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Mali conflict statistics

Name: Mali conflict event statistics
Creator: Uppsala Conflict Data Program
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Organized violence recorded by UCDP, data through 31 Jul 2026. Updated automatically as new monthly releases are published.

124events, last 30 days

280events, last 90 days▲ +83% vs prior 90 days

717events, last 12 months

2,013est. deaths, last 12 months617 civilians

Mali saw 280 recorded events and 653 estimated deaths from 3 May 2026 to 31 Jul 2026. That is +83% on the preceding 90-day period.

Over the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 717 events and 2,013 estimated deaths were recorded in Mali. That is +51% on the previous 12 months. 77% of events were classed as state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths in the same period: 617.

The most affected areas over the last 90 days were Mopti region (79), Segou region (54), Kidal region (34). Together they hold 60% of the period's events.

The most frequently recorded parties over the last 12 months were Government of Mali, JNIM, Dozos (Mali).

Events in Mali, last 90 days

Recorded organized-violence events in Mali, 3 May 2026 to 31 Jul 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutline: Natural Earth.

Monthly trend

Recorded events per month in Mali, last 24 months

Estimated deaths per month in Mali, last 24 months

Most affected regions

Region	Events, 90d	Change	Events, 12m	Deaths, 12m	Last event
Mopti region	79	+216%	139	364	31 Jul 2026
Segou region	54	+157%	111	322	30 Jul 2026
Kidal region	34	+70%	76	115	29 Jul 2026
Tombouctou region	32	+60%	94	214	26 Jul 2026
Koulikoro region	23	+53%	66	141	30 Jul 2026
Gao region	19	+111%	43	196	31 Jul 2026
Kayes region	13	-7%	57	201	23 Jul 2026
Sikasso region	10	-17%	74	172	23 Jul 2026
Ménaka region	3	-70%	33	97	26 Jun 2026
Bamako region	1	-50%	6	5	28 May 2026

1 further first-level administrative areas had fewer than 5 recorded events in the last 12 months and are not listed separately.

Deadliest recorded events, last 90 days

Date	Where	Parties	Est. deaths
18 Jul 2026	Gao region	Government of Mali vs FLA State-based	52
5 Jul 2026	Gao region	Government of Mali vs JNIM State-based	33
30 May 2026	Koulikoro region	Government of Mali vs JNIM State-based	31
14 May 2026	Segou region	Government of Mali vs Civilians One-sided, 31 civilian	31
4 May 2026	Mopti region	Government of Mali vs JNIM State-based	30
6 May 2026	Mopti region	Dan na Ambassagou vs JNIM Non-state, 4 civilian	25
6 May 2026	Mopti region	Dan na Ambassagou vs JNIM Non-state, 4 civilian	25
9 Jul 2026	Gao region	Government of Mali vs FLA State-based	23
4 Jul 2026	Mopti region	Government of Mali vs JNIM State-based	15
30 May 2026	Koulikoro region	Government of Mali vs JNIM State-based	15

Most recorded parties, last 12 months

Party	Events	Est. deaths in those events
Government of Mali	572	1,641
JNIM	562	1,473
Dozos (Mali)	57	104
FLA	52	172
IS	47	118
Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union)	36	91

Type of violence, last 12 months

Category	Events	Share
State-based armed conflict	553	77%
Non-state conflict	71	10%
One-sided violence against civilians	93	13%

Long-run view: events per year

Year	Events	Est. deaths
2017	127	612
2018	236	1,281
2019	199	1,227
2020	234	1,543
2021	215	1,287
2022	409	3,656
2023	320	2,118
2024	447	1,901
2025	506	2,157
2026 (to date)	490	1,287

Annual figures from the UCDP GED main release (through the last full year) plus Candidate Events for the current year, which are provisional.

Recent reports and news

Humanitarian reports (ReliefWeb)

Bulletin de surveillance pastorale sur le Mali N°41 (Juin – Juillet 2026) ReliefWeb, 15 Sep 2026
Mali: Feuille de route: Groupe de Travail Technique sur les Programmes Transferts Monétaires pour la Nutrition (GTT PTM-Nut) - Avril 2026 ReliefWeb, 10 Sep 2026
Revue de la litterature au Mali Programmes de Transferts Monétaires pour la Nutrition ReliefWeb, 10 Sep 2026
Mali: Compte-Rendu Cluster Éducation, d’août 2026 [Meeting Minutes] ReliefWeb, 9 Sep 2026
Mali : Region de Koutiala - Qui Fait Quoi et Où (3W) Présence opérationnelle des acteurs humanitaires (au 30 juin 2026) ReliefWeb, 2 Sep 2026
Mali : Region de Sikasso - Qui Fait Quoi et Où (3W) Présence opérationnelle des acteurs humanitaires (au 30 juin 2026) ReliefWeb, 2 Sep 2026
Mali : Region de Ségou - Qui Fait Quoi et Où (3W) Présence opérationnelle des acteurs humanitaires (au 30 juin 2026) ReliefWeb, 2 Sep 2026
Mali : Region de San - Qui Fait Quoi et Où (3W) Présence opérationnelle des acteurs humanitaires (au 30 juin 2026) ReliefWeb, 2 Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many conflict events were recorded in Mali in the last 12 months?

UCDP recorded 717 organized-violence events in Mali between 1 Aug 2025 and 31 Jul 2026, with an estimated 2,013 deaths.

Is violence in Mali increasing or decreasing?

Increasing. Events in the last 90 days (280) were up +83% on the preceding 90 days (153).

Which regions of Mali are most affected?

Over the last 90 days the most events were recorded in Mopti region (79), Segou region (54), Kidal region (34), Tombouctou region (32), Koulikoro region (23).

What kind of violence is recorded in Mali?

UCDP classes events as state-based armed conflict, non-state conflict, or one-sided violence against civilians. In Mali, 77% of events over the last 12 months were state-based armed conflict.

Where does this data come from?

Event counts and death estimates come from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) Georeferenced Event Dataset and its monthly Candidate Events releases, published under CC BY 4.0. Figures use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Data on this page runs through 31 Jul 2026.

Counts use UCDP's "best" fatality estimate. Candidate Events for the current year are provisional and may be revised in the next annual GED release. See methodology.