has the highest count of events. Kirkūk province, Iraq holds 14 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Iraq in March 2026. In March 2025, the share was 0 percent.
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
The report of the country for this month: Iraq, March 2026.
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 26.0.9, 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.
Events
The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Iraq has each event.
| Date | Place | Sides, as UCDP writes them | Type of violence | Estimated deathsP | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2026 | Qaḑā’ Dibis, Kirkūk province | Government of Iraq; Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | State-based | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Qaḑā’ Kirkūk, Kirkūk province | Government of Iraq; Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | State-based | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Qaḑā’ Kirkūk, Kirkūk province | Actor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDP | State-based | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Dāqūq district, Kirkūk province | Actor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDP | State-based | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Kirkūk province | Government of Iraq; Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | State-based | 3 | 3 | 3 |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.
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.
Actors, as UCDP names them
Names as UCDP writes them.
| Name, as UCDP writes it | Events | Estimated deaths in these events |
|---|---|---|
| Actor not identified by UCDP | 2P | 4P |
| Government of Iraq | 3P | 9P |
| Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 3P | 9P |
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.
All months
| Month | Events | Estimated deaths | Dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4P | 6P | Candidate Events |
| July 2026 | 2P | 7P | Candidate Events |
| June 2026 | 1P | 3P | Candidate Events |
| May 2026 | 4P | 12P | Candidate Events |
| March 2026 | 5P | 13P | Candidate Events |
| October 2025 | 1 | 3 | GED |
| August 2025 | 2 | 9 | GED |
| June 2025 | 3 | 6 | GED |
| February 2025 | 1 | 2 | GED |
| January 2025 | 1 | 6 | GED |
| December 2024 | 2 | 3 | GED |
| November 2024 | 4 | 18 | GED |
| October 2024 | 4 | 13 | GED |
| September 2024 | 4 | 12 | GED |
P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.
Cite this page
ConflictStats. Kirkūk province, Iraq: events and estimated deaths in March 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/iraq/kirkuk-province/month/2026-03/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .
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