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Mali: events and estimated deaths in October 2024

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP GEDData through

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UCDP recorded 52 events of organized violence in Mali in October 2024. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 182. The low estimate is 144 and the high estimate is 269. UCDP counts 70 of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for September 2024 was 27 events.

Among the 26 months with a report for Mali, October 2024 has the 10th highest count of events. Mali holds 2 percent of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in October 2024.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

Regions

The table has 10 regions at most.

Table 1. Mali, October 2024: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsEstimated deaths
Gao region10
Kidal region1425
Koulikoro region10
Ménaka region543
Mopti region632
Segou region917
Taoudéni region11
Tombouctou region1455
Figure 1. Events in Mali, October 2024. The map shows 52 events with 182 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Events

The table lists the events with 10 or more estimated deaths. The CSV file of Mali has each event.

Table 2. Mali, October 2024: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (5 of 52 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsLowHigh
8 Oct 2024Tombouctou cercle, Tombouctou regionGovernment of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union); CiviliansOne-sided20040
14 Oct 2024Ménaka cercle, Ménaka regionGovernment of Mali; ISState-based141313
14 Oct 2024Ménaka cercle, Ménaka regionGovernment of Mali; ISState-based131314
14 Oct 2024Ménaka regionGovernment of Mali; ISState-based131413
25 Oct 2024Bandiagara cercle, Mopti regionDan na Ambassagou; JNIMNon-state141414

In a few events, the high estimate of UCDP is lower than the best estimate, or the low estimate is higher. The site shows the figures as UCDP publishes them.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Mali: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of October 2024, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Dan na Ambassagou114
Dozos (Mali)23
FLA215
Government of Mali33121
Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union)934
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)32
IS643
JNIM3180

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death.

Type of violence

Table 4. Mali: events by type of violence, October 2024
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict3160%
Non-state conflict48%
One-sided violence against civilians1733%

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

All months

Table 5. Monthly reports of Mali, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202676P194PCandidate Events
August 202659P96PCandidate Events
July 2026129P281PCandidate Events
June 202665P81PCandidate Events
May 202693P488PCandidate Events
April 202667P159PCandidate Events
March 202647P95PCandidate Events
February 202635P111PCandidate Events
January 202656P107PCandidate Events
December 20254047GED
November 202549173GED
October 202564220GED
September 202545116GED
August 202529168GED
July 202533179GED
June 202552434GED
May 202536150GED
April 202521110GED
March 202541190GED
February 202544208GED
January 202552162GED
December 202454129GED
November 202436125GED
October 202452182GED
September 202427164GED
August 202428128GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Mali: events and estimated deaths in October 2024. https://conflictstats.com/country/mali/month/2024-10/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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