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MaliGao region › February 2025

Gao region: conflict events in February 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Gao region, Mali. Country-wide report: Mali, February 2025.

8events6 the month before
78est. deathsrange 78–93
56civilian deaths

Gao region, Mali saw 8 recorded events and 78 estimated deaths in February 2025. That is +33% compared with 6 events the month before. The death toll range is 78 to 93.

63% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 56.

The most active pairing was Government of Mali - IS with 3 events.

Where events happened

2025-02-23: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-02-22: IS vs Civilians (6 deaths)2025-02-15: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-02-10: Government of Mali vs IS (0 deaths)2025-02-08: Government of Mali vs IS (0 deaths)2025-02-08: Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-02-07: Government of Mali vs IS (56 deaths)2025-02-07: Government of Russia vs Civilians (15 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Gao region, February 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, February 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
7 Feb 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs IS
State-based, 34 civilian, 9 sources
56
56–67
7 Feb 2025Gao regionGovernment of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 15 civilian, 3 sources
15
22 Feb 2025Ansongo cercle
Gao region
IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 2 sources
6
8 Feb 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources
1
23 Feb 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based
0
0–1
15 Feb 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based
0
0–1
10 Feb 2025Ansongo cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs IS
State-based
0
0–1
8 Feb 2025Gao regionGovernment of Mali vs IS
State-based
0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Mali556
IS462
JNIM20
Government of Russia115
Government of Mali, Government of Russia11

All months

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