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Borno state: conflict events in August 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Borno state, Nigeria. Country-wide report: Nigeria, August 2025.

25events35 the month before
117est. deathsrange 105–131
12civilian deaths

Borno state, Nigeria saw 25 recorded events and 117 estimated deaths in August 2025. That is -29% compared with 35 events the month before. The death toll range is 105 to 131.

88% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 12.

The most active pairing was Government of Nigeria - IS with 20 events.

Where events happened

2025-08-30: JAS vs Civilians (5 deaths)2025-08-30: IS vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-08-29: Government of Nigeria vs IS (12 deaths)2025-08-29: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-08-26: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-08-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (36 deaths)2025-08-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-08-23: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-08-22: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (7 deaths)2025-08-21: Government of Nigeria vs IS (6 deaths)2025-08-20: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-08-20: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-08-18: Government of Nigeria vs IS (4 deaths)2025-08-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (2 deaths)2025-08-16: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-08-11: Government of Nigeria vs IS (3 deaths)2025-08-10: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-08-09: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (4 deaths)2025-08-08: Government of Nigeria vs JAS (3 deaths)2025-08-07: Government of Nigeria vs IS (9 deaths)2025-08-07: Government of Nigeria vs IS (1 deaths)2025-08-05: Government of Nigeria vs IS (0 deaths)2025-08-01: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Borno state, August 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, August 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
23 Aug 2025Bama lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		36
29 Aug 2025Mafa lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		12
7 Aug 2025Kala/Balge lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 6 sources		9
9–11
21 Aug 2025Ngala lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		7
21 Aug 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		6
30 Aug 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 5 civilian, 5 sources		5
26 Aug 2025Magumeri lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		4
3–4
20 Aug 2025Ngala lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based		4
18 Aug 2025Jere lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs IS
State-based, 2 sources		4
0–4
9 Aug 2025Gwoza lga
Borno state		Government of Nigeria vs JAS
State-based, 10 sources		4

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Government of Nigeria22108
IS22105
JAS312

All months

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