Bulletin 2026-08UCDP data through GED 26.1, Candidate Events 26.0.8Changes in the data

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Mali: events and estimated deaths in August 2026

Monthly reportDataset: UCDP Candidate Events, preliminaryData through

UCDP recorded 59 eventsP of organized violence in Mali in August 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 96P. The low estimate is 96 and the high estimate is 220P. UCDP counts 18P of these deaths as deaths of civilians. The count for July 2026 was 127 eventsP.

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 26.0.8, 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, August 2026: events and estimated deaths by region, in name order
RegionEventsPEstimated deathsP
Bandiagara region47
Gao region62
Kayes region30
Kidal region127
Ménaka region20
Mopti region63
San region360
Segou region82
Sikasso region30
Tombouctou region914

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

Figure 1. Events in Mali, August 2026. The map shows 59 events with 96 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, August 2026: events with 10 or more estimated deaths (1 of 59 events), in the order of their dates
DatePlaceSides, as UCDP writes themType of violenceEstimated deathsPLowHigh
9 Aug 2026San cercle, San regionGovernment of Mali; JNIMState-based606074

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

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 3. Mali: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of August 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Dan na Ambassagou2P4P
Dozos (Mali)4P3P
FLA10P7P
Government of Mali51P86P
Government of Mali, Government of Russia (Soviet Union)1P2P
Government of Russia (Soviet Union)1P1P
IS2P0P
JNIM44P85P

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.

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, August 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict50P85%
Non-state conflict6P10%
One-sided violence against civilians3P5%

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
August 202659P96PCandidate Events
July 2026127P272PCandidate Events
June 202665P75PCandidate Events
May 202694P485PCandidate Events
April 202666P144PCandidate 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. A report of a month more than 24 months before the data end stays online. Search engines are asked not to list it.

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ConflictStats. Mali: events and estimated deaths in August 2026. https://conflictstats.com/country/mali/month/2026-08/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.8. Data through .

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