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Sikasso region: conflict events in October 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Sikasso region, Mali. Country-wide report: Mali, October 2025.

15events2 the month before
54est. deathsrange 53–68
18civilian deaths

In October 2025, UCDP recorded 15 organized-violence events in Sikasso region, Mali, with 54 estimated deaths. That is +650% compared with 2 events the month before. The death toll range is 53 to 68.

87% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 18.

The most active pairing was Government of Mali - JNIM with 13 events.

Where events happened

2025-10-28: Dozos (Mali) vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-10-26: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-26: Government of Mali vs JNIM (3 deaths)2025-10-26: Government of Mali vs JNIM (2 deaths)2025-10-24: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-24: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-21: Government of Mali vs JNIM (1 deaths)2025-10-19: Government of Mali vs JNIM (6 deaths)2025-10-17: Government of Mali vs JNIM (28 deaths)2025-10-13: Government of Mali vs JNIM (8 deaths)2025-10-10: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-09: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2025-10-05: Dozos (Mali) vs JNIM (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Sikasso region, October 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, October 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
17 Oct 2025Kolondiéba cercle
Sikasso region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 7 civilian, 6 sources		28
13 Oct 2025Kolondiéba cercle
Sikasso region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 5 civilian, 4 sources		8
19 Oct 2025Sikasso cercle
Sikasso region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 6 civilian, 3 sources		6
28 Oct 2025Kadiolo cercle
Sikasso region		Dozos (Mali) vs JNIM
Non-state, 4 sources		3
3–9
26 Oct 2025Kolondiéba cercle
Sikasso region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		3
5 Oct 2025Kadiolo cercle
Sikasso region		Dozos (Mali) vs JNIM
Non-state		3
26 Oct 2025Sikasso regionGovernment of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		2
21 Oct 2025Sikasso regionGovernment of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		1
0–1
26 Oct 2025Bougouni cercle
Sikasso region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2
24 Oct 2025Kolondiéba cercle
Sikasso region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM1554
Government of Mali1348
Dozos (Mali)26

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Dec 2024

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