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Gao region: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Gao region, Mali. Country-wide report: Mali, January 2026.

2events3 the month before
2est. deaths
1civilian deaths

Gao region, Mali saw 2 recorded events and 2 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is -33% compared with 3 events the month before.

50% of the month's events were non-state conflict. Civilian deaths: 1.

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

Where events happened

2026-01-10: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-05: IS vs JNIM (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Gao region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
10 Jan 2026Ansongo cercle
Gao region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
5 Jan 2026Gao cercle
Gao region		IS vs JNIM
Non-state, 4 sources		1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
IS22
JNIM11

All months

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