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MaliGao region › May 2025

Gao region: conflict events in May 2025

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

3events1 the month before
6est. deathsrange 6–9
2civilian deaths

In May 2025, UCDP recorded 3 organized-violence events in Gao region, Mali, with 6 estimated deaths. That is +200% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 6 to 9.

67% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

The most active pairing was GATIA - IS with 1 events.

Where events happened

2025-05-25: IS vs JNIM (2 deaths)2025-05-09: Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians (0 deaths)2025-05-06: GATIA vs IS (4 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Gao region, May 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
6 May 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
GATIA vs IS
Non-state, 3 sources
4
25 May 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
IS vs JNIM
Non-state, 2 civilian, 3 sources
2
9 May 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 sources
0
0–3

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS26
GATIA14
JNIM12
Government of Mali, Government of Russia10

All months

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