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Iraq: events and estimated deaths in May 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

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UCDP recorded 9 eventsP of organized violence in Iraq in May 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 20P. UCDP counts 0P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2026 was 8 eventsP.

The count for May 2025 was 12 events. The change from May 2025 to May 2026 is down 25 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Iraq, May 2026 has the 10th highest count of events. Iraq holds 1 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in May 2026. In May 2025, the share was 1 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Iraq, May 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Al Anbār province23
Kirkūk province412
Maysān province11
Nīnawá province24

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Iraq, May 2026. The map shows 9 events with 20 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists each event of the month. The CSV file of Iraq has each event.

Table 2. Iraq, May 2026: the events of the month, in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
1 May 2026Al Anbār provinceActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based111
4 May 2026Qaḑā’ ar Ramādī, Al Anbār provinceActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPNon-state222
6 May 2026Kirkūk provinceGovernment of Iraq; ISState-based333
14 May 2026Dāqūq district, Kirkūk provinceGovernment of Iraq; ISState-based111
15 May 2026Sinjār district, Nīnawá provinceGovernment of Iraq; ISState-based111
23 May 2026Dāqūq district, Kirkūk provinceGovernment of Iraq; ISState-based444
23 May 2026Qaḑā’ al Ḩaḑar, Nīnawá provinceGovernment of Iraq; ISState-based333
27 May 2026Kirkūk provinceGovernment of Iraq; ISState-based444
28 May 2026Maysān provinceActor not identified by UCDP; Actor not identified by UCDPState-based111

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.

Table 3. Iraq: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of May 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP3P4P
Government of Iraq6P16P
IS6P16P

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.

Type of violence

Table 4. Iraq: events by type of violence, May 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict8P89%
Non-state conflict1P11%
One-sided violence against civilians00%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Iraq, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20264P6PCandidate Events
August 20261P2PCandidate Events
July 20268P45PCandidate Events
June 20265P10PCandidate Events
May 20269P20PCandidate Events
April 20268P15PCandidate Events
March 202637P122PCandidate Events
February 20262P3PCandidate Events
January 20263P14PCandidate Events
December 202511GED
November 202511GED
October 202513GED
September 202512GED
August 2025315GED
July 202533GED
June 202536GED
May 20251217GED
April 202559GED
March 202567GED
February 20252726GED
January 20252847GED
December 20242128GED
November 20242330GED
October 20243077GED
September 20243236GED
August 20242540GED

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 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Iraq: events and estimated deaths in May 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/iraq/month/2026-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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