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Tombouctou region: conflict events in May 2026

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

14events12 the month before
20est. deathsrange 16–32
12civilian deaths

Tombouctou region, Mali saw 14 recorded events and 20 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is +17% compared with 12 events the month before. The death toll range is 16 to 32.

79% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 12.

The most active pairing was Government of Mali - JNIM with 11 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-29: Government of Mali vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-26: Government of Mali vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-05-21: JNIM vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-05-19: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-15: Government of Mali vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-15: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians (3 deaths)2026-05-14: Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians (6 deaths)2026-05-13: Government of Mali vs JNIM (1 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-10: Government of Mali vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-05: Government of Mali vs JNIM (2 deaths)2026-05-04: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)2026-05-02: Government of Mali vs JNIM (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Tombouctou region, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 May 2026Niafunke cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 6 civilian, 2 sources		6
2–6
14 May 2026Niafunke cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali, Government of Russia vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian		3
29 May 2026Niafunke cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		2
15 May 2026Tombouctou cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 3 sources		2
10 May 2026Tombouctou cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
5 May 2026Gourma-Rharous cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		2
26 May 2026Niafunke cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		1
21 May 2026Goundam cercle
Tombouctou region		JNIM vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian, 2 sources		1
13 May 2026Tombouctou cercle
Tombouctou region		Government of Mali vs JNIM
State-based, 2 sources		1
1–8
19 May 2026Tombouctou regionGovernment of Mali vs JNIM
State-based		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
JNIM1211
Government of Mali1110
Government of Mali, Government of Russia29

All months

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

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