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Kidal region: conflict events in January 2026

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

4events1 the month before
2est. deathsrange 1–6
2civilian deaths

Kidal region, Mali saw 4 recorded events and 2 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is +300% compared with 1 events the month before. The death toll range is 1 to 6.

50% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 2.

The most active pairing was Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union) - Civilians with 2 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: Government of Mali vs FLA (0 deaths)2026-01-23: Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-23: Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-15: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Kidal region, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 Jan 2026Kidal cercle
Kidal region		Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
0–1
23 Jan 2026Kidal regionGovernment of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 3 sources		1
30 Jan 2026Kidal cercle
Kidal region		Government of Mali vs FLA
State-based, 3 sources		0
0–3
15 Jan 2026Tessalit cercle
Kidal region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Mali, Government of Russia22
Government of Mali20
FLA10
JNIM10

All months

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