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Mali: events and estimated deaths in May 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 93 eventsP of organized violence in Mali in May 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 488P. The low estimate is 461 and the high estimate is 600P. UCDP counts 104P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for April 2026 was 67 eventsP.

The count for May 2025 was 36 events. The change from May 2025 to May 2026 is up 158 percentP. Among the 26 months with a report for Mali, May 2026 has the 2nd highest count of events. Mali holds 5 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in all countries with a page in May 2026. In May 2025, the share was 2 percent.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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, May 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Bamako region12
Gao region512
Kayes region10
Kidal region52
Koulikoro region961
Ménaka region215
Mopti region25148
Segou region2262
Sikasso region312
Tombouctou region1420

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 1. Events in Mali, May 2026. The map shows 93 events with 488 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, May 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (12 of 93 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
1 May 2026No place givenGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based150150150
2 May 2026Ménaka regionGovernment of Mali; ISState-based151515
4 May 2026Mopti regionGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based303029
6 May 2026Bankass cercle, Mopti regionDan na Ambassagou; JNIMNon-state252525
6 May 2026Bandiagara cercle, Mopti regionDan na Ambassagou; JNIMNon-state252525
8 May 2026Koutiala cercle, Sikasso regionGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based121212
8 May 2026Bankass cercle, Mopti regionJNIM; CiviliansOne-sided10015
8 May 2026Bankass cercle, Mopti regionJNIM; CiviliansOne-sided10015
14 May 2026Ségou cercle, Segou regionGovernment of Mali; CiviliansOne-sided313131
16 May 2026San cercle, Segou regionGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based10710
30 May 2026Kati cercle, Koulikoro regionGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based313131
30 May 2026Dioila cercle, Koulikoro regionGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based151515

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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 May 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP1P3P
Dan na Ambassagou4P51P
Dozos (Mali)15P38P
FLA1P0P
Government of Mali66P365P
Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union)3P9P
IS3P21P
JNIM82P416P

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. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Mali: events by type of violence, May 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict64P69%
Non-state conflict18P19%
One-sided violence against civilians11P12%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

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 May 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/mali/month/2026-05/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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