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MaliGao region › August 2025

Gao region: conflict events in August 2025

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

4events2 the month before
18est. deaths
5civilian deaths

Gao region, Mali saw 4 recorded events and 18 estimated deaths in August 2025. That is +100% compared with 2 events the month before.

100% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 5.

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

Where events happened

2025-08-25: Government of Mali vs IS (8 deaths)2025-08-19: Government of Mali vs IS (2 deaths)2025-08-06: Government of Mali vs IS (1 deaths)2025-08-03: Government of Mali vs JNIM (7 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Gao region, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
25 Aug 2025Ansongo cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs IS
State-based, 5 civilian
8
3 Aug 2025Gao cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 6 sources
7
19 Aug 2025Ansongo cercle
Gao region
Government of Mali vs IS
State-based, 3 sources
2
6 Aug 2025Gao regionGovernment of Mali vs IS
State-based
1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Mali418
IS311
JNIM17

All months

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